What we do
From acquisition and capitalization through stabilization, refinancing, and disposition, Woodward Birmingham Financial Group provides the expertise and capital access to execute at every turn.
Our services
Woodward Birmingham Financial Group offers a comprehensive suite of commercial real estate finance and advisory services. Whether you are acquiring, refinancing, repositioning, or restructuring, we bring institutional-level expertise and a national capital network to every engagement.
We work across all major asset classes and capital structures, from straightforward senior debt placement to complex multi-layered transactions involving mezzanine financing, joint venture equity, and tax-exempt bonds.
Service detail
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Our core practice is the placement of permanent, bridge, and construction debt on commercial real estate assets across all major property types. We leverage our exclusive lender relationships and correspondent network to source the most competitive financing available for every transaction.
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Complex transactions require more than a lender. They require a strategist. We design capital structures that account for the full picture: asset risk, sponsor goals, market conditions, and lender appetite.
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We advise clients on the financial and capital markets dimensions of commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions, from pre-acquisition financing analysis to disposition strategy and execution.
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Ground-up development and value-add repositioning require specialized financing solutions. We have deep experience structuring and placing construction loans, bridge facilities, and transitional debt across Michigan and beyond.
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When debt alone isn’t enough, we help clients identify and structure equity partnerships with institutional and private capital sources, aligning sponsor and investor interests to create durable capital structures.
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We work with owners and investors to evaluate and optimize existing debt portfolios: identifying refinancing opportunities, addressing underperforming assets, and structuring solutions that protect long-term value.
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We have specialized experience structuring and placing tax-exempt bond financing for eligible commercial and multifamily projects, a financing tool that can provide significant cost-of-capital advantages for the right transactions.
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Historic redevelopment and adaptive reuse projects present unique financing challenges. We have a proven track record structuring financing for these complex transactions, layering historic tax credits, new markets credits, conventional debt, and equity.
Working with us Draft for review
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Tell us about the property, the business plan, and your timing. We give you a candid read on what the capital markets will support.
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We shape the capital structure and take the transaction to the lenders and investors best suited to it.
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We manage the application and due diligence, solving problems before they become deal-killers.
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We see the transaction through to closing and stay involved afterward, servicing loans for many of our correspondent lenders.
Who we work with
Asset classes
Every asset class. Every market cycle.
Work with us
We evaluate transactions across every asset class and capital structure. Tell us about your deal.