CoreVest honored to be named IMN’s “Lender of the Year” for 2025

Earlier this month, CoreVest Finance was recognized at IMN’s Single Family Rental Awards 2025 as Lender of the Year.

Being recognized by the industry and our peers for the standards we set for ourselves in how we serve our borrowers and investors, and in how we collaborate with financing and operating partners is a rewarding way to end the volatile year soon behind us.

From growing our footprint across products and achieving record distribution quarters, to expanding key partnerships, broadening our investor base, and completing our first rated securitization, we’d be remised not to thank not only our incredible team but also the clients and partners who continue to trust us and who helped us get there.

By the numbers

While many lenders pulled back, paused originations, or struggled to access capital, CoreVest pressed forward. Year-to-date up through September 30th, 2025, CoreVest;

• Funded more than $1.5 billion in loans
• Originated 790 new loans
• Closed 2,000+ deals

Remarkable growth in a market where origination volume fell for many peers. Borrowers continued to turn to CoreVest because they trusted that funds would be available when promised, and terms would remain consistent from origination to close.

Beyond volume, the Capital Markets team at CoreVest completed two rated rental loan securitizations, unlocking $600 million in financing capacity. Rated deals remain rare in this sector, requiring operational excellence, rigorous underwriting, and institutional credibility. These transactions validated the strength of our platform and gave borrowers direct benefits: enhanced liquidity allowed us to offer more competitive pricing and leverage at a time when affordability was critical.

For investors, this consistency is everything. In a market full of uncertainty, CoreVest provided reliability, ensuring borrowers could continue building their businesses without worrying if capital would be there when they needed it.

In terms of product innovation

CoreVest has always believed that lending products should evolve with borrower needs. In the past year, we expanded our portfolio in ways that directly addressed market challenges:

• Launched a 30-Year DSCR Portfolio Loan. Offering rare long-term stability for investors looking to grow beyond single-asset deals. Most private lenders stop at short-term bridge loans; CoreVest delivered a structure that lets borrowers manage large portfolios with confidence.
• Expanded our Ground-up Construction product to support portfolio/multi-asset RTL borrowers. By doing this, CoreVest is filling a niche in the market by providing financing for cottage cluster and multi-unit communities without forcing borrowers into a larger and more complex BFR construction financing that doesn’t fit RTL borrowers.
• Improved Pricing and Leverage. Rather than tightening credit access like many competitors, CoreVest enhanced borrower economics across bridge and new construction.

We also reinforced our position as a flexible, solution-oriented lifecycle lender. Borrowers can move seamlessly from acquisition and construction financing into term or portfolio structures—all with one trusted partner. And a recent $25.1 million financing of 157 townhomes and SFRs across 23 MSAs in seven states showcased this strength. On a tight timeline and across 31 counties with complex legal and title needs, our team coordinated with our partner, Ark Homes for Rent and more than 20 contributors to close smoothly. For the borrower, this wasn’t just about the capital. It was about having a partner who could execute in difficult conditions without compromising certainty.

Innovation at CoreVest is practical, not theoretical. It equips borrowers with stability, preserves cash flow in thin-margin environments, and provides tools to scale responsibly. In a year when other lenders narrowed offerings, CoreVest leaned into product development, ensuring investors had flexible solutions tailored to their evolving strategies.

A year (nearly) wrapped up

CoreVest Finance has proven that scale, innovation, and service can work hand in hand, even in one of the most volatile years for private lending. While peers pulled back, CoreVest funded billions in loans, maintained and expanded market share, and launched products that gave investors stability and flexibility when they needed it most.

What we feel sets us apart is how we continue to deliver a hands-on, high-touch service model that borrowers, from first-time investors to national operators, consistently trust. We don’t just finance deals. We finance the backbone of workforce housing, ensuring underserved investors have access to capital and communities gain access to safe, stable, affordable homes.

We are immensely proud to be recognized for not only delivering results, but doing so in a way that strengthens our borrowers, supports communities, and raises the standard for the entire SFR and BTR lending industry.

A big year behind us, and even bigger things ahead.

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