Overview of Commercial Real Estate Financing Options

Overview of Commercial Real Estate Financing Options

Commercial real estate assets are expensive with prices often running into the tens or hundreds of millions of dollars. As such, they are unlikely to be purchased with cash. Instead, investors often purchase real estate investments with equity (cash) and debt in a mix referred to as the “capital stack.” In this article, we are […]

What Does a Commercial Real Estate Lender Look for in a Loan Request?

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To many, the criteria that a lender uses to approve a commercial real estate loan is a mystery.  In reality, loan approval criteria are fairly straightforward.  What can cause complications is the fact that they are a little bit different for each lender and highly dependent on the property type and current economic conditions.  Despite […]

Financing the Deal: Why the Debt Service Coverage Ratio Matters

Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Times Square New York City

A typical commercial real estate lender receives dozens of new loan requests each month.  As such, it is necessary to have a mechanism to filter through the deals to identify which ones have the best chance of being repaid.  One of the ways that lenders do this is through the use of a metric called […]

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