Professional Experience
Associated Office
Thomas Schafer is a Senior Financial Analyst on CBRE Capital Markets Debt & Structured Finance team in Dallas. In his role, Thomas supports the team's transaction and business development activities through underwriting analysis, financial modeling, lender outreach, and the preparation of marketing materials and client deliverables.
Thomas works directly with the team's producers and fellow analysts to support the execution and marketing of debt and structured finance transactions across multifamily, retail, office, and industrial assets. His responsibilities include building and maintaining underwriting and debt models, managing lender outreach and response tracking, reviewing loan documents, and drafting client and lender communications.
Prior to joining CBRE Debt & Structured Finance, Mr. Schafer’s experience in commercial real estate finance includes internships with KeyBank Real Estate Capital and Hilco Global Real Estate, which gave him a strong foundation in underwriting, financial analysis, and transaction execution that he now applies across CBRE’s Capital Markets platform.
Education
Mr. Schafer graduated in May 2025 from Texas Christian University's Neeley School of Business with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Real Estate. He began his college career at Villanova University, where he was a student-athlete on the baseball team.