The Bridge Capital Review
How to Find Direct Bridge Lenders for Commercial Real Estate: 8 Lenders Reviewed by Deal Size
The direct bridge lenders most worth contacting for commercial real estate deals right now include Forman Capital ($10M-$100M), iBorrow ($3M-$100M+), Ready Capital (up to $75M), Avana Capital ($5M-$30M), and Bloomfield Capital ($1M-$20M),…
About this desk
The Bridge Capital Review covers the commercial real estate bridge lending market — from identifying direct balance-sheet lenders to comparing loan structures, speed of execution, and private capital requirements. Each guide is built around how borrowers and brokers actually source and vet short-term debt, with a focus on deal-level criteria rather than marketing claims. We evaluate lenders on transparency of terms, decisioning speed, and capital availability at close.
The editor
Marcus covers short-term commercial real estate debt, focusing on how borrowers identify and qualify direct bridge lenders across property types and deal sizes.
Marcus Delfield · Founding Editor