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CRE

What Commercial Lenders Can Take from Lima One’s 2026 Housing Outlook

Lima One’s 2026 Housing Market Outlook reinforces what many lenders are already seeing firsthand. The market is not broken, but it is tighter, more selective, and far less forgiving of inefficiency.  Rates remain elevated, price appreciation is modest, inventory is more balanced, and investor strategies are increasingly precise. Lenders can still win in this environment, but only if their...

February 11, 2026
Commercial Lending

Signs a Commercial Loan May Require a Workout

Successful commercial lending decisions rely on timing, vigilance, and control. While lenders cannot influence interest rates or the broader market, they can control how quickly they respond when loans begin showing signs of stress. From our experience working with the most successful lenders, proactivity by those lenders clearly is essential. Those lenders who achieve the best outcomes have the tools to identify early warning signs which...

February 10, 2026
Commercial Lending

5 Risks in Today’s CRE Debt Market

Commercial real estate (CRE) lending is entering a period of heightened complexity. Market volatility, shifting interest rates, and evolving state-level regulations are creating new challenges for banks and credit unions. Understanding these risks is essential to protecting your institution and supporting borrowers through successful, compliant transactions.  In this post, we highlight five major risks shaping the 2026...

January 12, 2026
Commercial Lending

7 Proven Ways to Take Control of Your CRE Loan Closings

Closing commercial real estate (CRE) lending is inherently complex. Refinancing cycles, regulatory requirements, and evolving market conditions mean that lenders must manage risk carefully and execute efficiently. Taking control of your closing process helps ensure accuracy, reduce delays, and support stronger decision-making.   Across hundreds of transactions and countless conversations with GoDocs clients and industry partners, seven practices stand...

January 6, 2026
Commercial Lending

Lending Momentum Is Back but the Smart Money Is Moving Differently

After two years of cautious optimism, commercial real estate (CRE) lending is officially back on the move. According to the latest CBRE Lending Momentum Index, total CRE investment volume hit $112 billion in Q3 2025, up 13% year-over-year. Lending activity in 2025 doubled from last year, up 112% YoY, reaching its highest level since 2018....

November 20, 2025
Commercial Lending
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The Right Tool for the Job: Understanding the Key Differences Between Residential and Commercial Loans

When it comes to borrowing money for business purposes, it’s crucial to understand that residential and commercial loans are not interchangeable. Each serves a distinct purpose and operates with its own set of rules, protections, and expectations. Using the wrong type of loan can lead to significant complications and unnecessary risks. Let’s explore the key...

May 2, 2025
Commercial Lending
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The Strategic Advantage: Adopting a Commercial-Focused DocGen Platform

In the world of commercial lending, precision and customization aren’t just “nice to have”—they’re business-critical. Yet, as previously discussed, many lenders attempt to retrofit document generation systems built for residential loans for complex commercial transactions. This isn’t just an inconvenience—it’s a strategic misstep. The smarter, safer, and more cost-effective approach is to adopt a document generation...

April 29, 2025
Commercial Lending
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The High Cost of the Wrong Tool: Why Residential Loan Docs Don’t Work for Commercial Lending

In our last post, The Right Tool for the Job, we explored the fundamental differences between residential and commercial loans. Now, let’s take that a step further and discuss a common—and potentially costly—mistake: attempting to use an automated document generation tool designed for residential loans to process commercial loan transactions. While repurposing a familiar residential...

April 28, 2025
Commercial Lending

State-Specific Compliance: Overcoming Regulatory Fragmentation in Commercial Lending

Today, commercial lenders find themselves subject to new state laws requiring borrower disclosures similar to the consumer-focused TILA (Truth in Lending Act). This growing trend at the state level complicates the compliance landscape for commercial lenders and creates a patchwork of disclosure laws that lenders need to understand and navigate across all 50 states. The...

August 30, 2024
Commercial Lending

Commercial Lender’s Guide to Automating the Complex Loan

Futureproof Commercial Lending Discover the full potential of your commercial lending operations with our comprehensive guide. The Commercial Lender’s Guide to Automating the Complex Loan provides key insights on how to automate documentation for small-balance, mid-market, and large-cap loans using advanced technology. What’s Inside Transitioning from traditional methods Detailed Insights on Complex Loans Protections for...

August 18, 2024
Commercial Lending

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to Toughen Rules for Commercial-Property Lenders, Brokers

Tucker Wade Senior Director of Legal and Compliance, GoDocs In a recent Wall Street Journal article, it addressed how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are drafting new rules for lenders of commercial property loans and brokers to fight fraud in the commercial real estate industry. The proposed rules would augment the level of due diligence...

August 7, 2024
Commercial Lending

Futureproof Commercial Lending: Complex Loan Automation

The ‘Must-Have’ Closing Technology You Didn’t Know You’ve Been Missing Believe it or not, we find that most commercial lenders do not realize they can automate complex loans. We hear it every day from top lenders we talk to: “Automation of complex loans just isn’t possible.” Well, guess what? You can and, dare we say,...

July 25, 2024

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