TAMPA, FL—HFF has hired Michael Tabor as a director in the firm's Tampa office. He will specialize in arranging debt and equity placement transactions in the southeastern United States.

“It has been a focus of ours since we opened this office in 2011 to strategically build out the full platform of services and product specializations that HFF has to offer,” says Daniel C. Peek, senior managing director and office head of HFF's Tampa office.  “Michael is a highly driven professional with extensive commercial real estate finance experience and we are eager to have him on board as he will undoubtedly provide valuable services to our clients both locally and nationally.”

Tabor has more than nine years of experience in the commercial real estate industry and has been involved with more than $1 billion of commercial real estate financing transactions throughout his career.  He previously served as a loan officer and assistant vice president at Walker & Dunlop, where he assisted with managing the Florida capital markets group.  

Earlier in his career, Tabor helped launch America Real Estate Capital, a Florida-based life insurance company lender. He got his start in the commercial real estate industry at GMAC Commercial Mortgage and was also a member of the U.S. Army.  

Tabor is active member of Urban Land Institute, International Council of Shopping Centers, the Industrial Association for Dade County and the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Northeastern University.