A&E Real Estate unveils new mortgage lending arm

A&E Real Estate has formed A&E Real Estate Finance (AEREF), a debt-financing platform led by Joseph E. Fingerman, an industry veteran with more than two decades of experience across the sector.

AEREF will initially concentrate on issuing first mortgage loans for multifamily rental buildings located across the New York Metro region. Backed by large institutional investors and A&E Real Estate’s insights as one of the region’s largest multifamily owners and operators, AEREF will source, originate and service each of its loans from start to finish.

AEREF has built a 20-person team with industry-leading expertise in loan sourcing, underwriting and servicing. The team is actively sourcing a number of first mortgage loans on multifamily buildings and portfolios owned by legacy owners and other long-time multifamily operators across the Metro region.

Founded in 2011 by Douglas Eisenberg, John Arrillaga, Jr., and Wendy Eisenberg, A&E Real Estate