Erik Edwards

LP - Senior Vice President

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Erik Edwards is a Senior Vice President with CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance (DSF) team in San Diego. He currently leads CBRE’s Manufactured Housing Communities (MHC) and RV Park debt and equity platform nationally providing financing for MHC and RV park investors and landlords. In addition, he has decades of experience financing other CBRE asset classes including apartments, hotels, retail, etc. via a wide spectrum of debt options including Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac (multifamily), balance sheet, CMBS, credit unions, debt funds and life insurance companies.

Erik brings over 22 years of commercial real estate lending experience to CBRE. Prior posts include 13 years spent with Wells Fargo, serving as Director with its Multifamily Capital Finance Group. In that position, he led and participated in originating and closing more than $5 billion in agency and other loans on MHC throughout the U.S.

Erik is a SoCal native and earned a bachelor’s degree in business economics from UC Santa Barbara and an MBA from UC Irvine. He regularly speaks at industry conferences and forums and has published several articles on the sector in prominent trade publications.

Education

  • University of California, Santa Barbara, Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Economics
  • University of California, Irvine, Masters in Business Administration (MBA)

Professional Accreditations/Affiliations

  • Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) member
  • National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) member
  • Western Manufactured Housing Association (WMA) member
  • California Mobilehome Parkowners Association (CMPA)
  • Member of other state and local MHC and RV park associations

Achievements

  • 22 Years of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA HUD, balance sheet/construction loan, and conduit (CMBS) origination experience with Wells Fargo, iStar, Fremont Investment and Loan, and Cushman Wakefield.
  • Was previously a partner in one of the most productive manufactured housing community lending platforms in the U.S.
  • Previously responsible for Wells Fargo Small Loan CMBS Program (<$10 million) originations in the Western U.S.
  • Market expertise – Deep network of relationships throughout the U.S.
  • Managed over $250 million in distressed commercial real estate loans and facilitated multiple loan restructures through 2007-2010 recession
  • Solid personal reputation and strong connections in the real estate industry
  • Aptitude for developing and maintaining relationships regardless of business climate

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