MidwestFinance Walker & Dunlop acquires loan-origination arm of Deerwood Real Estate Capital Staff Writer March 26, 2017 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share via email Walker & Dunlop has acquired the loan-origination platform of Deerwood Real Estate Capital, a commercial mortgage brokerage and advisory firm. A total of 16 commercial loan originators are expected to join Walker & Dunlop’s Capital Markets group, including Deerwood co-founders David Rosenberg and Abe Katz. During the past 12 months, Deerwood has closed more than $1.5 billion in loan originations.