• Capital Markets
    • Global Corporate Services
    • Industrial and Logistics Services
    • Landlord Representation
    • Multifamily Capital Markets
    • Property Management
    • Retail Services
    • Tenant Representation
    • Valuation & Advisory
    • Specialty Practice Groups
    • Offices
    • Global
    • United States
    • Canada
    • Europe
    • Latin America

    • Our People
    • Search
    • Executive Officers
    • Board of Directors
    • Corporate Management
    • Regional Management
    • Business Management
    • Lease
    • Investment Sales
    • Multifamily
    • Private Capital Multifamily
    • Private Capital Investment Sales
    • Retail
    • User Sales
    • Insights
    • Thought Leadership
    • Market Reports

    • Media
    • In The News
    • Investor Relations
    • Press Releases

    • Perspectives
  • ESG
    • Overview
    • Environmental
    • Social
    • Governance
View All Search Results
  • Select your Location

    Americas

    Country Selector

    • Argentina icon
      Argentina

      Español

    • Brasil icon
      Brasil

      Português

    • Canada icon
      Canada

      English

    • Colombia icon
      Colombia

      Español

    • Costa Rica icon
      Costa Rica

      Español

    • México icon
      México

      Español

    • Panamá icon
      Panamá

      Español

    • United States icon
      United States

      English

    Europe

    Country Selector

    • Magyarország icon
      Magyarország

      Magyar

    • Polska icon
      Polska

      Polski

    • United Kingdom icon
      United Kingdom

      English

  • |
    • Capital Markets
    • Global Corporate Services
    • Industrial and Logistics Services
    • Landlord Representation
    • Multifamily Capital Markets
    • Property Management
    • Retail Services
    • Tenant Representation
    • Valuation & Advisory
    • Specialty Practice Groups
    • Offices
    • Global
    • United States
    • Canada
    • Europe
    • Latin America

    • Our People
    • Search
    • Executive Officers
    • Board of Directors
    • Corporate Management
    • Regional Management
    • Business Management
    • Lease
    • Investment Sales
    • Multifamily
    • Private Capital Multifamily
    • Private Capital Investment Sales
    • Retail
    • User Sales
    • Insights
    • Thought Leadership
    • Market Reports

    • Media
    • In The News
    • Investor Relations
    • Press Releases

    • Perspectives
    • Overview
    • Environmental
    • Social
    • Governance
    • Company Overview
    • Corporate Mission and Values
    • Our Brands
    • Our Affiliated Companies
    • Investors
  • Careers
  • Contact
    • Americas

    • Argentina icon Argentina
    • Brasil icon Brasil
    • Canada icon Canada
    • Colombia icon Colombia
    • Costa Rica icon Costa Rica
    • México icon México
    • Panamá icon Panamá
    • United States icon United States
    • Europe

    • Magyarország icon Magyarország
    • Polska icon Polska
    • United Kingdom icon United Kingdom
  • People>
  • Mitch Clarfield

Mitch Clarfield

Vice Chairman

Santa Monica Multifamily Capital Markets
E: mitch.clarfield@nmrk.com P: 310-255-1233
  • Multifamily Capital Markets
  • Debt, Equity & Structured Finance
  • Capital Markets

Mitchell D. Clarfield is a vice chairman with Newmark’s Multifamily Capital Markets Debt & Structured Finance group in the Santa Monica office. He specializes in multi-tranche and highly structured transactions. During his career, he has originated over $16 billion in multifamily loans and has completed over $10 billion in commercial and multifamily mortgage acquisitions and sales. Since 2018, Mr. Clarfield and his team have originated over $5 billion in Multifamily loans with over $2.1 billion in 2020 alone, making him one of the company’s and industry’s top producers. Mr. Clarfield and his team are the primary points of contact for servicing and asset management on the over $8 billion of outstanding debt that he and his team have originated.

Prior to joining Newmark’s predecessor firm in 2001, Mr. Clarfield founded Carbon Mesa Advisors in 1994 and served as its president until its sale to the WMF Group, LTD in April 1998. Mr. Clarfield oversaw the growth of Carbon Mesa’s funds management business to over $450 Million of interim, mezzanine and other structured finance assets. Mr. Clarfield was also an executive vice president for the WMF Group, LTD and served on its executive loan committee.

Prior to the sale to WMF Group, Carbon Mesa engaged in origination of commercial mortgages, the acquisition, resolution and sale of distressed commercial mortgages, as well as performing advisory services for institutional clients.

In 1990, Mr. Clarfield was one of the four co-founders and Principals of Secured Capital Corp. There, he helped lead the company to the preeminent position in the non-performing and sub-performing Commercial and Multifamily Mortgage Market, successfully completing over $7 billion in assets sales and over $1 billion in acquisitions in less than four years.

From 1985 to 1990, Mr. Clarfield was a vice president in the Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities Department at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. in Beverly Hills, California. There, he had primary responsibility for the real estate credit and due diligence functions.

After graduation, Mr. Clarfield joined the Commercial Mortgage Consulting Group of Kenneth Leventhal & Company, where in 1984 he worked on the development of the original commercial mortgage securities rating model with Standard & Poor’s.

Professional Affiliations

  • Executive committee member, Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
  • Policy advisory board member, Fisher Center for Real Estate, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
  • Sustaining member, UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate
  • Former president, LA Real Estate and Construction Industries Council

Education

A graduate of Fairfield University with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting, summa cum laude, Mr. Clarfield also earned a Master of Business Administration degree in real estate finance from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Related Media

06.08.21

In the News

Lender Influencers – GlobeSt
View

06.08.21

Press Release

Newmark Announces $100 Million Multifamily Sale and Financing in Nashville’s Marquee Suburb

Newmark announces the $100 million sale and financing of Viera Cool Springs, a 468-unit multifamily community located at 300 North Royal Oaks Boulevard in the heart of Nashville’s Marquee suburb, Franklin/Cool Springs.
View

Get in touch

  • Select your Location

    Americas

    Country Selector

    • Argentina icon
      Argentina

      Español

    • Brasil icon
      Brasil

      Português

    • Canada icon
      Canada

      English

    • Colombia icon
      Colombia

      Español

    • Costa Rica icon
      Costa Rica

      Español

    • México icon
      México

      Español

    • Panamá icon
      Panamá

      Español

    • United States icon
      United States

      English

    Europe

    Country Selector

    • Magyarország icon
      Magyarország

      Magyar

    • Polska icon
      Polska

      Polski

    • United Kingdom icon
      United Kingdom

      English

  • Privacy Statement
  • Terms of Use
  • Cookie Settings
  • Notices
  • Notice for California Consumers
  • Business Continuity
  • Disclaimer and Legal Information
  • Sitemap
  • LinkedIn
NMRK Today
  • Services
  • Offices
  • People
  • Properties
  • Insights
  • Media
  • Perspectives
About
  • Company Overview
  • Our Leadership
  • Corporate Mission and Values
  • ESG
  • Our Brands
  • Our Ownership and Affiliated Companies
  • Careers
Investors

Select your Location

Americas

Country Selector

  • Argentina icon
    Argentina

    Español

  • Brasil icon
    Brasil

    Português

  • Canada icon
    Canada

    English

  • Colombia icon
    Colombia

    Español

  • Costa Rica icon
    Costa Rica

    Español

  • México icon
    México

    Español

  • Panamá icon
    Panamá

    Español

  • United States icon
    United States

    English

Europe

Country Selector

  • Magyarország icon
    Magyarország

    Magyar

  • Polska icon
    Polska

    Polski

  • United Kingdom icon
    United Kingdom

    English

  • Privacy Statement
  • Terms of Use
  • Notices
  • Notice for California Consumers
  • Business Continuity
  • Disclaimer and Legal Information
  • Sitemap
    • LinkedIn
  • NMRK Today