New Role Focuses Her on Leading Commercial Real Estate Debt and Equity Client Financing Assignments with Gantry’s Extensive Roster of Correspondent and Affiliate Lenders Gantry, the largest independent commercial mortgage banking firm in the U.S., has promoted Ms. Abi Hunter to the position of Director working from the firm’s Salt Lake City production office. In this new role, Abi will identify new client assignments and develop a self-directed book of debt and equity financi

Featured in Commercial Property Executive By Mike Wood Insurance company lenders have an appetite for commercial real estate lending and promise to be a stabilizing force for the years ahead. It’s hard to believe that we are already counting down the days to Thanksgiving, with the December holiday season just around the corner. Another year almost in the books. The lending climate is closing the year at a turning point for the better, and we seem to be sustaining positive mom

Active Summer, Improving Rate Climate, and Sustained Lender Liquidity Drives Strong Third Quarter Production; Gantry’s Internally Directed Loan Servicing Portfolio Nearing $24 Billion   San Francisco, Calif. (October 22, 2025)  – Gantry, the largest independent commercial mortgage banking firm in the U.S., is reporting more than $2.735 billion of new commercial mortgage production and related equity placements this year through Q3 2025. At the same time, the firm’s internally

Austin Ridge in Los Angeles and Zach Wagner in Buffalo Take on New Roles as Loan Production Leaders at Nation’s Largest Independent Commercial Mortgage Banking Firm Gantry, the largest independent commercial mortgage banking firm in the U.S., has promoted two of its Associates to the role of Director with the firm’s market facing loan production staff. In their new roles, Austin Ridge and Zach Wagner will directly focus on developing, navigating and closing client assignments

By Charlie Kokernak Public and private stakeholders gathered in Portland to talk about reigniting production. Here are the key takeaways. In major cities across the nation, unmet housing demand is sparking a renewed interest in a public-private sector dialogue on where common ground can be identified to motivate future development. Case in point: A recent roundtable hosted by Oregon Governor Kotek and Portland Mayor Wilson brought developers, equity partners, lenders and civi

The Federal Reserve reduced the Fed Funds Rate by 25 bps, its first cut of 2025. Projections suggest two more cuts may follow before...