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Neighbourhood Holdings turns 10 with big plans ahead

ON THE cusp of celebrating their 10-year anniversary, Neighbourhood Holdings has evolved alongside the market. What began as a small-time venture has boomed into a Canadian success story – boasting a team of transparent, knowledgeable, empathetic professionals. And they’re not done yet. “We’re in the business of a thousand separate improvements,” says CEO Taylor Little. “We started with our founding investor in 2015 and have now moved to over 700 – so we’ve grown significantly. And in regard to team size, when we launched we were just five people; now we’re at 30 people. We started with a small lending footprint in terms of geography; now we’re coast to coast.” Throughout the years, Neighbourhood has evolved and adapted as per client and broker needs – something that came as quite the learning curve when Jared Stanley, senior director of originations at Neighbourhood, first started out. “I remember attending my first mortgage symposium in an ill-fitting Perry Ellis suit from Overstock’s website. I was only 24 or 25 at the time and I felt totally out of place – going out

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“When you do a good job with one group of people, they place their trust in you and start telling other people about you. We continued to grow organically from there up to where we’re at today”

Taylor Little, Neighbourhood Holdings

“When you do a good job with one group of people, they place their trust in you and start telling other people about you. We continued to grow organically from there up to where we’re at today.” And as capital markets, broker relationships, and internal operations matured, the firm’s culture and strategic focus shifted with them. “Capital management as a theme is significant,” adds Little. He told CMP that it was a growing pain learning to balance rapid growth without a deep reservoir of capital in the early years; however, this is something that he’s since resolved through a strong balance sheet.

“Be the company that you would want to borrow from. Be the company that you would want to work with. Be the company that you would want to invest in”

Jared Stanley, Neighbourhood Holdings

It’s a culture, Stanley says, that’s grounded in values. Because, at the end of the day, Neighbourhood Holdings is not in the business of financial “gotchas.” “Be the company that you would want to borrow from. Be the company that you would want to work with. Be the company that you would want to invest in. When you’re dealing with a business and they have some policy that just makes no sense ... it really leaves a bad taste in your mouth. We want to be open and transparent up front, so people always know what they’re getting into.” The goal is to elevate not just their own reputation but the broader alternative lending sector’s – something that’s set to improve relationships across the board.

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there trying to pitch brokers and earn their trust, and I didn’t even have my own footing yet. [What’s more,] our product has always been quite conservative because we’re trying to fill this gap between the B lenders and private lenders. When we started, we realized that there’s this big gap where really strong borrowers are having to pay private rates when they shouldn’t be. So, we really wanted to fill that gap.” This targeting of a niche gap in the market saw Neighbourhood grow exponentially over the following few years, building momentum and a real name for themselves in the market. Word of mouth, according to Taylor, was instrumental in their success here – and it’s something that’s still helping the team reach new customers.

From a broker relations perspective, we started by working with a select group of partners,” Little explains. “The idea was to stay focused and intentional – not to scale too quickly, but to build up volume through a few key relationships. That’s actually part of the reason we liked the name ‘Neighbourhood Holdings’ – it spoke to a more personal, measured approach to growth.”

Neighbourhood’s growth trajectory naturally led to a new chapter – building an independent brand and reputation while continuing to collaborate with valued partners. By 2017–2018, Neighbourhood had firmly established itself as a visible and trusted name in the private lending space. “The team grew a lot. The brand grew a lot. I think we crossed $100 million in AUM in late 2017. What’s more, we’ve funded more than $2 billion in mortgages since 2015,” Little tells CMP. One of the defining moves during that time was their expansion into Quebec – a move requiring more than just operational agility. “It was figuring out a new market, a new business culture, a new language, a new legal system ... even just working with notaries, as opposed to lawyers,” Little says. “It was quite a lift, but we did it.”

Figuring out a new market and a new culture

But Neighbourhood Holdings doesn’t just innovate in market strategy – it does so internally too, with a culture that Little describes as driven by flexibility, trust, and huge room for growth. “We take our business very seriously, but we don’t take ourselves very seriously,” Little adds. “We give a lot of independence to our team members. We really value people on what they can contribute – it’s not just lip service.” For Stanley, one of the most valuable aspects of the company’s culture is how leadership supports autonomy. “Taylor definitely isn’t a micromanager,” he quips. “He’s very good at setting the objective. [From there,] how I achieve the objective is up to me. I feel safe to say, ‘Hey Taylor, I have this hare-brained idea ... can I get your feedback on it?’ Having that freedom to express your ideas really promotes a productive culture.”

“The alternative market has had a reputation in the past,” Little adds. “For us, it’s about how to ensure that we can help brokers maintain their reputation. If a broker does a deal with me ... they know when our customer is placed with us, we’re not there to rake their customer over the coals. We’re there to provide really good service.” Looking ahead to what the next 10 years hold for Neighbourhood, Stanley told CMP that the company is focusing on broker empowerment, looking at building tools that make them indispensable to brokers. And, whether

comparing amortized to interest-only payments or evaluating different term lengths, it’s this mortgage math that aims to reduce complexity and provide clarity to everyone involved in the mortgage process. “If you’re a broker ... and your client says, ‘I’m listing – I’ll sell in six months,' then our tools can help them find the lowest cost of borrowing for that scenario,” says Stanley. This commitment to enhancing broker intelligence and efficiency is about enabling smarter, faster advice delivery – without sacrificing accuracy. And, after building Neighbourhood from the ground up, Little and his team simply aren’t done yet. “We’ve spent 10 years building,” he adds. “Now we’re ready to celebrate – and take things to the next level.”

Why choose Neighbourhood?

Flexible income qualification No maximum GDS/TDS. Common-sense approvals. Self-declared income lender Ideal for business owners and self-employed clients. Strong rental program 100% rental offset for subject and non-subject properties. Agile underwriting team Our team has funded thousands of deals. Flexible payments We allow interest-only payments and amortization of up to 40 years.

Neighbourhood Holdings hit $1B in funded mortgage volume in November 2021 – and doubled it to $2B by April 2025: a milestone that marks our rapid growth in alternative lending.

$2 billion and counting