Walker & Dunlop Finances $15 Million Loan with Freddie Mac for Newly Renovated Multifamily Property in Los Angeles

Bethesda, Maryland – January 5, 2017

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE: WD) (the “Company”) announced today it structured a $15,000,000 refinance loan with Freddie Mac for The Harvey, an early 1920s vintage, midrise multifamily building in Los Angeles, California.

This rent-controlled property qualified as 100 percent “affordable” by Freddie Mac’s metrics, which provides costeffective rents for moderate- and low-income tenants in this high cost area. As a result, Walker & Dunlop could provide aggressive financing in the form of overall loan proceeds and a lower rate. The loan was structured as a seven-year, adjustable-rate mortgage with two years of interest-only payments, followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. In the first year of ownership, the client made interior renovations and exterior restorations, which enabled the loan to recapitalize over 90 percent of the owner’s basis in the property. Last month, the mayor of Los Angeles publicly recognized the property’s sponsors for their proactive and thorough renovations to another one of their rent-controlled assets in nearby Echo Park.

Senior Vice President, Mark Plenge, led the Company’s team throughout this transaction and commented, “This is just one example of Walker & Dunlop’s ability to work with Freddie Mac to help ownership groups enrich a property’s value and tenants’ quality of life, while also maintaining affordable rents. Our very low cost, conventional debt enabled the client to exceed their financial goals. In a single short year, we’ve seen the neighborhood improve, the property get renovated, and the tenants love their improving home. In all, it is a classic ‘win-win-win’ outcome.”

Located just west of the 101 freeway, along East Hollywood’s Santa Monica Boulevard, The Harvey fills a gap in the area’s housing market by offering an affordable living option for local service and entertainment industry workers, in an area that is saturated with luxury living options. Just a short walk to Paramount Studios, this 57,664 square-foot building consists of four stories with street accessible retail shops on the first floor and 178 apartment units on the additional three levels.

About Walker & Dunlop

Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD), headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, is one of the largest commercial real estate services and finance companies in the United States providing financing and investment sales to owners of multifamily and commercial properties. Walker & Dunlop, which is included in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, has over 600 professionals in 28 offices across the nation with an unyielding commitment to client satisfaction.