In the midst of a spate of hiring, NewPoint Real Estate Capital announced that Sean Huntsman is joining the firm as Senior Managing Director, Seniors Housing Originations and Katherine Stewart as Managing Director and lead for NewPoint’s Seniors Housing Agency Platform. The new hires expand NewPoint’s Seniors Housing & Healthcare lending platform, after NewPoint acquired Housing & Healthcare Finance in December 2021.
Specifically, the team plans to expand into the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac seniors housing space in addition to originating proprietary bridge loans for independent and assisted living properties. Mr. Huntsman and Ms. Stewart will be based in NewPoint’s new Southern California office.
Mr. Huntsman joins NewPoint from M&T Realty Capital Corporation, where he expanded the bank’s West Coast Healthcare Lending Group. In his 30-year career, he has originated more than $5 billion in transaction volume.
Ms. Stewart has over 20 years of real estate lending experience, including 15 years of building and managing seniors housing agency platforms. She also joins NewPoint from M&T Realty, where she was a Senior Vice President focused on structuring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac debt products.
