RealtyShares Recruits Leader for New Debt Platform
ByBill Lanting, RealtyShares’ new VP of commercial debt origination.
RealtyShares has hired Bill Lanting as vice president of commercial debt originations, as the real estate crowdfunding online marketplace looks to expand its presence.
Lanting will head the expansion of the platform’s commercial debt product.
“What’s interesting about RealtyShares is that No. 1, they have been very successful in the last three years establishing a huge deal volume, which surprised me,” Lanting told Commercial Property Executive. “What I am looking forward to more than anything else is establishing a solid foundation of institutional capital so that we can scale this business up considerably more than we could if we were simply relying on the crowd.”
In his role, he will complement the experienced commercial equity team lead by Brian Schultz, vice president of commercial equity…