Walker & Dunlop Finances Two Large Student Housing Portfolios With Credit Facilities Totaling $649 Million

Bethesda, Maryland – March 16, 2017

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE: WD) recently financed two student housing portfolios for Scion Student Communities LLC, a joint venture among The Scion Group LLC (“Scion”), GIC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPPIB”). Both portfolios were financed through Fannie Mae credit facilities.

The first transaction involved the acquisition of six student housing properties. Walker & Dunlop utilized the expansion and borrow-up features of an existing Fannie Mae credit facility to achieve optimal proceeds of $233 million. A second Fannie Mae credit facility of $416 million was structured for the acquisition of 11 additional properties. The facility has both fixed and floating rate components to it with varying maturities. Many of the eleven properties qualified as Green Certified, reducing Scion’s borrowing cost significantly.

Managing Directors Brendan Coleman and Will Baker led the Walker & Dunlop team on both transactions. Mr. Coleman commented, “We are very excited to once again work with Scion, GIC and CPPIB on a highly strategic transaction. Our partnership with Fannie Mae has helped the joint venture to continue to expand its best-in-class student housing portfolio.” Mr. Baker added, “In 2016 Walker & Dunlop financed $1.6 billion of student housing properties. We have deep experience financing student housing properties, and these financings for Scion demonstrate our team’s expertise with large, structured transactions.”

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.