Mezzanine funding is confusing to many investors, and the professionals at CRE Finance, LLC want to help you understand what it is, how this type of funding came about and how it is available to you.In the fallout of the 2008 property implosion, the financial markets in the United States and the most of the rest of the world changed for the foreseeable future. No longer was investing in real estate a good enough reason for banks and mortgage lenders to literally give you carte blanche in your building of your real estate empire.