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Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE: WD) is a commercial real estate finance and advisory services firm that regularly announces significant transactions and platform developments. This news page aggregates company-issued updates so readers can follow how Walker & Dunlop originates, arranges, and services financing across multifamily and other commercial real estate assets in the United States.
Recent news releases highlight Walker & Dunlop’s Capital Markets Institutional Advisory practice arranging large loans for hotel refinancings, mixed-use office and retail properties, office-to-residential conversions, and major multifamily and mixed-income developments in markets such as New York City, Miami, Cambridge, and Newark. These updates illustrate the firm’s role in connecting developers, owners, and operators with institutional and non-agency capital providers.
Company announcements also cover the growth of specialized platforms. Apprise by Walker & Dunlop, a valuation and data analytics platform focused on U.S. commercial real estate, reports new practice groups such as a national HUD/FHA multifamily valuation and market study team. In affordable housing, Walker & Dunlop has publicized the launch of Walker & Dunlop Affordable Bridge Capital, a joint venture with Pretium designed to originate flexible, short-term first-mortgage bridge loans for affordable multifamily properties preparing for long-term government-affordable programs.
Governance and corporate finance developments appear in both SEC filings and press releases, including amendments to repurchase facilities and changes to the board of directors. Investors, real estate professionals, and other stakeholders can use this page to review Walker & Dunlop’s latest financings, platform expansions, and strategic initiatives as disclosed in its official communications.
Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) arranged $371.5 million in financing to develop The Nashville EDITION Hotel & Residences in the Gulch neighborhood, Nashville, announced February 9, 2026. The 28-story project will include 261 hotel rooms, 84 residences, food-and-beverage venues, amenities, and rooftop pool and bar.
Capital was provided by Madison Realty Capital and KSL Capital Partners, with Walker & Dunlop teams advising for Tidal Real Estate Partners.
Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) was ranked #1 Fannie Mae DUS lender by volume in 2025, its seventh consecutive year in that position, originating $8.9 billion to Fannie Mae. The firm finished #3 Freddie Mac Optigo lender with $7.9 billion, and was #2 GSE lender on a combined basis at $16.8 billion in loan volume. Management highlighted a 47% increase in loan origination volumes with multiple producer-level recognitions across product categories.
Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) will release fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results before market open on February 26, 2026.
The company will host a conference call the same day at 8:30 a.m. ET; dial-in numbers, Confirmation Code 1125082, a live webcast link, and a replay on the Investor Relations site are provided.
Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) arranged $96.7 million in refinancing to recapitalize three newly constructed Class A multifamily communities totaling 640 units in Louisville, Kentucky on January 21, 2026. Walker & Dunlop Capital Markets structured three floating-rate, interest-only loans for Highgates Group to repay existing debt, fund closing costs, and return capital to investors. The portfolio includes Belmond Flats (240 units), Cedar Creek Flats (168 units), and Glengrove Apartments (232 units). The loans are non-recourse with additional earn-out structures. Walker & Dunlop’s Capital Markets team noted broad experience, having sourced over $16 billion from non-Agency capital providers in 2024.
Apprise by Walker & Dunlop (WD) launched a national HUD/FHA multifamily valuation and market study practice on January 13, 2026, led by Nelson Pratt, MAI, as managing director and national HUD practice lead.
The group will oversee HUD/FHA appraisal and market study production, strengthen quality control, and scale capabilities with a specialized five-person team; Apprise highlights a historical valuation track record of $350+ billion in commercial real estate.
Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) is expanding its Capital Markets Institutional Advisory presence in South Florida by relocating Michael Stepniewski to Miami to advise on financing across all asset classes with local expertise and the firm’s national platform. The team has completed more than 75 financings in South Florida and in 2024 sourced over $16 billion from non-Agency capital providers. The expansion aims to provide an integrated advisory platform for debt, equity, and investment sales to serve growing investor demand in the Miami market.
Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) and Pretium launched a $250 million joint venture, Walker & Dunlop Affordable Bridge Capital, to provide flexible, short-term first-mortgage bridge loans for affordable multifamily housing.
The platform offers interest-only bridge loans sized $10–75 million with terms of 6–36 months, designed to support acquisitions, refinances, or preparation for long-term Agency and HUD affordable programs such as LIHTC and Section 8.
The JV aims to deploy capital rapidly in competitive markets and provide reliable permanent takeout through government programs to expand affordable housing financing capacity.
Walker & Dunlop (WD) arranged a $112.5 million leasehold bridge refinance for Ace Hotel Brooklyn, a 13-story, 287-room full-service hotel at 252 Schermerhorn Street.
Proceeds will retire existing senior debt and preferred equity and pay closing and financing costs; Torchlight Investors provided the loan. The hotel sits at Fort Greene/Boerum Hill/Downtown Brooklyn with six subway lines to Midtown Manhattan in ~30 minutes and nearby venues like Barclays Center. Walker & Dunlop cited >64 million visitors expected in 2025 and sourced >$16 billion from non-Agency capital providers in 2024.
Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) arranged the sale and financing of 929 MASS, a mixed-use Cambridge, MA asset in Central Square. The transaction closed with a $53.6 million sale to an institutional buyer and concurrent acquisition financing of a $37.1 million fixed-rate, interest-only Fannie Mae loan for John M Corcoran & Company (JMC).
929 MASS comprises an 18-story tower with 96 units, 12,451 sq ft of commercial space, 71 garage and 40 surface parking spaces, plus a contiguous 5-story building with 31 units. JMC partnered with Stars REI for property and asset management and planned property upgrades.
Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) arranged a $778.6 million construction loan and advised on an $88.4 million C-PACE extension, creating a $867 million total financing package for the office-to-residential conversion of 111 Wall Street in Lower Manhattan on December 22, 2025.
The project converts a fully vacant 24-story office into a 30-story residential building with a five-story overbuild, ~1,568 rental units across ~899,000 rentable square feet, >100,000 square feet of amenities, and 25% of units set as affordable at ~80% AMI. Lenders include Apollo Global Management, J.P. Morgan Chase, and TYKO Capital.
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