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7272 Wisconsin Avenue

Leases · Office

Walker & Dunlop Moving HQ to New Bethesda Office Tower

By Keith Loria

260 Madison Avenue

Finance · Industry

Mission Capital’s Debt and Equity Team Moving to Marcus & Millichap: Sources

By Mack Burke

260 Madison Avenue

Finance · Industry

Marcus & Millichap Acquiring Mission Capital Advisors: Sources

By Mack Burke and Cathy Cunningham

Renewed off-campus housing demand driven by colleges has provided light at the end of the tunnel.

Finance · Coronavirus

Off-Campus Student Housing is Providing a COVID-19 Lifeline for Major Colleges

By Mack Burke

Recording offices closing or modifying their hours has created hurdles for lenders trying to access, record and file necessary construction loan documents. With this, issues have surfaced in some areas, where lenders are having trouble securing lien priority as well as subsequent title insurance commitments.

Finance · Construction

Recording Office Closures Could Stymie Construction Loans, Disrupt Title Commitments

By Mack Burke and Cathy Cunningham

Sign directing patients to a COVID-19 testing drive-up location outside Medstar St. Mary's Hospital in Leonardtown, Maryland.

Coronavirus · Industry

HUD Mulling Plan to Convert Select Student Housing to Serve COVID-19 Patients

By Mack Burke

Walker & Dunlop chairman and CEO Willy Walker, left, and AKS Capital Partners co-founder and former head of debt, equity and structured finance at JLL.

Finance · Industry

With Acquisition of AKS, Walker & Dunlop Is Ready to Rumble

By Mack Burke

Finance · Features

The Roaring 2020s: The Next Decade in Real Estate Finance

By Matt Grossman

Finance · Features

In Multifamily Finance, Fannie and Freddie Are Still the Elephant in the Room

By Matt Grossman

Willy Walker. Photo: Susana Raab/for Commercial Observer

Finance · Players

Willy Walker on Dodd-Frank, CMBS and the Forthcoming Economic Renewal

By Guelda Voien

The 50 Most Important Figures of Commercial Real Estate Finance

By The Editors

From left, Geoff Smith, Kimberly Riordan and Paul Jankovsky.

Walker & Dunlop Hires Three New Originators for J.V. CMBS Platform

By Damian Ghigliotty

Willy Walker.

Finance · CMBS

Walker & Dunlop to Launch CMBS and High-Yield Lending Platform in JV With Fortress Investment Group

By Damian Ghigliotty

Willy Walker, Chairman and CEO of Walker & Dunlop (Photo by Susanna Raab)

Willy Walker Keeps His Bets on Fannie and Freddie While Preparing to Branch Out

By Damian Ghigliotty

CWCapital Sale to Walker & Dunlop Completed, Berman to Leave After Transition

By Carl Gaines

Update on Walker & Dunlop’s CWCapital Buy

By Carl Gaines

Walker & Dunlop’s CWCapital Purchase to Strengthen New York Lending

By Carl Gaines