Chad Lavender

Chad Lavender serves as President of the U.S. Capital Markets at Newmark. Lavender brings together all aspects of Newmark’s world-class capital markets in this role. He works closely with brokers to identify and leverage cross-platform synergies, improve efficiency, assist Newmark’s revenue growth and recruit and retain the best talent in the industry. With more than a decade of commercial real estate experience, particularly in healthcare and seniors housing, Lavender has completed investment sales, recapitalizations, debt, and joint venture equity transactions totaling more than $37 billion in value throughout the U.S.

Lavender joined Newmark in 2019, and previously served as Co-Head and Vice Chairman for the company’s Healthcare and Alternative Real Estate Assets platform. In this capacity, he was responsible for healthcare and senior housing-related investment advisory and equity transactions throughout the United States. He also focused on medical office buildings, hospitals, life sciences, biotech practices, and other alternative real estate asset classes.

Previously, Lavender held roles as Co-Head of HFF’s national healthcare group where his senior's housing- and the healthcare-focused team consistently ranked among the company’s top producers, and an investment advisor with Apartment Realty Advisors’ senior housing group prior to the firm’s acquisition by Newmark. Lavender advises within the Company’s Healthcare & Alternative Real Estate Assets group and recently launched Single Family Rental (SFR) group alongside Vice Chairman Ryan Maconachy.