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What Is Wholesale Commercial Lending? How It Works and Who Uses It
Wholesale commercial lending means lending to businesses and institutions, often through brokers. See who lends and how it affects your deal.
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The Lowest Rate Is the Quote Most Borrowers Pick. The Fee Is Why It Often Costs More.
Quote A saves $18,745 a year in payments. Quote B saves $37,500 in fees. A $5M example shows why the lowest rate only wins if you hold long enough.
Start a Commercial Real Estate Deal From WhatsApp: Send the Document, Review the Draft
Send the document on WhatsApp. A draft deal waits for your review in your pipeline.
Everyone Asks for Non-Recourse. The Carve-Outs Decide What You Actually Owe.
Recourse vs non-recourse is the wrong question. On a $10M loan, one carve-out moves your personal exposure from $0 to $3M. Here is what to negotiate.
The state of CRE financing, in one report.
42 pages of hard data on lender activity, rate movements, and deal flow across every asset class. Built from 13,000+ lenders and thousands of closed deals.
Everyone Is Comparing the Rate. The Prepayment Clause Decides What Your Loan Costs.
Everyone compares the rate. On a $10M loan, a 100 bp rate drop saves $75K a year with a step-down and costs $1.68M to act on with yield maintenance.
Loan-to-Cost (LTC) Explained: How Construction Lenders Size Your Loan
Loan-to-cost is the loan divided by total project cost. How construction lenders calculate LTC, how it differs from LTV, and a worked example with numbers.
Commercial Mortgage Closing Costs: What You Pay, Who Sets It, and What You Can Negotiate
What you pay to close a commercial mortgage: lender fees, reports, legal and title, rate costs and prepayment, and which ones you can negotiate.
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