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Denver Multifamily Loans — Apartment Financing Snapshot (2026)
Denver lending outcomes are usually driven by neighborhood-level occupancy, rent durability, and supply pressure rather than broad state-level medians.
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By Multi-Family USA Editorial Team · Reviewed by Scott Dillingham · Published · Updated · 8 min read
City cap-rate and price-per-unit figures on this page are illustrative placeholders — not surveyed market prints. Confirm current neighborhood comps before citing or underwriting.
Denver multifamily market context
Denver, Colorado is an active US multifamily financing market where lender appetite can remain strong for both stabilized and transitional 5+ unit assets. Submarket performance can diverge quickly even within the same metro.
A practical baseline is a typical cap rate around 5%, median pricing near $228,000 per unit, and median rent near $1,920 per unit. Those figures are illustrative placeholders — not surveyed market prints. Refine with current comp evidence for your exact neighborhood.
Late September 2026 local lending snapshot
| Metric | Denver directional context |
|---|---|
| Illustrative cap rate | ~5.0% (placeholder — tighter on new supply corridors) |
| Agency 5-yr fixed sample | ~6.55% (benchmark + ~140–190 bps) |
| Bridge floating sample | ~8.25% (SOFR + ~275–500 bps before caps) |
| Typical agency DSCR floor | ~1.25x on in-place NOI |
Worked example: A stabilized 18-unit asset at $228k/unit ($4.1M) with a 5.0% cap implies roughly $205k NOI. At ~1.25x DSCR, annual debt service caps near ~$164k (NOI ÷ 1.25). On a 30-year amortization at ~6.55% all-in (annual payment constant ≈ 7.62%), that supports roughly ~$2.15M of proceeds ($164k ÷ 0.0762) before LTV binds. Model scenarios in the commercial DSCR calculator.
Denver underwriting still weights insurance, snow maintenance reserves, and rent growth durability on mountain-metro assets. Review multifamily lending rates and the Colorado state guide.
Financing execution strategy in Denver
For stabilized assets, agency and bank executions often compete on structure and certainty. For transitional assets, bridge lenders may provide flexibility with a credible NOI-improvement plan.
Prepare both in-place and stabilized NOI cases before requesting quotes. See the apartment building loan guide and agency vs bridge comparison.
Underwriting priorities lenders focus on
- Occupancy durability and concession trends by submarket
- Expense pressure, especially insurance, taxes, payroll, and repairs
- Sponsor track record on similar vintage and asset quality
- Exit optionality to agency, bank, or CMBS refinancing
Practical next steps
- Build a neighborhood-specific comp set before term sheet outreach.
- Size debt with the loan sizing calculator under multiple constraints.
- Document capex scope and refinance scenarios throughout the hold period.
This page is educational and should be paired with transaction-specific guidance from financing, legal, tax, and accounting professionals.
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