Patrick Short is a senior director of Capital Markets | Real Estate Finance at Walker & Dunlop and is based in Austin, Texas. In this role, Short is responsible for nationwide structured finance executions and structures permanent, bridge, mezzanine, construction, and equity financing across property types including multifamily, manufactured housing, student housing, commercial assets, single-family rental, and build-to-rent communities.

Prior to joining Walker & Dunlop, Short served as a managing director at Newmark in the firm’s multifamily capital markets group, where he specialized in Agency financing and structured finance. Before that, he was a vice president at BMC Capital, where he launched and operated the firm’s Austin office.

Short earned a bachelor’s degree in management from Texas State University. He is a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association and the National Multifamily Housing Council.