Walker & Dunlop tops Fannie Mae multifamily originations list

Bethesda-based commercial real estate services and finance company Walker & Dunlop Inc. finished 2017 as the largest Fannie Mae DUS lender by volume of multifamily loans originated.

Walker & Dunlop moved up in the 2017 rankings from second place last year.  Fannie Mae provided $66.1 billionof capital to the multifamily housing market in 2017, up 20 percent from 2016.

Walker & Dunlop will provide details on its total transaction volume for the fourth quarter and full year 2017 during its earnings call Feb. 7 at 8:30 a.m.