Walker & Dunlop Expands Agency Financing Team
The firm has hired commercial real estate finance veteran, Suzanne Jones to serve as a senior director within the Dallas-based group.
DALLAS, TX – Walker & Dunlop Inc. has hired Suzanne Jones as a senior director within its agency financing group.
Jones will be based out of Walker & Dunlop’s Dallas, TX office and will focus on the nationwide origination of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac multifamily loans.
Jones brings more than 25 years of commercial real estate finance experience to Walker & Dunlop’s multifamily lending platform.
Throughout her career, as an expert within the agency lending space, Jones has underwritten more than $6 billion in commercial real estate transactions. She has been involved in large portfolios and transactions nationally and internationally.
“I am super excited and proud to join Walker & Dunlop’s multifamily finance team,” says Jones. “Their rank as the largest provider of capital to the multifamily industry by the Mortgage Bankers Association demonstrates the level of quality resources and service standards that align with my goals to execute the most advantageous and expedient financing solutions for my client’s needs.”
Prior to joining Walker & Dunlop, Jones served as SVP of NorthMarq’s debt & equity financing group, where she specialized in the origination of debt, joint-venture and structured financing for multifamily properties throughout the nation. She previously served on NorthMarq’s producers council, as a top producer within the company.
She is a founding member and a board member of the commercial real estate finance organization, Real Estate Network Empowering Women Inc., which targets women within the industry.
“We are thrilled to welcome Suzanne to the team and to continue growing our agency financing expertise,” states Don King, EVP of Walker & Dunlop’s multifamily finance team. “One of the core goals of our ‘Drive to ’25’ is to grow our annual debt financing volume to over $65 billion by 2025, and adding top originators like Suzanne to the platform will be instrumental to achieving our goal.”
Kings adds, “We are proud of the leadership positions we’ve earned with both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and Ms. Jones’ successful track record with both agencies makes her a perfect fit for our platform.”