Financing in commercial real estate is a method of raising funds to complete a property development project.
Few developers have enough funds to self-fund projects on their own, and even if they did this is not an efficient use of capital.
Most developers seek to raise finance to fund a greater portion of the deal.
In most cases, the developer puts up a small deposit, typically 15-25 percent, and goes to a bank, specialist lender or consortium of inventors to finance the rest.