Julio Silva is the top-transacting Latino mortgage originator in South Florida, according to the annual Top 250 ranking from the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals.
Silva, an agent with CrossCountry Mortgage, handled 231 transactions last year with a volume of nearly $136 million.
All told, NAHREP’s Top 250 represents 40 states and Puerto Rico. Men make up 61% of the ranking, while women make up 39%. Nearly 60% have 11 or more years of experience, followed by six to 10 years at 28% and two to five years at 12%. Eighty-one percent are bilingual.
DHI Mortgage ranked as the top company in the country, with 52 loan officers in the Top 250. DHI was followed by CrossCountry Mortgage with 22, New American Funding with 14, Rate with 14 and Guild Mortgage Company with 13.
Meet all the South Florida mortgage lenders featured on NAHREP’s ranking:
No. 32 – Julio Silva, CrossCountry Mortgage
231 transactions, $135,947,644
No. 43 – Emmanuel Fajardo, Cornerstone First Mortgage
210 transactions, $78,118,451
No. 59 – Cebi Stough, DHI Mortgage
194 transactions, $65,568,878
No. 73 – Damarys Prieto, Sunshine Lending
179 transactions, $49,280,870
No. 77 – Alejandra Rivera, DHI Mortgage
175 transactions, $54,957,725
No. 81 – Lorena Martinez, DHI Mortgage
172 transactions, $50,110,479
No. 95 – Esteban Moreno, DHI Mortgage
161 transactions, $66,943,736
No. 106 – Luis Baez, DHI Mortgage
156 transactions, $74,071,492
No. 134 – Nayleen Molina, loanDepot
141 transactions, $34,342,900
No. 154 – Susel Hernandez, loanDepot
130 transactions, $28,455,969
No. 178 – Ernesto Salazar, American Pacific Mortgage
119 transactions, $44,700,170
No. 186 – Cristina Payero, American Pacific Mortgage
118 transactions, $47,139,735
No. 210 – Pamela Fajardo, Easy Mortgage
110 transactions, $35,333,668
No. 226 – Alejandro Otero, Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.
105 transactions, $43,015,523
No. 227 – Letty Gutierrez, Rate
105 transactions, $32,591,246
