Walker & Dunlop Expands Pacific Northwest Footprint with Top Broker Hire
Event summary
- Mark Washington joins Walker & Dunlop as managing director of Capital Markets, Multifamily Investment Sales, based in Seattle.
- Washington brings experience in over $50 billion in capital markets transactions and $4.5 billion in investment sales.
- Seattle ranked No. 4 nationally in 2025 for institutional multifamily market activity, per MSCI Real Capital Analytics.
- Walker & Dunlop now has a presence in all 20 most actively traded U.S. multifamily markets.
The big picture
Walker & Dunlop's hire of Mark Washington represents a strategic push into one of the most active institutional multifamily markets, complementing its existing coast-to-coast platform. The move underscores the firm's long-term commitment to expanding its investment sales footprint, particularly in regions with high transaction volumes and institutional investor interest. With over $71 billion in property sales volume since 2021 and $41 billion in debt financing originated in 2025, Walker & Dunlop is positioning itself to capture a larger share of the multifamily market's capital flows.
What we're watching
- Market Penetration
- Whether Walker & Dunlop can sustain its national market share momentum with Washington leading the Pacific Northwest charge.
- Team Building
- The pace at which Washington can assemble and grow a dedicated Pacific Northwest team to compete with established regional players.
- Institutional Capital Flow
- How the firm's integrated capital markets capabilities will influence long-term institutional investment in the Pacific Northwest.