🏦 Why Life Insurance Companies Are the Unsung Heroes of CRE Lending 💼

Bill Rapp - Commercial & Residential Mortgage Broker

Published on: 24/10/2025

🏦 Life Insurance Companies as CRE Lenders – Why Investors Love Them When most investors think of commercial real estate (CRE) financing, they picture banks, CMBS lenders, or private debt funds. But behind the scenes, life insurance companies—or “life cos”—have quietly become some of the most stable, competitive, and investor-friendly lenders in the industry.