Positioned To Compete

We aggressively leverage our team’s experience, market knowledge and expertise in commercial real estate finance, real estate ownership and operations to provide uniquely tailored, competitively priced, flexible financing solutions. We move fast, commit quickly and adjust proceeds to individual circumstances. We originate loans through our nationwide correspondent network and Starwood Capital Group’s worldwide acquisition team. We lend on all property types in all US markets, in Canada, the UK and Europe on loan sizes from $40 million to $500 million+ through offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Greenwich, Sao Paulo, London, Paris, Luxembourg, Mumbai and Tokyo.

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William Lafferty

Bill Lafferty has over twenty years of experience in many facets of commercial real estate including: new originations, structured finance, loan servicing, restructures, foreclosures and bankruptcies.

His experience came from industry leading companies such as MetLife, JP Morgan and Countrywide Commercial. He also spent 3 years working for the Federal Home Loan Bank Board at the FHLB of Atlanta recapitalizing thrift institutions.

Most recently Bill was working at the Office of Thrift Supervision as a Senior Real Estate Advisor analyzing the many aspects of commercial real estate to the thrift industry. Prior to the OTS Bill was an Executive Vice President and head of east coast production for Countrywide’s Commercial Real Estate Finance unit. He originated over $1.0 billion of new loans in each of his 3 years while at Countrywide. His team originated over $6 billion or 37% of the firm's total production. Similarly, at JP Morgan, Bill was the top producer and in charge of the northeast originations group. While at MetLife, Bill was head of the southeast origination group and underwrote and closed $1.3 billion of transactions. This included credit review, negotiation, closing and servicing of complex joint venture structures, joint venture equity agreements and development loans.

Bill has closed loans ranging from a $1.5 million deal with local developers, to a $550.0 million deal.

Bill has a Master’s degree in finance and marketing from the Stetson School of Business and Economics at Mercer University. He has a BBA in finance from Georgia State University. He has completed professional development courses in Performance Management, MIT’s Center for Real Estate and Asset / Liability Management at the Ohio State University.