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Commercial Mortgage in Nanaimo, BC
Capitalor facts
- The Capitalor Commercial Debt Rate Index prices commercial mortgage in Nanaimo at 5.05% indicative.
- Nanaimo scores 100 on the Capitalor Lender Density Score with 10 tracked lenders and brokers.
- The average Nanaimo commercial transaction of $2,700,000 supports roughly $1,890,000 of senior debt at 70% LTV.
Indicative rate
5.05%
Lender density
100
Avg deal size
$2,700,000
Cap rate seed
5.6%
Capitalor Commercial Debt Rate Index · Last updated 2026-08-12 · Maintained by Capitalor Data Desk
Scope: Commercial Mortgage · Nanaimo, BC · Tier 3 market
Inputs: Benchmark + 190 bps spread, 10-lender census, 5.6% cap-rate seed
Next scheduled review: 2026-09-14
commercial mortgage in Nanaimo prices off the Government of Canada 5-year benchmark bond yield plus a 190 bps commercial mortgage spread, landing at 5.05% indicative. Conventional term debt on stabilized income-producing commercial property. On the $2,700,000 average Nanaimo transaction, a 70% advance is $1,890,000, carrying $133,247 of annual debt service on a 25-year amortization and a 5-year term.
Coverage binds before leverage here. At a mid-band 5.6% cap rate the asset throws off roughly $151,200 of NOI, which supports $1,715,725 at the 1.25x floor — about $174,275 below the 70% LTV ceiling. Underwrite to the coverage number and treat the LTV cap as a secondary test, or bring the gap in equity.
Nanaimo scores 100 on the Capitalor Lender Density Score — a deep market, with 10 tracked lenders and brokers against 2,500 commercial buildings. Expect competitive tension on well-covenanted paper: quote at least three lenders before accepting a spread.
Stress the file before a lender does. Holding the $1,890,000 loan constant, coverage falls to the 1.25x floor at roughly 4.10% — 0.00% of headroom above today's indicative rate. That headroom, not the headline rate, is what determines whether this Nanaimo deal survives renewal.
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.
Benchmark: GoC 5-year at 4.45% — observed from the Bank of Canada Valet API on 2026-08-12. Spread, LTV and DSCR figures on this page are modelled from that benchmark.
What does commercial mortgage cost in Nanaimo?
Indicative pricing sits at 5.05% with a 1.25x coverage floor and 70% LTV cap. On the $2,700,000 average Nanaimo deal that is $1,715,725 of proceeds, bound by coverage, at $133,247 of annual debt service.
02Stress the debt
10 observations from 2026-06-10 to 2026-08-12. Net move +0.00 percentage points. Capitalor never deletes an observation.
Loan and NOI held constant. Where the curve crosses the floor line is the rate at which this deal stops covering its debt service.
DSCR calculator
Preset to Commercial Mortgage, Nanaimo
Annual debt service
$133,247
DSCR
1.13x
Below lender threshold
Max loan at 1.25x
$1,715,725
LTV calculator
Preset to Commercial Mortgage, Nanaimo
Current LTV
70.0%
Inside lender band
Max loan at cap
$1,890,000
Equity required
$810,000
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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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What rate should I expect on commercial mortgage in Nanaimo?
5.05% indicative — the Government of Canada 5-year benchmark bond yield plus a 190 bps commercial mortgage spread. Individual quotes move with covenant strength, asset quality, and sponsor track record, and Nanaimo's deep lender market widens or narrows that dispersion.
How large a loan does a typical Nanaimo deal support?
On the $2,700,000 average transaction, a 70% advance is $1,890,000. Coverage separately caps the loan at $1,715,725 using $151,200 of NOI against a 1.25x floor, so the binding number is $1,715,725.
Does coverage or leverage bind first on this product in Nanaimo?
Coverage. The 5.6% cap rate leaves the DSCR test binding roughly $174,275 below the 70% LTV ceiling, so extra appraised value will not buy extra proceeds.
What is the annual debt service at that loan amount?
$133,247 per year — $11,104 monthly on a 25-year amortization at 5.05%, against a 5-year term.
How much rate headroom is there before the deal breaks coverage?
Roughly 0.00%. Holding the loan and NOI constant, coverage reaches the 1.25x floor at about 4.10% — the number that matters at renewal.
How many lenders write this product in Nanaimo?
Capitalor tracks 10 active lenders and brokers in Nanaimo, a Lender Density Score of 100 against 2,500 commercial buildings — a deep market.
Is this pricing a quote?
No. It is an index benchmark published for comparison, not an offer of credit. Capitalor does not originate, broker, or place debt.
How often does this page change?
Benchmark rate observations refresh each business day; the lender census refreshes monthly; cap-rate and transaction seeds refresh quarterly. Nothing is deleted from the series — revisions are appended so prior observations stay auditable.
Can I export these numbers?
Yes. The debt scope builder on this page exports a term-sheet-ready PDF from your own inputs. No email, no account, no gate.
Sources
- [1] Bank of Canada — benchmark rate series — Government of Canada 5-year benchmark bond yield and policy rate; refreshed each business day
- [2] Statistics Canada — census of population — Nanaimo population base (99,863)
- [3] Capitalor lender census — 10 lenders and brokers observed writing in Nanaimo; refreshed monthly
- [4] Capitalor transaction sampling — Nanaimo average deal size $2,700,000 and 5.6% cap-rate seed
- [5] Capitalor Commercial Debt Rate Index — Commercial Mortgage spread of 190 bps over the 5-year benchmark
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