John Howley joined Newmark in 2016 as an Executive Managing Director at the company’s McLean, Virginia, office and has been recognized as a top achiever every year since. Over the past 25 years, Howley has sold, financed or valued in excess of $200 billion of assets. He has a comprehensive understanding of the secondary debt markets and current capital market conditions throughout the world.
Prior to joining Newmark, Howley worked for Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets Group, where he provided financial advisory services for the acquisition, financing and disposition of commercial and residential assets worldwide. He was consistently one of the firm’s top producers and closed some of its largest transactions during his tenure, including several loan portfolio sales valued in excess of $1 billion. Howley also worked for LaSalle Partners and HSBC Bank.
Partial List of Sale Transactions
- $1.3 billion structured loan sale for the FDIC
- $1.2 billion loan sale for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
- 8 billion euro loan valuation assignment for the Dutch Ministry
- $872 million multifamily loan sale for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- $300 million performing loan sale for John Hancock Life Insurance
- $150 million Canadian performing loan sale for Manulife
- $200 million healthcare loan sale for TIAA-CREF
- $85 million subordinated loan for TIAA-CREF
- $100 million healthcare loan sale for Bank of America
- $56 million loan sale for Prudential Insurance on Miami Multifamily
Partial Client List
- Angelo Gordon
- Bank of America
- Colony Capital
- CWCapital
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
- John Hancock/Manulife
- JP Morgan Chase
- MetLife
- MUFG Bank
- Prudential Insurance
- TIAA-CREF
- Wells Fargo Bank
Professional Achievements
- Top Debt Professional, Cushman & Wakefield, 2009-2011
- Mid-Atlantic Deal of the Year, Cushman & Wakefield, 2002, 2004 and 2010
- Top Capital Markets Producer, Cushman & Wakefield, 2009
- Deal of the Year, Cushman & Wakefield, 2000
- Achievement Conference, 1996-2019
- Published in Credit Risk Management Journal and CMBS World
Personal Affiliations
- Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington
- HOA Treasurer
- McLean Youth Sports (basketball and soccer)
Education
Howley obtained his Master of Business Administration degree from Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management in 1987. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colby College in 1983.