Kirsch Joins Greystone from Freddie Mac Multifamily and Other News

Greystone, New York, hired Jay Kirsch as a managing director. He will focus on production of small balance loans across Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae platforms.

Kirsch joins Greystone from Freddie Mac Multifamily, where he most recently served as asset management and operations client relationship manager for the agency’s Small Balance Loan Program. During his more than seven years at Freddie Mac, he held roles in underwriting, production and retained and securitized portfolio surveillance.

NorthMarq Capital Hires Martin
Griffin Martin joined NorthMarq Capital’s Phoenix regional office as vice president and producer. His primary focus will be to structure and place debt and equity for clients seeking to acquire, refinance or develop commercial real estate properties.

Most recently, Martin founded and operated a commercial mortgage brokerage company based in Scottsdale Arizona. There he focused on arranging debt for small business owners and investors. Prior to this he spent three years working for a boutique mortgage brokerage company in Arizona. He has financed office, retail and multifamily assets and has a specialized focus with hotel properties. 

Westmount Realty Capital Hires Brown as CFO
Westmount Realty Capital, Dallas, hired Brant Brown as chief financial officer.

Prior to his role at Westmount, Brown, a certified public accountant, spent more than a decade working with Fortress Private Equity (specifically its mortgage outfit, Nationstar Mortgage), Invesco Real Estate and Ashford Hospitality. He began his career working with endowments and large institutional investors at Merit Energy, a private energy company with more than $6 billion in portfolio investments. In total, he was directly involved with or led the financial analysis and governance for more than $30 billion in institutional real estate and fixed income investments.