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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

September 22, 2023

The DAO of Real Estate

By David Reiss

Joseph Bizub and I posted The DAO of Real Estate to SSRN (and BePress). The abstract reads, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) have long proven their worth as liquid securities that give investors access to many real estate asset classes. … Continue reading

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September 22, 2023 in Blockchain | Permalink | No Comments

May 8, 2023

Blockchain Coming To Your Block

By David Reiss

Joseph Bizub, Justin Peralta and I wrote the lead story for latest issue of N.Y. Real Property Law Journal, Blockchain Coming to a Block Near You: How FinTech is Changing Real Estate Investing. You can find it on page 5: … Continue reading

January 26, 2023

How Fintech Is Changing Real Estate Investing

By David Reiss

Joseph Bizub, Justin Peralta and I have posted a short article, Blockchain Coming to a Block Near You: How Fintech Is Changing Real Estate Investing (also available on SSRN here). It opens, Until recently, real estate with a small footprint … Continue reading

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January 26, 2023 in Blockchain | Permalink | No Comments

September 27, 2022

NYSBA Task Force on the Digital Economy (and the Real Economy)

By David Reiss

The New York Law Journal ran a story on the NYSBA’s new Task Force on Emerging Digital Finance and Currency. The NYSBA Press Release is here. Joseph Bizub, my co-author, and I are members of the Task Force. We are … Continue reading

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September 27, 2022 in Blockchain | Permalink | No Comments

September 26, 2022

How Fintech Cos. May Transform Real Estate Investment

By David Reiss

                I published How Fintech Cos. May Transform Real Estate Investment along with Joseph Bizub and Justin Peralta in Law360. It opens, Until relatively recently, real estate with a small footprint — one-to-four-family … Continue reading

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September 26, 2022 in Blockchain | Permalink | No Comments

June 9, 2017

Blockchain and Securitization

By David Reiss

Deloitte prepared a report on behalf of the Structured Finance Industry Group and the Chamber of Digital Commerce, Applying Blockchain in Securitization: Opportunities for Reinvention. It opens, The global financial system is betting on blockchain to revolutionize many aspects of its … Continue reading

May 11, 2017

The Lowdown on Blockchain & Real Estate

By David Reiss

There is a lot of hype out there about the impact that blockchain technology will have on the real estate industry. There is no doubt that blockchain will be revolutionary over the long term, but its impact in the short … Continue reading