Insights and guides about commercial real estate financing, market trends, and industry best practices.
Lev InsightsFor the first time, we're publishing Lev Insights — real quotes from real lending institutions on real deals happening on our platform right now. Not market commentary. Not a survey. What we're actually seeing, deal by deal.
Market IntelMultifamily cap rates held near 5.7% for seven quarters — and Q1 2026 data shows the first signs of gradual compression. Here's where pricing stands by class and market.
The best CRE lenders by deal type in 2026 — banks, agency/multifamily, bridge, and SBA — plus how to match your deal to the right lender.
Finding the right commercial real estate lender can make or break your deal. Learn how to match your deal to the right lender and close faster.
Everything a lender expects in a commercial loan package — the full document checklist, an executive summary template, and the mistakes that stall deals.
Use this section-by-section CRE offering memorandum template to write an OM that gets lenders to respond. Step-by-step guide for brokers and sponsors.
Compare the leading commercial bridge lenders by interest rate (6-12%), loan size, and term length. Plus, when a bridge loan is right for your deal.
Compare 12 broker-recommended Texas commercial real estate lenders — banks, debt funds and private lenders — plus how Texas commercial mortgages work in 2026.
Compare California commercial real estate lenders — CA-based banks and private bridge lenders — plus how Prop 13 reassessment changes your underwriting.
Compare Florida commercial real estate lenders — banks, private and bridge lenders — and find the right fit for your Florida commercial mortgage.
Compare New York commercial real estate lenders — NYC and upstate banks plus private bridge lenders — and how NY commercial mortgages actually work.
How commercial bridge loans work in Texas in 2026 — typical rates, terms and leverage, plus how to find and compare commercial bridge loan lenders.
Compare the 9 types of commercial real estate loans — permanent mortgages, construction, bridge, hard money, CMBS, agency, mezzanine and SBA — and when to use each.
The capital stack is how every CRE deal gets financed. Learn how senior debt, mezzanine, preferred equity, and common equity layer up, and what each costs.
Debt yield is the cash-flow yield a lender earns on the loan amount. Learn the formula, why lenders use it alongside DSCR and LTV, and what's a good debt yield.
An estoppel certificate is what tenants sign to verify lease terms in a CRE sale or financing. Learn what it covers, who needs it, and how to negotiate it.
A ground lease lets a tenant build on land they don't own. Learn how they work, subordinated vs unsubordinated structures, and how to finance one.
Industrial is the strongest CRE asset class. Learn how to buy a warehouse, what to underwrite, financing options, and what makes a property institutional-grade.
A rent roll is the most-read document in any CRE deal. Learn what a rent roll shows, the columns lenders and buyers scrutinize, and the red flags to spot.
DSCR is the ratio lenders use to decide if a CRE deal pencils. Learn how to calculate it, target ratios by property type, and how to strengthen yours.
