WEST CHESTER AND PHILADELPHIA, PA—Hunt Mortgage Group has financed two properties in eastern Pennsylvania through its Small Balance Loan program. The total investment of $7.8 million was provided to the same borrower, a multifamily owner based in Philadelphia that Hunt declined to name.
"The small loan program was one that Freddie Mac did not have, it's really kind of a shared risk program," Bryan Cullen, managing director with Hunt Mortgage Group tells GlobeSt.com exclusively. "There are a limited number of participants because we actually hold the B piece. It puts some skin in the game for us, it allows us to price those things a lot lower, they're not capped by the FHFA limits, and the processing is much more streamlined. We're able to do deals quicker, with less paperwork and provide lower rates."
The two properties financed in Eastern Pennsylvania fall into what Cullen says are "top markets," although Philadelphia has since lost that designation.
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