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The commercial lending reference desk.
Guides, definitions, comparisons, and news. Written in the vocabulary of a lender’s desk, kept current by the team that builds Prodeal.
GuidesThe lending workflow, written down.Long-form guides on checklists, timelines, and audit trails. The reference material for how commercial closings actually run.24 guidesGlossaryCRE deal vocabulary.Short, precise definitions of the terms on a commercial lender's desk, cross-linked to the guides that use them.291 termsCompareProdeal against the alternatives.Side-by-side comparisons that stay honest. Verified capabilities on our side, pending flags where research is not done.22 comparisonsNewsroomWhat moved this week.Commercial lending news in brief: deals, capital markets, and regulation, written for lenders. Also available as RSS.3 briefsAnnouncementsOfficial Prodeal news.Product releases, customer stories, and security updates, straight from the team that builds Prodeal.6 postsBlogNotes from the lending desk.Shorter than the guides, more argued than the news. What we see across commercial closings, written for the people who run them.48 postsAPI documentationBuild on the deal record.The developer center for the Prodeal API: endpoints, authentication, and the MCP server that lets AI assistants read a deal. Opens in a new tab.developers.prodeal360.comToolsThe math, done for you.Free calculators and templates for commercial lenders: DSCR, LTV, debt yield, a closing timeline estimator, and downloadable rent roll and checklist templates.12 tools
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GuideIntercreditor Negotiation BasicsThe basics of intercreditor negotiation: what these agreements govern, the senior-mezzanine and senior-subordinate patterns, and the terms that matter when5 min readGuideThe Commercial Loan Documentation GuideA guide to commercial loan documentation: the core documents, what each one does, how they fit together, and why the loan agreement effectively defines the5 min readGuideThe Private Equity Due Diligence Checklist for Real Estate DebtA private equity due diligence checklist for real estate debt funds: what LP-grade diligence adds to a standard commercial checklist, and the record4 min read
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From the lending desk.
OperationsHow do you reduce borrower friction in a loan closing?Borrowers push back on repetition and ambiguity more than on process. The fixes that remove friction in a commercial closing, why they pay off, and what to measure.September 15, 2026 · 7 min readClosing operationsWhy do tenant estoppels delay commercial loan closings?Estoppels need signatures from tenants who gain nothing from speed, and they surface lease disputes. Why they run late, how to speed them up and what to do when one never comes.September 15, 2026 · 8 min readDiligenceWhat is lender due diligence in commercial real estate?Lender due diligence verifies the property, income, sponsor and legal position before a commercial loan funds. What each check covers and how the file proves it.September 15, 2026 · 7 min read
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