Founded in 1978, First Southern is an independently owned full service commercial real estate capital firm. Our services are broad based and include permanent debt financing, construction financing, bridge financing, forward funding commitments, joint-venture equity programs, preferred equity, mezzanine debt, tax-free financing, and institutional loan servicing.
First Southern currently represents more than twenty life insurance companies and pension funds, as well as several capital market lenders. We presently provide professional loan servicing functions for a portfolio of more than $1.3 billion for our institutional clients. In the last 20 years alone, we have placed more than $4 billion of commercial mortgage capital.
Our purpose is to leverage longstanding relationships with a diverse group of debt and equity capital sources to provide our clients the capital needed to maximize capital accumulation. We are small, personal, and impactful by offering one-of-a-kind service and world class client relationships.
First Southern currently represents more than twenty life insurance companies and pension funds, as well as several capital market lenders. We presently provide professional loan servicing functions for a portfolio of more than $1.3 billion for our institutional clients. In the last 20 years alone, we have placed more than $4 billion of commercial mortgage capital.
Our purpose is to leverage longstanding relationships with a diverse group of debt and equity capital sources to provide our clients the capital needed to maximize capital accumulation. We are small, personal, and impactful by offering one-of-a-kind service and world class client relationships.
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In connection with our mortgage loan production, First Southern Mortgage is proud to represent a number of lenders on a correspondent basis.
Many of these relationships have existed over 20 years and have produced excellent results for all parties.
First Southern Mortgage is proud of the professional way in which we manage the asset administration of mortgage loan portfolios we service for our correspondent lenders.
Our company actively administers $1,300,000,000 of assets for our life insurance, conduit, and investor clients.
Many of these relationships have existed over 20 years and have produced excellent results for all parties.
First Southern Mortgage is proud of the professional way in which we manage the asset administration of mortgage loan portfolios we service for our correspondent lenders.
Our company actively administers $1,300,000,000 of assets for our life insurance, conduit, and investor clients.
Jim Collins currently serves as President of First Southern Mortgage.
Jim specialized in commercial real estate appraisals throughout the Southeast US.
Clients include private developers, real estate trusts, pension funds, commercial banks, life companies, governmental agencies and individual investors.
Since joining First Southern, Jim has personally placed more than $1 billion in permanent loans with life insurance companies, Wall Street conduits, pension funds, banks and government agencies.
Jim specialized in commercial real estate appraisals throughout the Southeast US.
Clients include private developers, real estate trusts, pension funds, commercial banks, life companies, governmental agencies and individual investors.
Since joining First Southern, Jim has personally placed more than $1 billion in permanent loans with life insurance companies, Wall Street conduits, pension funds, banks and government agencies.
First Southern Mortgage is a proud partner of the Strategic Alliance Mortgage ("SAM"), a nationwide network of commercial real estate mortgage banking and investment firms.
Our group of 23 independently owned commercial real estate mortgage banking companies having 50+ offices throughout the United States.
In 2019, SAM members closed more than 1,200 transactions valued at over $14.7 billion with 300 lenders and capital providers.
Since 2001, SAM members have placed more than $160 billion in financing and managed $40 billion in servicing.
Our group of 23 independently owned commercial real estate mortgage banking companies having 50+ offices throughout the United States.
In 2019, SAM members closed more than 1,200 transactions valued at over $14.7 billion with 300 lenders and capital providers.
Since 2001, SAM members have placed more than $160 billion in financing and managed $40 billion in servicing.
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