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Developer Finance Guide 2026 | Free 26-Page Download, Updated September 2026 | MFA
FREE 26-PAGE GUIDE, UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2026

How Development Finance Is Priced, Sized and Drawn in 2026

LVR against GRV, LTC against cost, presale cover, QS-certified draws and the lender tiers, with September 2026 rates and the construction cost data behind them.

$50M+
Deals settled
4.35%
Cash rate, Sep 2026
+51%
House build vs pre-COVID
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Developer Finance Guide
How development finance is priced, sized and drawn in Australia, September 2026.
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Why This Guide

What You'll Learn

Every figure is dated and traceable to a public source. The last section of the guide lists them.

LVR vs LTC, worked

Both ratios on the same six-townhouse project, and why the lower one sets your loan.

Feasibility the assessor believes

The cost stack with sourced percentages, the margin lenders want, and the QS and DA documents.

Lender tiers and pricing

Major banks, non-banks, private credit and mezzanine: presale cover, rates and where each fits.

Inside The Guide

What's Covered

01

Development finance 101

How it differs from standard lending, and what changed in 2026

02

LVR vs LTC explained

The two ratios that size your loan and set your equity

03

Project feasibility

What lenders assess, and the lines developers leave out

04

Presale requirements

What counts, what does not, and what changed

05

The construction draw process

How money actually reaches your builder, and how long it takes

06

Lender options

Banks, non-banks, private credit and where mezzanine fits

07

Common mistakes

Where projects fail, and what the developers who repeat do differently

08

Getting started

Your sequence, and the government settings that affect it

Melanie McNaughton

Melanie McNaughton

Director & Principal Lending Strategist

Melanie spent more than 12 years in commercial banking at NAB, ANZ and Westpac before moving to broking. Through the Connective aggregator MFA places loans with more than 60 lenders. These guides are what she tells clients in the first meeting, with the sources attached.

12+ Years Experience
60+ Lenders
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