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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.27 guidesGlossaryCRE deal vocabulary.Short, precise definitions of the terms on a commercial lender's desk, cross-linked to the guides that use them.296 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.58 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.63 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.21 tools
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GuideGoogle Drive Alternatives for Lenders and Deal TeamsGoogle Drive alternatives for lenders: which tools fix storage and governance, which fix the closing itself, published pricing, and when to stay on Drive.6 min readGuidePhase 1 Environmental Site Assessment Cost: Published Ranges and What Drives ThemPhase 1 environmental site assessment cost, from published consultant ranges: what drives the price, what a Phase II adds, and how long a Phase I stays valid.5 min readGuideDropbox Alternatives for Loan Closings and Deal FilesSeven Dropbox alternatives for teams that run loan closings and deal files: what each is built for, published pricing, and when Dropbox is still the right call.6 min read
Blog
From the lending desk.
Closing 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 readDiligenceHow does environmental due diligence work for a commercial loan?Environmental diligence can reshape a closing when a Phase I finds a problem. How the process works, the timing rules, the lender's liability exemption and how to plan for a finding.September 15, 2026 · 7 min readBuyingWhat should borrowers know before closing a CMBS loan?CMBS loans offer non-recourse debt in exchange for rigid servicing and costly prepayment. How securitization works, what defeasance and special servicing mean, and how to close with the exit planned.September 15, 2026 · 7 min readBuyingHow does a loan origination system differ from a deal workspace?A loan origination system runs the lender's internal credit process. A deal workspace runs the multi-party closing. What each does, where the gap sits and how they work together.September 15, 2026 · 7 min readUnderwritingWhat do commercial real estate underwriters need to see?Underwriting stalls on missing and stale documents more than on analysis. The file a commercial real estate underwriter needs, how to present it and what triggers rework.September 15, 2026 · 7 min readBuyingWhat are the hidden costs of a commercial loan closing?The settlement statement shows fees. The larger cost of a commercial closing is coordination labor, delay and lost capacity. Where the hidden costs sit and how to measure them.September 15, 2026 · 7 min read
Newsroom
The latest, in brief.
- Nov 6DealsStarwood Capital Group secured $100.3M for Pittsburgh student housing
- Nov 5DealsBlackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies lends $310M on Nashville mixed-use tower
- Nov 5DealsMadison Realty Capital Lends $97.5M for Edmonds Multifamily Project
- Nov 4DealsGenesis Companies closes $669M financing to rehabilitate Rangel Houses
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