Nate Barnson promoted to managing director of NorthMarq’s Salt Lake City office

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (January 29, 2020) – The Salt Lake City office of NorthMarq announces the promotion of Nate Barnson to managing director. In his new role, Barnson will co-manage the daily operations of the Salt Lake City office with managing director John Bradshaw.

Along with his new leadership duties, Barnson will continue to work with diverse capital sources to originate, underwrite and close construction, permanent and bridge financing. In his career, he has closed more than $2 billion of financing with various lenders including banks, insurance companies, CMBS, credit unions, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and HUD along with private capital, and equity sources.

“I look forward to co-managing the Salt Lake City office, along with my mentor John Bradshaw. I think we have a great future ahead of us, and having all of the tools and resources that being part of NorthMarq has brought to the table will enable us to provide the best financing solutions to our clients for years to come,” said Barnson.

“Nate has been a great friend and partner for many years. His promotion is well deserved,” said Bradshaw. “He’s one of the best mortgage bankers in the industry. He’s smart, works hard, understands the nuances of the deal, finds solutions, and gets deals done. He’s a pro.”

Barnson has nearly 20 years of commercial real estate experience. He spent two years working for a private developer remediating and developing brown-field real estate, and one year as a co-founder of The Utah East Africa Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that built an AIDS relief clinic in Uganda, Africa. He joined Western Capital Realty Advisors in 2005 until they were acquired by NorthMarq in 2017.

Barnson earned dual Bachelor’s degrees from the University of Utah in Economics and Spanish, and has an MBA from Westminster College. He is also a licensed real estate agent in the state of Utah.