Blockchain and real estate: a match made in heaven to unlock the future of property investment? Communications Team, April 3, 2023June 15, 2024 Welcome to our new AMA episode 15. Our guest for today is Nick Halaris, President of Metros Capital a West Hollywood based real estate investment and development company. The key point of the discussion in this AMA: 1:19 – What sparked Nick’s interest in blockchain technology? What made him decide to explore and interview people in this space? 4:06 – How does real estate work on blockchain? What is the process of real estate on blockchain? 8:18 – Quick buying/selling in real estate investment may attract speculators. Increased liquidity lead to greater volatility? 10:17 – How does investing in private funds work if everything is public and available on the blockchain for the secondary market? 13:07 – How can blockchain enforce real estate rules, which vary by state and county?15:04 – What pain points can’t crowdfunding sites solve that blockchain can? 17:48 – The network effects of different platforms for tokenizing real estate. Fragmentation of liquidity. 21:18 – The difference between tokenization and fractionalization. 23:15 – Is it the fund that is being fractionalized or the property itself, or do both exist? What’s the current landscape? 26:32 – Do access to regulations and legal matters fertile for smaller startups, or can they only help established players? 27:38 – The probability of real estate funds and properties being tokenized in the next 10 years. 28:50 – What is the pricing mechanism used to determine the value of its tokens? 30:52 – Nick’s future roadmap. 32:25 – Nick’s newsletter about finance, investing, the economy, culture, politics, personal growth, and life. Videos