My (Very Unfiltered) Prediction for Commercial Lending in 2026

2026-01-05T12:02:31-05:00By |Commercial Mortgage|

Happy New Year, everyone. And here’s hoping 2026 is a hell of a lot kinder to commercial real estate than the absolute personality test that was 2025. What kind of commercial mortgage agent would I be if I didn’t have a few thoughts on where this market is heading? (A quiet one. And we all know that’s not happening.) So here’s my take which is not economist cosplay, not clickbait. It is just boots-on-the-ground lending reality. The Macro Stuff (a.k.a. the things we pretend we don’t obsess over) Bank of Canada Overnight Rate Currently sitting around [...]

It’s a Commercial Sellers’ Market

2018-07-12T14:20:10-04:00By |Commercial Mortgage|

Many commercial property owners are wondering when the time will be right to sell their commercial real estate. They have misgivings about the federal government's policy concerning interest rates. In most cases, it takes a professional commercial and industrial real estate professional to answer these questions. It is true that interest rates are currently rising, which signals to most property owners that there will be an increased risk on their parts. But when interest rates are rising, the result is that the cost of mortgage capital increases. However, according to Investopedia, mortgage rates make up only a portion of [...]

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