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Better is a powerful word. To our industry-leading commercial mortgage team, it means to surpass, to go beyond the ordinary to listen, advise and deliver financing solutions that are better for your business. Better features, better terms, better timing, better service. Better for you in every way.

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Recent financings

Leveraging our CMHC expertise, broad product portfolio, diverse specialists and responsiveness, we’ve blazed trails in financing new rental construction, general construction and burgeoning real estate businesses.

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At First National, we approach what we do from the people perspective. We’re not just lenders. We’re passionate about the business of commercial real estate and our clients, the people who drive it. 

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Latest resources and insights

Original perspectives and personal viewpoints on developments and industry trends in commercial real estate.

Growth, Value and Risk

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This week's “Sparks at Bank” report from the Bank of Canada now puts clear numbers on hedge funds’ footprint.

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Expert insights

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We reached the highest supply delivery on record in 2025, with more than 4,000 units, and momentum continues with close to 4,200 additional rental units forecast to be completed in 2026, according to Urbanation Ottawa market data.

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Project spotlight

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Two local developers, Jeff House and Lee Greenwood, are leading the way in mixed-use development in St. Thomas, Ontario.

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Capital Markets update

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The Bank of Canada is ushering in the spring by keeping its benchmark interest rate at 2.25%.

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Why clients choose and recommend us

From the sophistication of our entrepreneurial culture to how we engage with and execute for clients – why we’ve earned the trusted recommendations of our borrower clients. Learn more

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Mortgage solutions

The synergy of our structure and culture enables advisors to innovate purposefully and execute decisively on smart risk solutions that get you to your goals.