Los Alamitos, Calif. – September 11, 2026 -- Commercial loans for multifamily properties rose 17.2 percent year-over-year in the first half of 2026, according to platform data from GoDocs, a commercial loan document automation provider.
Loan volumes and sizes both climbed in first-half 2026
The increase in multifamily lending volume tracked alongside a broader resurgence across other commercial lending categories, per GoDocs' "H1 2026 Multifamily Lending Trend" report. Median loan size for multifamily commercial loans grew 8.3 percent year-over-year, while the mean loan size jumped 23.3 percent, indicating growth concentrated at the larger end of the deal spectrum.
Larger, more complex deals are returning to the market
"Multifamily remains the anchor of commercial real estate lending and for 2026 we are seeing that continue with both the volume and sizes of loans growing," said Adam Craig, CEO of GoDocs. He said the data indicates larger, more complex transactions are re-entering the market, an area where manual and traditional document preparation tools have historically slowed lenders down.
Workflow modernization becomes a competitive differentiator
Craig said banks and credit unions best positioned to capture the lending recovery will be those that modernize their commercial lending workflows end-to-end, so that increasing deal complexity does not create bottlenecks. GoDocs has processed more than $200 billion in loan value for banks, credit unions, and private lenders over more than 25 years of operation.