FEATURES
$100 MILLION CLUB SHAYA SONNENSCHEIN EASTERN UNION FUNDING $377,664,000 1,090
ELI BREINER EASTERN UNION FUNDING $296,220,000 1,953 Eli Breiner joined Eastern Union Funding in 2008 — the year of the financial meltdown. Undeterred, Breiner took the opportunity to establish a reputation as a problem solver. Deals like a complex, $36 million loan to help a hospital facing bankruptcy soon made Breiner one of the most sought-after mortgage consultants in the New York area. And he’s still putting together complex, multi-million-dollar deals; Breiner was responsible for more than $296 million in sales volume last year.
Shaya Sonnenschein spent the first several years of his career as a real estate professional, and has even dabbled in marketing. When he became a mortgage broker, he used those connections to good effect; relationships with more than 50 lenders mean Sonnenschein has the contacts to put together big deals. In 2014 alone, Sonnenschein was responsible for more than $377 million in sales volume.
MICHAEL DEERY CITYWIDE FINANCIAL $101,450,310 254 Michael Deery is consistently ranked as one of the country’s top originators. Born and raised in Donegal, Ireland, Deery moved to the United States in 1994 to play soccer at the University of San Diego, and he’s brought that winning attitude to his work. Last year, Deery racked up more than $101.4 million in sales volume. When he’s not closing loans, Deery, an avid writer, pens a column for the San Diego Union-Tribune’s real estate section.
LOUIS BARDIS FJM PRIVATE MORTGAGE FUND $140,000,000 370 Louis Bardis began his career in 2005 with Benchmark Lending Group. In 2010, Bardis moved to a small private lending firm in Marin County, Calif., where he selected and underwrote loans for high-net-worth clients. In 2012, he partnered with FJM Investments to form Northern California Mortgage Fund II, III, IV, V and VI, LLC. In the same year, he created Theta Real Estate to further various real estate investment activities in the single-family market. Last year, Bardis originated 370 loans for a total of $140 million in volume. Bardis holds a master’s degree in finance from the University of San Francisco.
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NATE HYMAN AND DAVID METZGER EASTERN UNION FUNDING $499,745,599 8,759 Nate Hyman and David Metzger make a formidable team. Hyman has formed close relationships with leading investors, institutions and capital sources, and has cultivated an enviable expertise in every aspect of the business. Metzger is an acknowledged expert in lending in the New York Tri-State area, with vast experience in structuring complex deals. Working together, they closed nearly half a billion dollars in sales volume in 2014.
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