Short answer
Niche financings live outside the standard property-type playbook. Each niche has a different short-list of lenders, different leverage and DSCR rules, different closing blockers. The niche hubs index below is the map.
Asset class niches
Property-type-driven niches with distinct lender pools (storage, MHC, data centers, etc.).
Specialty / underserved
Use-driven niches with thin lender optionses and tighter zoning (IOS, marinas, car washes).
Capital product niches
Capital structures with their own programs and mechanics (CPACE, JV equity, HUD, SBA).
Hubs in build. See Deal Desk for current capital reads on these niches today.
Situation / distress
Workout, rescue, DPO, land, and other situational financings.
Borrower-type niches
Borrower-driven niches (foreign nationals, small-balance, owner-user).
Why a niche hub matters
Every niche has a small group of lenders who do most of the deals. Picking the right niche hub gets a sponsor straight to that short list, leverage, DSCR, term, recourse, and the items that quietly kill deals at closing.