Name: Barry Winer
Title: President
Company: Capital Access, Inc.
Location: One Gateway Center, Suite 613, Newton, MA 02458
Place of Birth: Boston, Mass.
Family: Wife, Pamela and two children
College: Northeastern University-BS in Business Management
First job outside of finance: Rental agent/sales broker for a R.E. office
First job in finance or allied field: Partner with Bill Leatherbee of Leatherbee Mortgage.
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? We provide financing for all types of real estate including residential, retail, office, industrial, healthcare and land development. We raise private and institutional equity for commercial transactions. We have placed in excess of $1 billion in commercial debt and equity.
Hobbies: Golf, skiing
Person you most emulate (outside of family): William Leatherbee, Jr.
Key to success: Work hard, stay focused
If you were forced to choose another vocation what would it be? Professional golfer
Hyannis, MA MassDevelopment issued $9 million in tax-exempt bonds on behalf of Harbor Health Services Inc. to help the nonprofit public health agency expand its community health center and serve additional patients.
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Over the past several weeks, I have completed appraisal assignments for private clients. Interestingly, after submitting these appraisals, I received several phone calls – not to question the value, content, or any incorrect information, but rather to discuss the price per s/f compared to the comparable sales used in the report.
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