Site acquisition
Funding for development sites, including land-rich and income-producing opportunities.
Commercial real estate finance
Finance structured around the opportunity.
We help property developers, commercial investors and business owners secure competitive funding from major banks, non-bank lenders and private credit.
18+years of finance experience
Direct advice. Well-presented applications. Access to a broad lender market.
Where we add value
Complex property finance, made commercially clear.
We assess the transaction, identify the right lender set and manage the funding process from initial strategy through approval and settlement.
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Development finance
Funding that moves with your project.
From site acquisition and land holding through construction and completed-stock refinance, we structure funding around your programme, presales, equity position and exit.
Construction finance
Senior debt and tailored non-bank solutions for residential, industrial and mixed-use projects.
Private credit
Flexible capital for timing gaps, lower-presale projects and transactions outside bank policy.
Residual stock & refinance
Release equity, refinance completed stock and create time for an orderly sell-down.
Development deals
Finance shaped to the project.
Every development has a different funding constraint. These examples show how lender selection and structure can respond to the asset, programme and sales strategy.
Selected transactionIndustrial
$32MGross realisation value
Metro Brisbane industrial development
Major-bank construction finance structured with an optimised presales requirement, balancing lender appetite with the developer’s delivery and sales programme.
- Location
- Metropolitan Brisbane
- Facility
- Major-bank construction finance
- Key outcome
- Optimised presales requirement
Selected transactionLand subdivision
$44MTotal GRV across three stages
Melbourne growth-corridor residential subdivision
Major-bank civil construction finance for a three-stage residential land subdivision, taken to market through a competitive pricing tender.
- Location
- Melbourne growth corridor
- Facility
- Major-bank civil construction finance
- Approach
- Competitive pricing tender
Selected transactionMedium-density residential
$27.5MPortfolio gross realisation value
Metro infill townhouse portfolio
Non-bank construction finance across a portfolio of medium-density townhouse projects, procured through a competitive tender with progressive equity contributions aligned to delivery.
- Location
- Metropolitan infill locations
- Facility
- Non-bank construction finance
- Structure
- Progressive equity contribution
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Commercial owner-occupier finance
Own the premises that powers your business
Whether you are purchasing your first premises, expanding into a larger facility or refinancing an existing loan, we align the property debt with your business cash flow and growth plans.
Purchase finance
Finance for offices, warehouses, industrial facilities, medical suites and specialised premises.
Refinance & equity release
Review existing debt, improve structure and access equity for working capital or expansion.
SMSF property finance
Specialist lending options for eligible business premises acquired through an SMSF structure.
Blended solutions
Coordinate property, equipment and working-capital facilities as one commercial strategy.
Our approach
A disciplined path to funding.
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Understand
We get clear on the asset, project, business and commercial objective.
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Structure
We shape the request and identify the most suitable funding options.
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Negotiate
We manage lender engagement, questions and commercial terms.
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Deliver
We stay close through approval, documentation and settlement.
Principal-led advice
Experienced judgement, direct access.
Tim Allen — Director
Tim brings more than 18 years of finance experience across GS JBWere, NAB, CBA and Monark. He works directly with developers, investors and business owners to find efficient, workable finance solutions.
CRE Finance maintains a deep network across major banks, non-bank lenders and private credit providers, with particular expertise in commercial real estate, development finance and blended commercial and residential structures.
Office locations
Local presence. National capability.
Have a transaction in mind?
Let’s work through the finance early.
Share the opportunity, timing and key numbers. We’ll give you a practical view of the likely funding pathways.
Email Tim Allen