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Commercial financing in Nanaimo, BC
Capitalor facts
- Nanaimo scores 100 on the Capitalor Lender Density Score — 57 of 134 Canadian markets tracked.
- The cap-rate seed for Nanaimo is 5.6%, anchoring value on income.
- The average tracked commercial transaction in Nanaimo is $2,700,000.
Tier
3
Lenders
12
Observed
Density score
100
Rank 57 of 134
Avg deal size
$2,700,000
Baseline seed
Benchmark: GoC 5-year at 4.45% — observed from the Bank of Canada Valet API on 2026-08-12. Cap rate 5.6% (baseline seed).
Capitalor Commercial Debt Rate Index · Last updated 2026-08-16 · Maintained by Capitalor Data Desk
Scope: Nanaimo, BC · tier 3 · 4 products published
Inputs: 10 lenders · 2,500 buildings · 5.6% cap seed · $2,700,000 avg deal
Next scheduled review: 2026-09-14
How competitive is Nanaimo for commercial debt?
10 tracked lenders serve 2,500 commercial buildings — one lender per 250 buildings, a density score of 100 and rank 57 of 134 nationally. On the $2,700,000 average deal, a conventional mortgage at 5.05% sizes to $1,715,725 once both the 70% LTV cap and the 1.25x coverage floor are applied.
Nanaimo is a tier 3 market in the Capitalor coverage set: 99,863 residents, 2,500 tracked commercial buildings, and 10 lenders and brokers observed writing paper here. That works out to one active lender for roughly every 250 commercial buildings, a Lender Density Score of 100 — 57 of 134 nationally and 9 of 24 within BC.
Pricing starts from value, and value starts from the 5.6% Nanaimo cap-rate seed — the 29th tightest of the 134 markets Capitalor tracks. Applied to the $2,700,000 average transaction, that implies about $151,200 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 Nanaimo deal is $1,890,000, costing $133,247 a year to service. Coverage at a 1.25x floor caps the same loan at $1,715,725, so on the typical Nanaimo file coverage is the binding constraint and the number to solve for first.
Nanaimo 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 Nanaimo.
How these figures were produced
- Observed — Recorded directly from the cited source series, unadjusted.
- Modelled — Derived arithmetically from observed inputs using the published method; not a market quote.
- Baseline seed — A documented starting estimate awaiting first observation. Treat as an order-of-magnitude figure only.
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Capitalor Lender Density Score — Nanaimo
Active commercial lenders and brokers per 10,000 commercial buildings, indexed 0–100.
- Lenders tracked
- 12
- Observed
- Commercial buildings
- 2,500
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Size a Nanaimo deal
Preset to the Nanaimo anchor case: $2,700,000 value, $151,200 implied NOI, 5.05% conventional pricing. Change any input to run your own file.
DSCR calculator
Preset to the Nanaimo anchor case
Annual debt service
$133,247
DSCR
1.13x
Below lender threshold
Max loan at 1.25x
$1,715,725
LTV calculator
Preset to the Nanaimo average transaction
Current LTV
70.0%
Inside lender band
Max loan at cap
$1,890,000
Equity required
$810,000
Loan and NOI held constant. Where the curve crosses the floor line is the rate at which this deal stops covering its debt service.
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Products available in Nanaimo
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Questions about Nanaimo
How competitive is commercial lending in Nanaimo?
10 lenders and brokers are observed writing in Nanaimo against 2,500 commercial buildings — a Lender Density Score of 100, ranking 57 of 134 Canadian markets Capitalor tracks. That is a deep market.
What is a typical commercial deal size in Nanaimo?
$2,700,000 across the Capitalor transaction sample. At 70% leverage that is $1,890,000 of senior debt and $810,000 of equity before closing costs.
What cap rate should I use for Nanaimo?
The Capitalor Nanaimo seed is 5.6%, the 29th 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 Nanaimo NOI support?
On $151,200 of NOI at a 1.25x coverage floor and 5.05% over 25 years, coverage caps the loan at about $1,715,725. The 70% LTV test caps it at $1,890,000, so the binding number is $1,715,725.
Which financing products are available in Nanaimo?
4 products are published for Nanaimo 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 Nanaimo 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 Nanaimo 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] Statistics Canada — census of population — Nanaimo population base (99,863)
- [2] Capitalor lender census — 10 lenders and brokers observed writing in Nanaimo; refreshed monthly
- [3] Capitalor building inventory — 2,500 commercial buildings, the denominator of the Lender Density Score
- [4] Capitalor transaction sampling — Nanaimo average deal size $2,700,000 and 5.6% cap-rate seed
- [5] Bank of Canada — GoC 5yr series — Government of Canada 5-year benchmark bond yield used in the anchor pricing case
Not advice — Capitalor 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