Your Partners in Real Estate Success
SM Realty Advisors is a boutique real estate investment banking firm based in Los Angeles, California and Scottsdale, Arizona. As a broad-based, multi-dimensional investment banking firm, we focus our services in three main areas: Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Acquisitions, and Real Estate Advisory Services.
Who We Are
Founded by two experienced partners, Barry Simson and Philip Benditson, we bring over 60 years of combined experience in the real estate finance industry. Our expertise spans the full range of the real estate financial spectrum, including debt, mezzanine capital, equity, A&D loans, construction loans, bridge loans, short and long-term permanent financing, with various fixed and floating rate options.
What We Do
We arrange debt and equity financing, both at the real property and the entity level. We have particular expertise with complex financing assignments that require more "structuring" and a more creative "out-of-the-box" solution. We generally focus on real estate projects that have a capitalization greater than $10 million, with no upper limits. Our expertise includes arranging debt and equity financing, real property and entity level financing, and providing expert debt and equity placement services to individuals and corporate clients.
Real Estate Financing
We arrange debt and equity financing, including debt, mezzanine capital, equity, A&D loans, construction loans, bridge loans, and long-term permanent financing. We have extensive experience in structured finance and the many financing options available to meet the borrower's capital requirements.
Real Estate Acquisitions
We bring value to our clients in the area of acquisitions and dispositions of real property, loan portfolios, and real estate-related corporate entities. We focus on "off-market" investment opportunities, which often provide the most profitable investments. We have a diverse network of contacts, allowing us to discover opportunities that are not listed with major brokerage firms.
Real Estate Advisory Services
We advise our clients on workout strategies with their existing lender, including DPO's, loan modifications, and recapitalization solutions. We also provide guidance and assistance throughout the workout process. We have experienced previous down cycles in the real estate market and bring a lot of experience to bear on these problems.
Why Work with Us
We are actively involved in the real estate financing market every day, addressing our clients' needs. We have experienced numerous economic expansionary and recessionary cycles and gained a keen understanding of the impact these cycles have on the capital markets and valuations. We accept only a limited number of assignments at any given time, allowing us to focus all our efforts in finding the best possible solutions to meet the client's objectives.
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