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Plattform Progress

We remember when Plattform @ 930 Mellon was just a little old crowdfunding project. Now, the eco-friendly Pittsburgh home – … Read More

Diversification

Diversification is often thought of as a move into real estate away from stocks and bonds as part of a … Read More

Equity returned + 15%

The Liberty Bank Building, home to Pittsburgh’s premier co-working outfit, the Beauty Shoppe, has completed its investment cycle. Investors on… Read More

Equity returned + 17%

Remember Marlboro Pike? Through the crowd, Small Change raised $200,000 back in 2017 for this affordable housing rehab in D.C.… Read More

Impact Investing

You’ve heard of ‘Impact Investing’ in the business world; investing in socially conscious companies and steering away from arms manufacturers … Read More

The LLC

What on earth does an LLC have to do with investing in real estate?

Well, the bottom line is that … Read More

CAP Rate

In this video produced by Adam Gower of Gower Crowd, you will learn about the all-important concept of the “Cap … Read More

Fees

One of the big advantages of investing in a real estate crowdfunded deal is that you don’t actually have to … Read More

Main Operating Costs

What are the “total costs” inherent in any real estate project?

There are basically three main categories; acquisition costs, hard … Read More

Opportunity Zones

‘Opportunity Zones’ were created as part of the  Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

Opportunity Zones provide for incentives … Read More

Preferred Return

There are a couple key things that real estate developers offer to entice you to invest with them; one is … Read More

Equity

In real estate projects the developer is going to finance the project with two core types of capital.

One is … Read More

Accredited Investor

Some real estate crowdfunding opportunities require that you are an accredited investor to participate. Technically, that means anyone that has … Read More

Plattform in February

More progress at 930 Mellon Street, the pre-fab Passive House in Highland Park, Pittsburgh.  The house is taking shape, the … Read More

Plattform in January

It’s a new year and it’s looking good for Plattform.

Small Change completed an $82,000 raise on behalf of the … Read More

Why Real Estate?

It wasn’t so long ago that you needed deep pockets and the right connections to invest in real estate. But … Read More

Investment Returned

The sales are done, new owners have moved in, and investor returns realized. Investors in the Rosewood project on Small … Read More

Opportunity Zones & Taxes

The Internal Revenue Service just issued regulations about qualified opportunity zone funds, answering many of the questions raised by the … Read More

A Platform for Plattform.

We’re excited!

With the help of a successful crowdfunding raise on Small Change, the factory-built foundation for 930 Mellon Street … Read More

Investing Green

Does investing Green mean you sacrifice returns?  Join the important conversation on how to achieve financial returns with positive social … Read More

A Day’s Work

It only takes a day to bring a house to life.

The Plattform house at 930 Mellon Street in Pittsburgh … Read More

Come Home Zone

Welcome to the Oliver neighborhood, aka Baltimore’s Come Home Zone. You might recognize it as “Hamsterdam,” the blighted setting of … Read More

Return on Investment

Small Change has some big news.

Investors in the Buvinger Building, a successful Small Change raise in 2016, have had … Read More

D.C. Mobility

We created Small Change to allow everyday people to invest in real estate projects that change cities and neighborhoods for … Read More

The Garden District

1476 Magazine Street is latest offering on Small Change. The plans call for a worker/artist-owned and run bed and breakfast … Read More

3 Questions with Brian

Brian Beckon is a Bay Area-based attorney with over 25 years of experience working for nonprofits, start-ups, and publicly-traded companies. … Read More

River Terrace, DC

The latest offering on Small Change comes via D.C.’s Neighborhood Development Company (NDC). NDC has delivered over 700,000 square feet … Read More

Pittsburgh Mobility

Small Change allows everyday people to invest in real estate projects. And now we’re helping to bring change to Pittsburgh. … Read More

NOLA Mobility

1476 Magazine Street, one of the latest offerings on Small Change, is located in the heart of the New Orleans’ … Read More

The Street

Plattform @ 930 Mellon is the latest offering on SmallChange. It will be the first of three houses to be … Read More

Magazine Street

Magazine Street is truly New Orleans. It’s six miles span six neighborhoods, from Downtown and the Warehouse District, through the … Read More

Get Green

Plattform @ 930 Mellon is one of the latest offerings on Small Change. It’s planned to be the first of … Read More

LA Style

In the summer of 2017, Small Change crowdfunded $175,000 for the development of 5016 Rosewood in Los Angeles.

Now, the … Read More

Foodie News

In cities everywhere, a sophisticated cousin of the food court has arrived.

These new food halls often combine communal dining … Read More

Meet Bill

Meet Bill Bedell. Bill is a change-maker. A Ph.D. student in chemical engineering at Cornell University, Bill was the first … Read More

Crowdfunding Chat

What happens when Ben Schulman of Small Change and Dr. Adam Gower of the National Real Estate Forum get together … Read More

World CSR Congress

CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) refers to the activities and initiatives of a business, which make social and environmental impacts that … Read More

The News

January 2018

Cities. Cities everywhere are rolling out the red carpet to woo Amazon. Amazon has winked back at 20 … Read More

Toolkit

Come to our upcoming Boston event where we’re building a toolkit!

One that will help you to (re)build and (re)define … Read More

Why Delaware?

Mark Roderick is one of the leading crowdfunding and fintech lawyers working today. His widely-read blog includes a wealth of … Read More

Small Talk (Part IV)

When Dr. Adam Gower and Eve Picker, founder of Small Change, had a conversation about real estate equity crowdfunding, there … Read More

Small Talk (Part III)

When Dr. Adam Gower and Eve Picker, founder of Small Change, had a conversation about real estate equity crowdfunding, there … Read More

Small Talk (Part II)

When Dr. Adam Gower and Eve Picker, founder of Small Change, had a conversation about real estate equity crowdfunding, there … Read More

Everyone is investing

Investments in crowdfunding campaigns for everyone are on the rise.

Before May 2016, only accredited investors (earning more than $200,000 … Read More

Small Talk (Part I)

When Dr. Adam Gower and Eve Picker, founder of Small Change, had a conversation about real estate equity crowdfunding, there … Read More

Numero Uno

Last month brought a new honor.

Small Change CEO and founder Eve Picker was named the Top Innovator in the … Read More

3 Questions with Yifan

At the recent, HIVE: Housing, Innovation, Vision and Economics conference in Los Angeles, Small Change CEO and founder Eve Picker … Read More

Start Me Up

Starter Home Two is a project of New Orleans-based OJT (Office of Jonathan Tate). Small Change crowdfunded the bank’s equity … Read More

More Desks

Pittsburgh-based coworking operator Beauty Shoppe is taking the historic Liberty Bank Building and converting its six stories into a flagship … Read More

100%

The historic Buvinger Building at 4407 Butler Street is now 100% occupied, with a hip new restaurant downstairs and the … Read More

Good Work!

The Good Work Institute (GWI) has a mission to “educate and connect​ a network of local community members and actively … Read More

Gangnam meets Tango

With 50,000 fried chicken restaurants in South Korea, you’d have to say that Koreans love their fried chicken. If you’re … Read More

Let the Sun Shine

What’s sunny, affordable and green all over?

It’s Marlboro Pike – our completed raise that rehabbed and preserved affordable housing … Read More

Direct your IRA

The self-directed IRA (Individual Retirement Account) was established in 1974 so that any working American could contribute into an IRA … Read More

Financial Literacy

What is financial literacy? It is understanding the basic concepts used in financial decision-making. It has also been described, by … Read More

Street Cred

Holy crowdfunding – the Pittsburgh Technology Council (PTC) recently shortlisted Small Change as finalist for “Start-Up of the Year” as … Read More

Future Capital

In December, Small Change CEO and Founder Eve Picker will be one of the keynote speakers at the HIVE Conference … Read More

Invest Hyperlocal

Hyperlocal (adjective) relating to or focused on a very small geographical community.

Although this buzzword is relatively new, the concept … Read More

Another First

You did it. Yes, you. Our community of investors has fully funded Small Change’s first offering open to everyone, not … Read More

Coworking Cities

Coworking has become one of the fastest growing real estate markets in the world. Fueled by changes in technology and … Read More

Great NoLa ‘Hood

With a population of approximately 3,500 residents, Milan is a chill, soulful corner of NoLa, close enough to the action … Read More

Play a Village

In 2008, Jay Pennington and Delaney Martin co-founded New Orleans Airlift, an organization whose mission, at least initially, was to … Read More

Global Urban Innovator

Small Change founder Eve Picker has been named one of eight Global Urban Innovators by the NewCities Foundation, an international … Read More

Houses and Hills

By Eve Picker

A few weeks ago I spent an hour with Dani Gundlach and Heather Visnesky answering lots of … Read More

On the Radio

What’s happening in Pittsburgh‘s tech scene? Small Change.

Tune in to the latest episode of the Pittsburgh Technology Council’s radio … Read More

The News 2016

Week of December 26, 2016

Crowdfunding News

Consider Crowdfunding at Your Own Peril – Entrepreneur

The Evolution of Real Estate … Read More

Funding Portal!

Small Change has just been approved as a Funding Portal dedicated to real estate. With a small stroke of a … Read More

Conversation

By Eve Picker 

There are so many inspirational conversations happening around city and place. If you can filter out the … Read More

p4 Pittsburgh

By Eve Picker

Did anyone imagine, just a few years ago, that we’d be having conversations about how to manage … Read More

Greenbuild

By Eve Picker

It’s been a whirlwind couple of weeks. Chicago, San Francisco, home to Pittsburgh, back to Chicago, home … Read More

PlaceLab

By Eve Picker

Below are some images from the PlaceLab salon in Chicago I attended the week before last. Our … Read More

Social Capital

By Eve Picker

Last week, Chicago. This week, San Francisco.

I’m here to speak at SoCap16, the Social Capital Markets … Read More

Mindful Place

By Eve Picker

I’m on another flight today.  This time to Chicago. I’m participating in a “salon” hosted by artist … Read More

Detroit

“Detroit today has always been your town tomorrow.” – Coleman Young, Mayor of Detroit, 1974-1994

As Small Change packs our … Read More

Recap RealCap

What did we learn when the crowdfunding community came to Pittsburgh?

“The direct crowdfunding paradigm creates something that never before … Read More

Urban Frontiers

“Forge: New Urban Frontiers” is a conference hosted by the American Institute of Architects-Students Carnegie Mellon University chapter that seeks … Read More

Future Finance

Strap on your earbuds and get ready for the future.  Click here to listen to Chuck Marohn of the Strong … Read More

Progress

This is what building a tiny house in Garfield looks like. On this page, we will be posting photos of … Read More

City Cure

Watch Eve Picker, Small Change CEO & founder, deliver a TEDx talk on her “cure for the common city.” (Hint: … Read More

Watch This

Our friends at Uppercut Studios are making a documentary about the building of the Garfield Tiny House. This video is … Read More

In the Books

2015 is in the books. It was quite the year.

In October, we officially launched. Our first project broke ground, … Read More

The News 2015

Week of December 28 

Crowdfunding News

The Year of Equity Crowdfunding – Competitive Enterprise Institute

This was the Year of … Read More

Changes

It’s been a historic year for crowdfunding. In October, the SEC voted to approve the final Title III rules – … Read More

Accredited?

Say hello to Judy. Judy lives in downtown Pittsburgh where she works as the managing director for a software engineering … Read More

History

So, you wanna know about investment crowdfunding, huh? Maybe you’ve heard about the SEC voting on something called Title III … Read More

New Rules

There’s an unprecedented level of excitement in the geeky JOBS Act world. Title III is about to be born. In … Read More

Title III

It’s been a long time coming. This Friday, it appears that the SEC’s five commissioners will come together to vote … Read More

Change

We created Small Change to allow everyday people to invest in real estate projects that change cities and neighborhoods for … Read More

Welcome

In a recent op-ed for Next Pittsburgh, Small Change CEO Eve Picker breaks down the rapid rise of crowdfunding and … Read More

#Change

This past summer, Small Change teamed up with rabble-rousing doer-makers Fygment to present the #NotSoSmallChange Instagram contest. The idea behind … Read More

Boom

Now is the time for tiny! Excavation crews began work yesterday on the Tiny House in Garfield. Reporting live from … Read More

In the Weeds

What’s that you see in the weeds?  Progress! 

Yesterday marked yet another milestone for Pittsburgh’s first Tiny House. With construction … Read More

On the Radio

“People always say: ‘Oh, did you see what they built? Did you see what they did over there?’ No one … Read More

#Instagram

An Instagram Contest. You take photos with your phone, right? Use Instagram? Love Pittsburgh?  Well then, we have a challenge … Read More

Say Hello

Today is a big day for cityLAB’s Tiny House. Our funding is finally in place. Well, almost….

Let me explain.… Read More