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Commercial financing in Brantford, ON

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Capitalor facts

  • Brantford scores 100 on the Capitalor Lender Density Score — 42 of 134 Canadian markets tracked.
  • The cap-rate seed for Brantford is 6.4%, anchoring value on income.
  • The average tracked commercial transaction in Brantford is $2,100,000.

Tier

3

Lenders

12

Observed

Density score

100

Rank 42 of 134

Avg deal size

$2,100,000

Baseline seed

Benchmark: GoC 5-year at 4.45% — observed from the Bank of Canada Valet API on 2026-08-12. Cap rate 6.4% (baseline seed).

Capitalor Commercial Debt Rate Index · Last updated 2026-08-16 · Maintained by Capitalor Data Desk

Scope: Brantford, ON · tier 3 · 4 products published

Inputs: 10 lenders · 2,800 buildings · 6.4% cap seed · $2,100,000 avg deal

Next scheduled review: 2026-09-14

How competitive is Brantford for commercial debt?

10 tracked lenders serve 2,800 commercial buildings — one lender per 280 buildings, a density score of 100 and rank 42 of 134 nationally. On the $2,100,000 average deal, a conventional mortgage at 5.05% sizes to $1,470,000 once both the 70% LTV cap and the 1.25x coverage floor are applied.

Brantford is a tier 3 market in the Capitalor coverage set: 104,688 residents, 2,800 tracked commercial buildings, and 10 lenders and brokers observed writing paper here. That works out to one active lender for roughly every 280 commercial buildings, a Lender Density Score of 100 — 42 of 134 nationally and 23 of 46 within ON.

Pricing starts from value, and value starts from the 6.4% Brantford cap-rate seed — the 64th tightest of the 134 markets Capitalor tracks. Applied to the $2,100,000 average transaction, that implies about $134,400 of net operating income before financing.

Take the anchor case: a conventional commercial mortgage at 5.05% over 25 years. Seventy percent of the average Brantford deal is $1,470,000, costing $103,636 a year to service. Coverage at a 1.25x floor caps the same loan at $1,525,089, so on the typical Brantford file leverage is the binding constraint and the number to solve for first.

Brantford is a deep lender market. On well-covenanted paper you should collect at least three competing quotes; spread dispersion between the best and worst bid in a market this deep is usually worth more than any rate-timing decision. 4 of the Capitalor product set are published for Brantford.

How these figures were produced

  • ObservedRecorded directly from the cited source series, unadjusted.
  • ModelledDerived arithmetically from observed inputs using the published method; not a market quote.
  • Baseline seedA documented starting estimate awaiting first observation. Treat as an order-of-magnitude figure only.
How Capitalor computes these numbers

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Capitalor Lender Density Score — Brantford

Active commercial lenders and brokers per 10,000 commercial buildings, indexed 0–100.

100Deep lender pool
Lenders tracked
12
Observed
Commercial buildings
2,800

02Stress the debt

Size a Brantford deal

Preset to the Brantford anchor case: $2,100,000 value, $134,400 implied NOI, 5.05% conventional pricing. Change any input to run your own file.

DSCR calculator

Preset to the Brantford anchor case

Annual debt service

$103,636

DSCR

1.30x

Within Capitalor DSCR Stress Band

Max loan at 1.25x

$1,525,089

LTV calculator

Preset to the Brantford average transaction

Current LTV

70.0%

Inside lender band

Max loan at cap

$1,470,000

Equity required

$630,000

Coverage vs rate — renewal stress curve

Loan and NOI held constant. Where the curve crosses the floor line is the rate at which this deal stops covering its debt service.

01Size the deal

Products available in Brantford

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Questions about Brantford

How competitive is commercial lending in Brantford?

10 lenders and brokers are observed writing in Brantford against 2,800 commercial buildings — a Lender Density Score of 100, ranking 42 of 134 Canadian markets Capitalor tracks. That is a deep market.

What is a typical commercial deal size in Brantford?

$2,100,000 across the Capitalor transaction sample. At 70% leverage that is $1,470,000 of senior debt and $630,000 of equity before closing costs.

What cap rate should I use for Brantford?

The Capitalor Brantford seed is 6.4%, the 64th tightest of 134 tracked markets. It is a market-wide baseline, not an asset-level appraisal: adjust for asset class, vintage, lease term, and covenant before underwriting.

How much debt will Brantford NOI support?

On $134,400 of NOI at a 1.25x coverage floor and 5.05% over 25 years, coverage caps the loan at about $1,525,089. The 70% LTV test caps it at $1,470,000, so the binding number is $1,470,000.

Which financing products are available in Brantford?

4 products are published for Brantford under the tier 3 coverage rule. Tier 1 markets carry the full product set; tier 2 carries tier 1–2 products; tier 3 carries anchor products only, because Capitalor will not publish a page it cannot support with observations.

Are these Brantford numbers quotes?

No. They are indicative benchmarks published for comparison. Capitalor does not originate, broker, or place debt, and every figure must be confirmed with a licensed lender before you rely on it.

How often is the Brantford data refreshed?

Benchmark rate observations refresh each business day from Bank of Canada. The lender census refreshes monthly. Cap-rate and transaction seeds refresh quarterly. Revisions are appended, never overwritten, so prior observations stay auditable.

Sources

  1. [1] Statistics Canada — census of populationBrantford population base (104,688)
  2. [2] Capitalor lender census10 lenders and brokers observed writing in Brantford; refreshed monthly
  3. [3] Capitalor building inventory2,800 commercial buildings, the denominator of the Lender Density Score
  4. [4] Capitalor transaction samplingBrantford average deal size $2,100,000 and 6.4% cap-rate seed
  5. [5] Bank of Canada — GoC 5yr seriesGovernment of Canada 5-year benchmark bond yield used in the anchor pricing case
How Capitalor computes these numbers

Not adviceCapitalor is a data publisher. We do not originate, broker, arrange, or place debt, and nothing here is an offer of credit, a quote, or financial advice. Figures are indicative benchmarks for comparison and must be confirmed with a licensed lender or mortgage professional before you rely on them. About Capitalor