CHICAGO — Ryan Cos. has hired Bryan Lamb as executive vice president and sector leader of multifamily. Lamb will oversee site selection, development, entitlements, capital structuring and overall business unit performance. Founded in 1938, Ryan Cos. is a national developer, designer, builder and capital markets advisor.
LOS ANGELES — BH Properties has launched Haven Housing, an affordable housing company, and hired Connor Mortland to lead it. Mortland, formerly senior vice president of investments at Avanath Capital Management, will be based out of the firm’s San Diego office. As managing director and head of affordable housing acquisitions, he will direct Haven’s strategy to acquire and operate affordable and market-rate assets in the Western United States. Haven Housing aims for garden-style, value-add acquisitions with 100 or more units with value-add potential in Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Colorado …
NEW YORK CITY — Prop tech company Alfred and RKW Residential have merged with Quarterra Living. Alfred owns property management firm RKW. Quarterra Living is the property management division of developer Quarterra Multifamily. With the newly combined portfolio, the company will manage approximately 52,000 units nationwide. A new name and branding to accompany this merger has not been announced.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Regions Bank has promoted David Payne to head of originations for Regions Affordable Housing. Payne will oversee all affordable housing originations in order to provide financing that will support developers through low-income housing tax credits and other banking options. He also will provide business development efforts and leadership to the Regions group. Payne will report to Katie Such, head of Regions Affordable Housing. Payne previously served as co-head of originations for Regions Affordable Housing and led the bank’s work in sourcing and originating transactions across the Southeast. …
LOS ANGELES — Trion Properties has hired Natalina Rettew, a former senior executive at LivCor, a Blackstone company, as head of asset management. At LivCor, Rettew was responsible for a $5 billion portfolio of multifamily and retail properties across California, Oregon, Washington and Colorado. Private equity real estate investment firm Trion Properties was founded in 2005 and focuses on value-add multifamily investments.
DALLAS — Affordable housing developer, owner and manager Dominium has hired Kevin McKee as the company’s new vice president of asset management. McKee will be responsible for optimizing property operations while also working with Dominium’s project partners to maximize long-term financial value. Additionally, McKee will lead technology-driven improvements, the adoption of best practices and the development of annual asset-management business plans. Prior to joining Dominium, McKee served as chief operating officer for E&S Ring Management Corp. Earlier in his career, McKee held senior executive roles at Rose Community Management, Related …
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Woda Cooper Cos. has hired Tommy Lowmon as senior vice president. In this role, he will help lead the company’s affordable housing development in Georgia, North and South Carolina. Lowmon comes to Woda Cooper from Sugar Hill Capital, Georgia’s state housing tax credit syndicator. Prior to that, he was the housing finance division director with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA). Woda Cooper Cos. and its affiliates specialize in the development, design, construction and management of affordable and senior housing communities as well as single-family homes. …
CHICAGO — The Apartment Source (TAS), a real estate firm specializing in multifamily leasing, has merged its property management division with Westward360, a property manager for rental asset owners and community associations. The merger brings together two companies in the Chicago real estate market. According to a release, Westward360’s reputation in property management will help TAS expand into new Chicago and suburban markets, while Westward360 will broaden its portfolio.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rosewood Property Co., a Dallas-based investment and development company, has opened a new office in Charlotte. Additionally, the company hired Caci Jaeger to lead the new office as senior vice president of Carolinas. In her new role, Jaegar will manage and direct multifamily development activities throughout the region. She will also oversee the office’s operations and staff. Jaeger previously served as a partner with Charlotte-based Cedar Square. She has also held positions with LCOR Inc. and Corebridge. She earned her undergraduate degree in urban studies from Brown …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — William Pulte, director of the United States Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), has replaced several members of the governing boards of government-sponsored entities (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The removals were announced through regulatory filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 17. According to The Wall Street Journal, Pulte removed eight members of the board of Fannie Mae. The removed board members were Amy Alving, Christopher Brummer, Michael Heid, Simon Johnson, Diane Lye, Diane Nordin, Chetlur Ragavan and Michael Seelig. Additionally, Pulte appointed Clinton Jones, …
