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Freddie Mac SBL
Get the attention and follow-through you deserve for your multifamily deal, from a top agency lender who specializes in small balance.
Overview
Ready Capital is an approved, top Freddie Mac Optigo™® lender. If agency lending is the best match for your multifamily acquisition, refinance, or recapitalization, we are your single source. Our Small Balance Loan (SBL) program operates nationwide, with fast answers, superior process transparency, and results you can count on.
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Loan Terms
| Loan Purpose | Acquisition; refinance; recapitalization |
| Loan Amount |
$1 million to $7.5 million |
| Loan Term | 5 years to 20 years |
| Rate Type | Floating (SOFR-based) |
| Closing Timeline | 30-45 days |
| Fees | None (par to lender) |
| DSCR/Debt Yield |
1.20x Top Market 1.25x Standard Market 1.30x Small Market 1.40x Very Small Market |
| Amortization | 30 years; partial & full-term interest only (IO) available |
| Future Advances | n/a |
| Earnouts | n/a |
| Escrow | RE Taxes if LTV > 65%; Reserves if >50 units |
| Principal Recourse | Non-recourse with standard carve-outs |
| Prepayment | Multiple stepdown options; yield maintenance |
| SBL | n/a |
A fast, transparent, and secure process to obtaining multifamily loans — automated by an industry leader in Freddie Mac lending.
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