Real Estate Financing for
Home Builders & Residential Land Developers.

Tempo Capital Group is a Chicago based national real estate capital advisory firm specializing in the homebuilding industry. We are financiers to homebuilders and their projects. For-Sale & Build-To-Rent.

Tempo offers a variety of innovative financing solutions including debt, mezzanine debt, preferred equity and JV equity. When builders & developers engage Tempo, a large network of industry specific capital opens up for them, as well as significant industry expertise. We collaborate with a variety of capital sources such as Private Capital Groups, Debt Funds, Banks, Family Offices and Private Equity Funds who seek to place capital in real estate development and construction projects.

 
If you are looking to finance a project, raise capital, increase your credit facilities or diversify your lender relationships, contact us.

Our mission is to bring certainty to the financing process so you can work on building your business.  We’re advocates for our builder/developer clients, accessing, negotiating and delivering the best overall financing package available on the market.  

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Financing Services

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Land Acquisition & Development

  • In-Depth Knowledge of Lot Development Financing

  • Highly Competitive Loan to Costs

  • Offering Recourse & Non-Recourse

  • Excellent risk-reward structures

 
Debt Capital

Debt Capital

  • Acquisition, Development & Construction

  • Single Family, Multi-Family, Build to Rent

  • Non-Traditional & Traditional Capital

  • Mezzanine Debt Financing Also Available

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Construction Financing

  • Single Family Subdivisions, Townhome Communities

  • Multi-Family Projects, Build to Rent

  • Builder Lines of Credit

  • Aggressive Loan to Costs

 
Equity Investment

Equity Investment

  • Equity Available for Builders & Developers

  • Entrepreneurial & Experienced Investors

  • Structures Can Be Flexible

  • JV Equity & Preferred Equity Available

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Land Banking

  • An innovative way to grow a homebuilding business

  • Used for land acquisition & development

  • Non-Recourse

  • Low Equity Requirements

 
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Recapitalization & Refinancing

  • Recapitalize/Refinance Existing Projects

  • Replacing Current Funding Source

  • More Favorable Terms/Less Expensive Funds

  • Can Occur Mid-Project & Mid-Construction

Recent Results

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BUILD-TO-RENT FINANCING:
SINGLE FAMILY HOME COMMUNITIES

Single family Build-To-Rent is quickly becoming the most opportunistic asset class in real estate. Learn about Tempo Capital’s involvement and ways we can help builders, developers & investors grow in BTR.

Integrity, Excellence, Value.
We strive to be the best advocates and capital advisors in the homebuilding industry.

“It’s nice to speak with a finance person who has homebuilder experience, and really understands the business.” C.G.