Kathleen 'Kathy' Corton established Hillcrest Finance in 2013 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer. She has over 30 years of experience in the real estate industry, primarily focused on debt investing. Before establishing Hillcrest, Kathy was Co-Owner and Partner of Brickman, a New York-based real estate equity and debt investment management firm. During her tenure at Brickman, Kathy was responsible for debt and equity investing through discretionary commingled funds.

Kathy joins Jilliene on the Mogul Insights podcast to discuss how she got into the real estate business and to tell the inception story of Hillcrest Finance. In addition, she shares her views on the competitive market today for lending and debt in general terms, compared to when Hillcrest Finance was founded in 2013. Kathy also gives her insight into the challenges and opportunities that she sees on the horizon, both for the real estate industry as a whole and specifically for the debt world.

"The opportunities are that the industry keeps evolving. There are a lot of interesting challenges ... in terms of interest rates and the profile of the asset class." - Kathy Corton

This week on The Reality Mogul Podcast:

• How the debt investment landscape has changed as a result of the pandemic, and what Hillcrest are doing differently today than they were pre COVID-19
• Why Kathy made the strategic decision at Hillcrest Finance to focus on debt investing
• Which areas within debt investing Hillcrest are focusing on today, including examples of recent transactions
• The typical risk profiles of Hillcrest Finance's clients
• What Kathy considers to be most important when looking at sponsorship, location, and property performance
• What are the minimum requirements are for sponsors to work with Hillcrest Finance
• Which asset classes Kathy is favoring and disfavoring currently
• The challenges and opportunities Kathy sees both for the real estate industry as a whole and specifically for the debt world
• The challenges and opportunities that Kathy sees at the forefront of expectations for 2022

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• Hillcrest Finance Website

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