Piedmont is an affluent city entirely surrounded by Oakland, known for its elite schools, stately early-1900s architecture, and quiet, leafy streets in the hills above the East Bay flats. Its economy is purely high-net-worth residential, and the housing stock is dominated by grand Tudors, Mediterraneans, and craftsman estates from the 1910s through 1930s near Piedmont Park and along the Piedmont Avenue and Highland areas. Investors work at the top of the East Bay market, focused on the substantial gap between dated period homes and the finished luxury product these buyers expect, where a careful high-end restoration can capture meaningful value.
Fidelity Funding is a direct, asset-based lender, so a Piedmont investor negotiates with the decision-makers on high-dollar, often architecturally complex projects. We close in five to ten business days, fund up to 90% of purchase plus 100% of rehab, and size loans up to $50M for major estate remodels. Whether you are restoring a 1920s Tudor near Piedmont Park or reworking a home in the Highland area, our capital keeps luxury investors competitive where premium inventory is exceedingly scarce.
Piedmont is a premium California enclave where school-district pull and HOA-controlled inventory keep values resilient even when the broader market softens.
Investors in Piedmont often layer in cosmetic-plus-kitchens scopes that lift the property a full price tier above the $1.71M median without triggering structural permits. Local pocket coverage includes Crocker Highlands border, Piedmont Avenue, Piedmont Park, Highland and adjacent Piedmont submarkets.
Estimated local median: $1.71M · Typical loan range: $1.11M – $2.13M · Top program: high-balance fix-and-flip and bridge
Most Piedmont private money loans we fund range from $1.11M to $2.13M, sized against an estimated local median around $1.71M. Loans outside that range are case-by-case based on parcel and scope.
For Piedmont, our highest-volume program is high-balance fix-and-flip and bridge. We also fund bridge, construction, commercial, and DSCR rental scenarios in this market.
Yes. We lend on high-end restorations of Piedmont's Tudors, Mediterraneans, and craftsman estates, underwriting the after-repair value so period detail can be preserved profitably.
We lend from $50K to $50M, which covers the substantial acquisition and remodel budgets typical of these estate properties.
Elite schools and grand architecture keep demand for restored estates high in an extremely tight market, leaving margin for detail-driven, high-quality renovations.
Typically five to ten business days once title and appraisal clear, letting buyers act on rare premium listings.
Fidelity Funding Corp · Direct California private money lender since 2006
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