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Walker & Dunlop Launches Industry Coalition to Close Diversity Gap
To help close a wide diversity gap in commercial real estate, Walker & Dunlop has launched CREUnited, an alliance of industry heavyweights and minority-owned businesses, dedicated to increasing minority representation and assets under management.
With member companies including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Camber Creek, Greystar, Kayne Anderson Real Estate, KKR, Pacific Life, Symetra, Manulife Investment Management, and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, the partnership covers all aspects of the industry, including lenders and private equity firms, institutional investors, and owners and operators of all asset classes.
“We have seen good intentions in the industry to increase the participation of minority owners and operators, but real, sustainable change requires the industry to come together,” said TJ Edwards, managing director of Walker & Dunlop’s Proprietary Capital group. “CREUnited brings together organizations from across the CRE industry – all under one common interest: knocking down barriers that have hindered minority owners and operators from thriving in this industry.”
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