Commercial Loan Blog

December 03, 2014

The Fannie Mae apartment loan is the best apartment loan in America.

A Fannie Mae loan is a loan that is not the traditional bank loan. It is a government backed loan also referred to as an agency loan.

Why is a Fannie Mae apartment loan the best apartment loan in America?

1. On the whole it’s got the best rate and terms. By far, most other loan sources do not compete with it.  Of course, you and your property need to be able to qualify for it. If you don’t, you will have to get a lesser quality commercial loan – meaning your rate and terms... Read More

November 25, 2014

A major key to getting better customer service with your commercial loan broker or with other businesses is simply – “Ask for it.”

Many people miss major opportunities in life because they don’t ask for what they want. Instead, they expect differing things from others and don’t communicate it. It’s like they think the other person should know what they want.

Nothing could be further from the truth. Unless you are a certified mind reader, and there is no such job occupation the last time I checked, it is unlikely that people are going to be reading... Read More

November 11, 2014

A very important question is how to get better results from your commercial loan broker.

There are times when we may feel powerless in working with the brokers who are serving us concerning our commercial real-estate loans. This is if we are not getting the quality of service, speed of service, friendliness, etc. that we need.

For example, you have been waiting for nearly a week for a commercial loan broker to return your call concerning an apartment loan he is helping you with. Or you notice that the analysis of a property you are interested in was... Read More

October 23, 2014

Welcome to “What Are the Qualities of a Superior Apartment Commercial Loan Broker (Part 2)” Actually last week our blog title was about apartment loan brokers. I decided to include all commercial brokers. The qualities of a good commercial loan broker are almost synonymous to those of a good apartment loan broker.

In last week’s blog, three points were covered:

1. Make sure that you pick a commercial loan broker who is so well experienced, and of such strong integrity that if he has carefully examined your loan, picked a lender, and says he can close... Read More

October 14, 2014

In looking at the qualities of a superior apartment loan broker, the following three come to mind:

1. When they give you a letter of interest and you pay your deposit, you have a good degree of comfort that they will be able to complete your loan. No apartment loan broker can guarantee that the loan will close, but a very good multifamily loan broker will have a very high closing percentage of loans.

This quality is number one. Why? Because an inexperienced multifamily loan broker or one that is not so caring about the customer, may end up not being... Read More