2021 Top Mortgage Brokers and Lenders

California

Having established the annual Top Brokers awards programs as a platform for recognizing achievements in leasing and investment sales, Connect Commercial Real Estate has now broadened its reach. For the first time, we’re recognizing Top Mortgage Brokers and Lenders, who had an especially active—and challenging—year in 2020.

Based on your nominations, we’re recognizing industry professionals who collectively were responsible for billions of dollars in financing transactions last year. Whether they transacted on a local, regional or national level, these brokers and lenders executed deals to the highest standards under the unusual circumstances of a global pandemic.

Connect thanks all who submitted nominations and congratulates our inaugural class of winners.

2021 Top Mortgage Brokers and Lenders

California

Newmark

$2.1 billion

Mitch Clarfield

Mitch Clarfield
Josh Braceros

Josh Braceros
Ryan Greer

Ryan Greer
Meghan Varga

Meghan Varga

Newmark

$1.835 billion

Charlie Haggard

Charlie Haggard
Kevin Mignogna

Kevin Mignogna

Berkadia

$482 million

Arthur Tuverson

Arthur Tuverson

Meridian Capital Group

$1.048 billion

Seth Grossman

Seth Grossman

Cushman & Wakefield

$1.5 billion

Keith Padien

Keith Padien

George Smith Partners

$521 million

Malcolm Davies

Malcolm Davies

Slatt Capital

$300 million

Dan Friedeberg

Dan Friedeberg

CBRE

$3.4 billion

Jesse Weber

Jesse Weber
Andrew Behrens

Andrew Behrens

CBRE

$2.345 billion

Brian Eisendrath

Brian Eisendrath

Berkadia

$701 million

Allan Freedman

Allan Freedman
Nick Provost

Nick Provost

Marcus & Millichap Institutional Property Advisors

$452 million

Michael Derk

Michael Derk

Newmark

$2,043,390,000

Ramsey Daya

Ramsey Daya
Chris Moritz

Chris Moritz
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