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Commercial financing in Cranbrook, BC

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Capitalor facts

  • Cranbrook scores 100 on the Capitalor Lender Density Score — 113 of 134 Canadian markets tracked.
  • The cap-rate seed for Cranbrook is 6.6%, anchoring value on income.
  • The average tracked commercial transaction in Cranbrook is $1,500,000.

Tier

3

Lenders

3

Baseline seed

Density score

100

Rank 113 of 134

Avg deal size

$1,500,000

Baseline seed

Benchmark: GoC 5-year at 4.45% — observed from the Bank of Canada Valet API on 2026-08-12. Cap rate 6.6% (baseline seed).

Capitalor Commercial Debt Rate Index · Last updated 2026-08-12 · Maintained by Capitalor Data Desk

Scope: Cranbrook, BC · tier 3 · 4 products published

Inputs: 3 lenders · 600 buildings · 6.6% cap seed · $1,500,000 avg deal

Next scheduled review: 2026-09-14

How competitive is Cranbrook for commercial debt?

3 tracked lenders serve 600 commercial buildings — one lender per 200 buildings, a density score of 100 and rank 113 of 134 nationally. On the $1,500,000 average deal, a conventional mortgage at 5.05% sizes to $1,050,000 once both the 70% LTV cap and the 1.25x coverage floor are applied.

Cranbrook is a tier 3 market in the Capitalor coverage set: 20,499 residents, 600 tracked commercial buildings, and 3 lenders and brokers observed writing paper here. That works out to one active lender for roughly every 200 commercial buildings, a Lender Density Score of 100 — 113 of 134 nationally and 18 of 24 within BC.

Pricing starts from value, and value starts from the 6.6% Cranbrook cap-rate seed — the 71st tightest of the 134 markets Capitalor tracks. Applied to the $1,500,000 average transaction, that implies about $99,000 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 Cranbrook deal is $1,050,000, costing $74,026 a year to service. Coverage at a 1.25x floor caps the same loan at $1,123,391, so on the typical Cranbrook file leverage is the binding constraint and the number to solve for first.

Cranbrook 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 Cranbrook.

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 — Cranbrook

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

100Deep lender pool
Lenders tracked
3
Baseline seed
Commercial buildings
600

02Stress the debt

Size a Cranbrook deal

Preset to the Cranbrook anchor case: $1,500,000 value, $99,000 implied NOI, 5.05% conventional pricing. Change any input to run your own file.

DSCR calculator

Preset to the Cranbrook anchor case

Annual debt service

$74,026

DSCR

1.34x

Within Capitalor DSCR Stress Band

Max loan at 1.25x

$1,123,391

LTV calculator

Preset to the Cranbrook average transaction

Current LTV

70.0%

Inside lender band

Max loan at cap

$1,050,000

Equity required

$450,000

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 Cranbrook

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Questions about Cranbrook

How competitive is commercial lending in Cranbrook?

3 lenders and brokers are observed writing in Cranbrook against 600 commercial buildings — a Lender Density Score of 100, ranking 113 of 134 Canadian markets Capitalor tracks. That is a deep market.

What is a typical commercial deal size in Cranbrook?

$1,500,000 across the Capitalor transaction sample. At 70% leverage that is $1,050,000 of senior debt and $450,000 of equity before closing costs.

What cap rate should I use for Cranbrook?

The Capitalor Cranbrook seed is 6.6%, the 71st 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 Cranbrook NOI support?

On $99,000 of NOI at a 1.25x coverage floor and 5.05% over 25 years, coverage caps the loan at about $1,123,391. The 70% LTV test caps it at $1,050,000, so the binding number is $1,050,000.

Which financing products are available in Cranbrook?

4 products are published for Cranbrook 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 Cranbrook 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 Cranbrook 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 populationCranbrook population base (20,499)
  2. [2] Capitalor lender census3 lenders and brokers observed writing in Cranbrook; refreshed monthly
  3. [3] Capitalor building inventory600 commercial buildings, the denominator of the Lender Density Score
  4. [4] Capitalor transaction samplingCranbrook average deal size $1,500,000 and 6.6% 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