Getting the best deal Featured  8:00pm EDT July 26, 2007  An
experienced mortgage banker can help a company secure optimal
financing for commercial real estate projects. Through his or
her extensive lender relationships and ability to put together
intricate financing solutions, a mortgage banker can provide
access to debt and equity financing that might be unavailable
through other avenues.  “Whether a client is looking to raise
equity or place debt, a quality mortgage banker should be able
to provide an effective combination of a consultative market
perspective with innovative financing strategies,” says Brian
Finley, vice president of CBRE | Melody, the mortgage banking
arm of CB Richard Ellis.  Smart Business spoke with Finley about
mortgage bankers, the services they provide and how recent
events in the capital markets have affected debt and equity
financing.  How can borrowers benefit from using a mortgage
banker?  While it is well known that commercial real estate
owners can access remarkably cheap debt