Build your commercial real estate capital plan

A commercial real estate capital plan shows how lenders are likely to size a financing request before it goes to market: implied leverage and coverage, an illustrative proceeds range and the test that limits it, likely capital channels, risks to fix, and documents to prepare. It does not confirm a named lender match. Build one in about 2 minutes for requests from $1M to $500M.

Time
About 2 minutes
Covers
Sizing, likely channels, risks, documents
Loan size
$1M to $500M
  1. The deal
  2. The numbers
  3. Sponsor
  4. Your plan
Step 1 of 3The deal
The loan or equity amount you need.

How the capital plan works

The plan applies 2 labeled sizing cases to your figures. Each case tests every limit your inputs support, loan-to-value, loan-to-cost, debt service coverage, and debt yield, and the lowest result controls. The conservative and flexible results bound the illustrative proceeds range, and the plan names the test that limits each one.

Illustrative sizing cases
Loan typeConservative caseFlexible case
Permanent loans60% loan-to-value, 1.40x coverage, 10% debt yield75% loan-to-value, 1.25x coverage, 8% debt yield
Bridge loans60% loan-to-value, 10% debt yield75% loan-to-value, 8% debt yield
Construction loans55% loan-to-cost, 55% of stabilized value, 10% debt yield70% loan-to-cost, 65% of stabilized value, 8% debt yield
Owner-user (SBA structure)75% of value90% of value

The cases are Capital Partners assumptions for illustration, not lender quotes. For reference, Freddie Mac's fixed-rate term sheet uses a 1.25x minimum amortizing debt coverage ratio, and the SBA 504 structure requires a borrower contribution of at least 10%.

Permanent loans are tested on an amortizing payment. Bridge and construction loans are usually interest-only, so the plan tests whether stabilized income supports a permanent takeout. Unless you enter your own rate, the rate assumption is the latest benchmark below plus an assumed spread of 2.00% over the 10-year Treasury for permanent loans, 4.50% over SOFR for bridge loans, and 4.00% over SOFR for construction loans.

Benchmark rates as of September 24, 2026
BenchmarkLatest valueAs ofA year earlierWhat it prices
Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)3.88%September 24, 20264.13%Floating-rate bridge, construction, and debt fund loans
Bank prime loan rate7.00%September 21, 20267.25%Bank construction loans, lines of credit, and SBA 7(a) loans
5-year U.S. Treasury yield4.99%September 23, 20263.68%5-year fixed-rate bank, CMBS, and life company loans
10-year U.S. Treasury yield5.11%September 23, 20264.12%10-year fixed-rate CMBS, agency, and life company loans

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, FRED. SOFR, DPRIME, DGS5, DGS10

The plan identifies likely capital channels with plain rules based on property type, deal type, occupancy, size, leverage, recourse preference, and timeline. That is a structural screen, not a named lender match or current quote. A principal verifies lender eligibility and appetite after reviewing the plan.

Common questions

What is a commercial real estate capital plan?

A capital plan is an early sizing read for a commercial real estate financing request. It shows implied leverage and coverage, an illustrative proceeds range with the test that limits it, likely capital channels, risks, and documents to prepare. It does not name or confirm lenders.

Is the proceeds range a loan quote?

No. The range comes from 2 labeled sizing cases applied to your figures. Actual proceeds depend on the lender, the property, the sponsor, and a full underwriting review. A principal confirms which current lender relationships and criteria may fit.

Where does the interest rate assumption come from?

Unless you enter your own rate, the plan builds an assumption from the latest benchmark published by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis plus an assumed spread for the loan type. The benchmark and its as-of date are shown in the plan. It is not a rate quote.

What if I do not know the net operating income yet?

Mark it as unknown. The plan still sizes the request on value or cost, explains what coverage and debt yield tests will apply, and lists the statements to gather.

Does Capital Partners see my plan?

Only if you send it. The scenario stays in your browser tab until you choose to have a principal review it.

What size deals does the capital plan cover?

The plan is built for commercial purpose requests from $1M to $500M. Smaller requests and owner-occupied home loans are flagged as outside the practice.