AUSTIN, TX – HFF announced today that Douglas Opalka (top right photo) has joined the firm as a managing director in its Austin office.
Mr. Opalka will be in charge of the local debt placement team and will co-head the Austin office alongside Sean Sorrell.
He has more than 12 years of experience in commercial real estate finance and joins HFF from Texas Realty Capital, where he was a partner and founding member.
Prior to that, he worked at GMAC Commercial Mortgage, during which time he advanced in the company from ground-level analyst to full producer status.
Mr. Opalka began his career as a real estate analyst at Archon Group | Goldman Sachs after graduating from The University of Texas at Austin with a BBA degree in Finance. He is affiliated with The Real Estate Council of Austin, Urban Land Institute and the Mortgage Bankers Association.
“We are excited to welcome Doug to the HFF team, where he will play an integral role in establishing and growing the debt placement group in the Austin office, which we opened in January of this year,” said Jody Thornton (lower left photo), executive managing director in HFF’s Dallas office.. “His deep relationships with life companies coupled with his broad range of experience across all property types will greatly enhance our debt placement platform in Texas and will help us better serve our clients in the Austin/San Antonio corridor.”
Contacts:
Kristen M. Murphy, HFF Associate Director, Marketing, (713) 852-3500,
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