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Hampden (Ham) Berry is a Director within CBRE Debt & Structured Finance team in Dallas. Ham initially joined CBRE as a summer intern while in college before joining the team full-time after his graduation in June of 2019 as a Production Analyst. As a Production Analyst, Ham assisted both the conventional multifamily and national student housing DSF teams. In 2023, Ham was elevated to Senior DSF Analyst, responsible for managing the underwriting and closing of the team’s transactions. In January of 2025, Ham was promoted to his current role of Director, further expanding his responsibilities to include assisting in client management & business development, in addition to overseeing the team’s underwriting and closing processes.

Ham and his team primarily serve institutional clients, including some of the country’s top pension and private equity fund investors. Ham also assists in managing the team’s relationships with a variety of capital sources – including banks, government-sponsored entities, life companies, debt funds, and specialty lenders. Ham is active in every stage of the debt underwriting process, mainly focusing on institutional multifamily properties across the US.

During college, Ham has also worked as an analyst for the Dallas-based real estate investment firm, Fountain Capital, LLC. During his time at Fountain, Ham helped identify acquisitions, conduct investment, and market analyses, and manage the firm’s existing assets in the southwest region.

Ham received his BBA in finance with University Honors from the University of Texas at Austin’s Red McCombs School of Business, concentrating in real estate. Ham is a Dallas native and grew up in the Preston Hollow neighborhood of North Dallas.