Burnaby

Commercial mortgage broker in Burnaby.

Burnaby concentrates its growth into four town centres, and that concentration is the whole story of financing here. Metrotown, Brentwood, Lougheed and Edmonds carry tower pipelines that rival downtown Vancouver, while the flats along the river hold some of the region's most valuable industrial land.

We arrange Burnaby files across the full range: rental tower construction and insured takeouts, apartment acquisitions, industrial in Big Bend, retail at the town centres and the land deals in between.

Engraved illustration of Burnaby residential towers above a podium
The market right now

What's actually moving in Burnaby.

As of mid 2026. We update this quarterly.

Town centre towers.

Burnaby's density is planned around its four town centres, where rental and mixed use towers keep rising. Staged financing from land through construction to insured takeout is the standard play.

Big Bend industrial.

The river flats hold large format industrial that rarely trades, and when it does, lenders compete for it. Regional industrial vacancy around 4 percent keeps these files strong.

Older rental stock.

Burnaby holds a deep inventory of aging walk up apartments near transit. Acquisitions and repositioning of these buildings, often with insured refinancing after upgrades, is one of the most reliable strategies in the region.

What we finance here

Burnaby deals we work every week.

Why it takes local judgment

The same building finances differently here.

Burnaby files price across a wide spectrum because the assets range from sixty year old walk ups to brand new towers, and matching the lender to the asset age and plan is where proceeds are won. Two buildings on the same street can carry very different debt service coverage once the rent roll and the capital plan are underwritten properly.

Run your own numbers before you call anyone. The calculator sizes a Burnaby building the way an underwriter would, on both the conventional and the insured path, so you can see where the constraint actually sits before you write an offer.

FAQ

Burnaby questions we hear most.

Yes, constantly. Age matters less than condition and cash flow, and older buildings near transit are exactly what insured refinance programs and value add lenders want to see.

Land and assembly deals price off future density, construction facilities fund the towers, and insured takeouts carry completed rental. Each stage has its own lender set and we run the handoffs.

Industrial is the strongest asset class in the market. Conventional leverage to 75 percent is common and owner occupiers can sometimes structure beyond it.

Conventional financing typically runs 45 to 90 days. Bridge and private structures close in one to two weeks when the window is tight.

Let's talk about your Burnaby deal.

Tell us the property and the plan. A senior broker will tell you what the market will lend against it, usually the same day.

Canadian Commercial Mortgages is a licensed mortgage brokerage operating in British Columbia.