A Chicago-based company is providing real estate investors with a somewhat retro way to raise capital — emailing really rich people. Capitalizing on changes in securities regulations around raising cash, Origin Investments is using a crowdfunding-like platform to raise money from family offices and wealthy investors through email, according to Bloomberg. The company was founded in 2007 by real estate fund managers Michael Episcope and David Scherer to invest their own money in office buildings ... [more]