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Debt Funds’ Rising Influence Evident at MBA CREF
Commercial Property Executive, Feb. 12, 2019–Therese Fitzgerald
Debt funds originated about $67 billion in mortgages in 2018-about 10 percent of total originations, up from $52 billion in 2017 and $32 billion in 2016, according to Jamie Woodwell, vice president of Commercial-Multifamily Research at the Mortgage Bankers Association. “They are clearly a significant player,” he said.