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Debra W. Still, CMB, Elected as MBA Vice Chairman
Atlanta–Debra W. Still, CMB, president and CEO of Pulte Mortgage LLC of Englewood, Colo., has been elected as the vice chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Still recently served as chair of MBA’s Residential Board of Governors (RESBOG) and is a member of the association’s Board of Directors. As an active MBA member for more than a decade, Still has also served on MBA’s Strategic Planning Committee and was chair of the MBA Forward Task Force, as well as a member of MBA’s Loan Origination Task Force, Affordable Housing Committee and the Secondary and Capital Markets Committee. Still has…
Michael D. Berman, CMB, Sworn in as MBA Chairman
Atlanta–Michael D. Berman, CMB, president and CEO of CWCapital in Needham, Mass., was sworn in as the 2011 Chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). As chairman, a top item on Berman’s agenda is for MBA to continue to play its leadership role in redesigning the government’s role in the secondary mortgage market. Berman is a founder and member of the Board of Managers of CWFinancial Services. He joined the CW companies in 1985. Under Berman’s direction, CWCapital first entered the national lending business in 1991. Since then, annual loan production has grown from $100 million to $2.3 billion. CWCapital…
Walters Group Project Wins Governor’s Excellence in Housing Award
Atlantic City, N.J.–Stafford Park Apartments, developed by Walters Group, won the Governor’s Excellence in Housing Award from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and New Jersey Housing and the Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA). The residential project won in the category of Outstanding Affordable Housing Development. The annual award ceremony recognizes individuals and organizations that meet state needs and current housing goals. Stafford Park Apartments was recognized for its innovative concept and design. “Once a site for serious environmental issues, we built Stafford Park Apartments to be sustainable, have aesthetic qualities and be affordable for the families who live…
Joe E. Greenhaw Jr. Joins Cohen Financial’s Loan Administration As EVP
Chicago–Cohen Financial recently appointed Joe E. Greenhaw, Jr. as executive vice president of its Loan Administration department. Along with partner and executive vice president Tim Mazzetti, and partner and executive vice president Dean Wheeler, Greenhaw will lead the strategic expansion of the firm’s asset management and special servicing business. Prior to this appointment, Greenhaw was at Prudential Asset Resources where he served as vice president for four years and was involved in the management of a $66 billion servicing portfolio comprised of balance sheet, CMBS, Fannie Mae, FHA, Freddie Mac and third-party loans. During 2010, Greenhaw was focused on Prudential’s…
Wooldridge Joins The Bainbridge Cos.
Josh L. Wooldridge has joined the Bethesda office of The Bainbridge Cos. as regional development manager. He will oversee the acquisition of new multifamily real estate development opportunities throughout the Mid-Atlantic. He is also responsible for daily development operations and strategic directives in the area. Wooldridge was most recently with Trammell Crow Residential’s Mid-Atlantic division, where he helped develop a number of new luxury apartment communities in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. During his tenure, the division developed more than 5,000 luxury multifamily units in the region with a total combined capitalization of over $1 billion. He has also worked…
NHC Appoints Mary Hanlon to Lead Advocacy Efforts
Washington, D.C.–The National Housing Conference (NHC) has appointed Mary Hanlon to the newly created position of Vice President of Policy and Advocacy.
PHFA Executive Director Elected Vice President of National Organization of State Housing Finance Agencies
Harrisburg, Pa.–Brian A. Hudson Sr., executive director and CEO of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA), was recently elected to serve as vice president of the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA.) NCSHA is a national nonprofit, nonpartisan association that represents the affordable housing interests of housing finance agencies before the administration and Congress. Its members are the HFA’s of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, New York City, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and more than 300 of their affordable housing partners. Hudson served the council previously as secretary-treasurer. His election as vice president came…
David Carpenter Becomes Partner, EVP of Meltzer/Mandl Architects
New York–Meltzer/Mandl Architects, P.C. has named David G. Carpenter, AIA, NCARB, LEED-AP, a partner and executive vice president of the firm, according to Marvin H. Meltzer, AIA, the founding partner of the firm. Carpenter, 46, has been with the firm for seven years as a vice president, and is now the firm’s only other partner besides Meltzer. Meltzer credits him with a critical role in guiding and restructuring the firm through a difficult period following the death of co-founder David Mandl in 2007. Carpenter has more than 20 years of experience in the design and administration of complex mixed-use development…
Yardi Systems Acquires Point2 Technologies Inc.
Santa Barbara–Yardi Systems has completed the acquisition of Point2 Technologies Inc.
Property Solutions and CoreLogic Jenark Now Fully Integrated for Web-based Services
Provo, Utah–Property Solutions International, Inc. announced today that full integration is now available with CoreLogic Jenark, a provider of property management software and financial accounting software to the real estate industry.

