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Debt & Structured Finance
Benjamin Roelke
Executive Managing Director
Benjamin Roelke is an Executive Managing Director within Newmark’s Multifamily Capital Markets
Debt and Structured Finance division, located in the firm’s Dallas office. He specializes in the
placement of debt and equity financing for both student housing and conventional multifamily housing.
Throughout his career, he has successfully originated and structured over $7 billion in capital for
both private and institutional clients through a variety of executions and capital structures. His team
specializes in providing the most attractive capital solutions for all parts of the deal structure and
property lifecycle, including construction financing, interim/bridge financing, permanent financing and
Joint Venture or Preferred equity. This includes financing options through correspondent relationships
with Life Insurance Companies and Commercial Banks, direct licenses with Freddie Mac and Fannie
Mae and alternative debt executions.
Prior to Newmark, Ben led the Debt and Structured Finance practice for CBRE Capital Markets National
Student Housing and consistently ranked within the top 10% of CBRE professionals both locally and
across the US.
Trent Houchin is director of Newmark’s Debt & Structured Finance team in the Austin office, where he
is responsible for spearheading the Student Housing Debt and Structured Finance platform. Trent works
closely with Newmark’s Student Housing group and specializes in providing best-in-class financing and
capital structure solutions for student housing assets across the country, including permanent, bridge,
equity and mezzanine debt financing. Trent’s team leverages direct licenses with Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac, as well as industry-wide relationships with Life Insurance Companies, conduits/CMBS, banks and
alternative debt executions to provide the most attractive financing options available.
Trent Houchin
Director
Prior to joining Newmark Debt & Structured Finance, Trent led the financial analyses of the Newmark
Student Housing group where he was responsible for the comprehensive analysis of over $8 billion of
investment-grade student housing assets. In addition, he was actively involved throughout the entire
disposition process from the production of marketing materials and reports, to assistance through due
diligence, and has worked closely with some of the largest student housing owners in the country.
Trent graduated from Texas State University with a B.S. in Business Administration and a major in finance.
Ben graduated from Trinity University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Marketing.
Ian Walker
Senior Managing Director
Ian Walker is a Senior Managing Director within Newmark’s Multifamily Capital Markets Debt and
Structured Finance division, located in the firm’s Dallas office. He focuses exclusively on arranging
debt and equity for student and conventional multifamily housing within the US. Serving as a trusted
advisor, Ian represents both private and institutional clients, including some of the top pension fund
and private equity investors in the country.
Jeff Barnwell is an Associate within Newmark’s Multifamily Capital Markets Debt and Structured Finance
division, located in the firm’s Dallas office. He is responsible for the financial analysis and underwriting
of both student housing and conventional assets to provide best-in class financing solutions for assets
across the country. Jeff is involved throughout the financing process and is committed to delivering
exceptional service and value for the team’s clients.
Prior to Newmark, Ian worked in CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance group. During his tenure, he worked
in London to build the firm’s Capital Markets team, responsible for raising capital for developers and
operators to build and by multifamily and student housing properties throughout the United Kingdom.
After returning to CBRE’s Dallas office, he rejoined the Student DSF team.
Prior to joining Newmark Debt & Structured Finance, Jeff worked in KPMG’s audit practice serving
clients in the commercial real estate industry.
Ian graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts.
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Jeff Barnwell
Associate
Jeff received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Master in Professional
Accounting from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. Jeff is a licensed
CPA in the State of Texas.
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