Commercial and Multifamily People in the News, March 5, 2026

(From left: Joey Hiatt, Jack Pomerantz and Scotty Nielson)

Lument Announces Number of Hires

Lument, New York, has announced a number of personnel additions recently.

Joey Hiatt has joined as senior deputy chief underwriter, to oversee a team of underwriters focused on the firm’s conventional multifamily business across its Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac platforms. Hiatt was previously deputy chief underwriter at Capital One, and has held positions at Collateral Real Estate Capital and Grandbridge Real Estate Capital.

The firm has also added Jack Pomerantz and Scotty Nielson as managing directors responsible for originating conventional multifamily financing. The two, who have worked as a team since 2023, will focus on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Administration, bridge and commercial mortgage-backed securities loans.

And, Lument has hired Alex Florea as managing director and Kevin Lukehart as director to support the firm’s expansion of its real estate investment sales platform into senior housing. Both were previously at Blueprint HCRE.

RealAdvice Chooses Alexis Vennes as President, COO

RealAdvice, Tampa, Fla., announced Alexis Vennes as president and chief operating officer, a newly formalized leadership role.

She will assume expanded responsibility for enterprise strategy, organizational alignment and external leadership, along with continuing to oversee day-to-day operations.

Vennes will also focus on strengthening internal decision-making, expanding RealAdvice’s national footprint and advancing the firm’s mission.

CBRE Expands Healthcare Capital Markets Team

CBRE, Dallas, announced that Anthony Sardo has joined as a senior vice president within the firm’s U.S. Healthcare Capital Markets Debt and Structured Finance team.

He will be based in Boston.

Previously, Sardo was a senior director of Capital Markets at JLL, as well as a member of JLL’s National Healthcare group.