CASE STUDY

Norfolk Portfolio: A 30-Year Fixed Rate That Doesn’t Exist in Ordinary Multifamily Lending

Deal Close

June 30, 2026

Type

Multifamily

Loan Amount

$2,552,377

Jack Whitman
Debt Placement Team

Executive Summary

This single-family-rental-style multifamily portfolio closed with financing carrying a fully fixed 30-year term — the rate never resets across the entire life of the loan, a feature that essentially doesn’t exist in conventional multifamily lending but shows up occasionally in capital sources built for SFR-style portfolios.

The Challenge

Standard multifamily debt products don’t offer full-term fixed-rate structures at this duration, so achieving long-term payment certainty for the borrower required identifying a lending source built for a different kind of collateral profile.

The Solution

Greysteel structured the financing through a capital source that treats SFR-style portfolios more like residential paper than typical commercial multifamily collateral, unlocking a full 30-year fixed structure most multifamily borrowers can’t access.

Results

  • $2,552,377 in creative financing secured for a single-family-rental-style multifamily portfolio
  • Fully fixed 30-year term, with no rate reset over the life of the loan
  • Demonstrated the value of matching specialized portfolio structures to specialized capital sources

“The transaction featured creative financing tailored to a single-family rental portfolio structure, including a fully fixed 30-year loan term — an uncommon feature in traditional multifamily lending. The financing provided long-term payment certainty and demonstrated the advantages of leveraging specialized capital sources for residential portfolio transactions.” — Jack Whitman, Greysteel Lead Deal Contact, Debt Placement Team

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Greysteel is a commercial real estate advisory firm specializing in investment sales and debt and structured finance, serving private investors, middle-market operators, and institutional clients nationwide.

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