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HFF Sets Record $100B Transaction Volume During 2018

Dallas-based HFF, Inc. reported record results for its 2018 transaction volume, which it estimates at roughly $100 billion on 2,583 transactions across its debt placement, investment advisory, equity placement and loan sales capital markets platforms. HFF’s 2018 annual unaudited transaction volume represents a gain of approximately 3.8% over the $96 billion transaction volume closed in 2017.

The number of closed transactions in 2018 rose by 225, or 9.5%, from the 2017’s figure.

Debt placement volume hit $54.5 billion in 2018, a 5.3% increase over 2017. Its combined investment advisory, equity placement, and loan sales volume was roughly $45.2 billion, a 2% increase over 2017. HFF’s commercial loan servicing portfolio balance rose to $81.2 billion on 3,368 loans serviced as of December 31, 2018, which represents a 16.2% increase from the year-end 2017 portfolio balance.

HFF’s operating partnerships consist of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P., HFF Real Estate Limited, HFF Securities, L.P. and HFF Securities Limited.

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Dennis Kaiser is Vice President of Public Relations and Communications for Connect Creative. Dennis is a communications leader with more than 40 years of experience including as a journalist and in corporate and agency marketing communications roles. He is responsible for Connect Creative’s agency client services and is involved in a range of initiatives ranging from public relations and content strategy, communications and message development, copywriting, media relations, social media and content marketing services. Prior to joining Connect Media in 2015, his most recent corporate communications roles involved leading a regional public relations effort across Southern California for CBRE, playing a key marketing role on JLL’s national retail team, and directing the global public relations effort at ValleyCrest (BrightView), the nation’s largest commercial landscape services company. He has worked on marketing communications assignments for such CRE companies as Blackstone/Equity Office, Carlyle, Caruso, Disney Resorts, GE Capital, Irvine Company, Hines, Howard Hughes Corp., Jeffries, Lennar, MGM, Marcus & Millichap, Prologis, Raleigh Studios, Simon, Starwood, Trammell Crow Company, Transamerica, UBS and Wynn Resorts. Dennis has also worked on communications and launch strategies for a number of consumer electronic, media and tech brands including SlingMedia, Channel Master, Deluxe Media Entertainment, BeIn Sports, EchoStar and Sprint. Dennis’s agency background included firms such as Off Madison Ave., Idea Hall and Macy + Associates. He has earned an outstanding reputation with organization leaders as a trusted advisor, strategic program implementer, consensus builder and exceptional collaborator. Dennis has developed and managed national communications programs for Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, both public and private. He’s successfully worked with journalists across the globe representing clients involved in major-breaking news stories, product launches, media tours, and company news announcements. Dennis has been involved in a host of charitable and community organizations including the American Cancer Society, Easter Seals, Boy Scouts, Chrysalis Foundation, Freedom For Life, HOLA, L.A.’s BEST, Reach Out and Read, Super Bowl Host Committee, and the Thunderbirds Charities.

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