Inland Commercial Mortgage Corporation Hires Joel M. Kaplan as a Loan Originator

Business Wire, Feb 18, 2005

OAK BROOK, Ill. -- Joel M. Kaplan recently joined Inland Commercial Mortgage Corporation as a loan originator.

Mr. Kaplan, 39, is an experienced commercial mortgage banker with more than 15 years in the industry. He specializes in the placement of non-recourse, fixed and floating-rate debt for retail, commercial, office and industrial real estate, as well as market-rate, affordable, senior and health care-oriented multi-family rental housing.

Mr. Kaplan has previously originated loans as vice president of Chicago-based Mid-North Financial Services, Inc. and as vice president/manager of Glaser Financial Group's Chicago office. His new position at Inland is something of a homecoming, as he began his career in commercial real estate working at Inland's Oak Brook headquarters as a broker of third-party sales and a real estate auctioneer (1987-1991). He served on the board of directors for the Northern Illinois Commercial Association of Realtors in 2003 and 2004, and is also a member of the Chicagoland Apartment Association.

Inland Commercial Mortgage Corporation has access to more than 100 lenders. The company has extensive experience in deal structuring, and offers competitive financing programs via life insurance companies, government agencies, banking institutions and conduit lenders.

Inland Commercial Mortgage Corporation is part of The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, Inc. (www.inlandgroup.com), which comprises independent real estate investment and financial companies doing business nationwide. With more than 30 years of experience focusing on mortgage lending, commercial real estate brokerage, investment, property management, land development, acquisition and auctions, Inland is one of the nation's largest privately-held real estate companies. Inland's national headquarters is in Oak Brook, Ill.