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Walker & Dunlop to cut ~8% (110 employees) of workforce; expects $25M annual savings
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
- Workforce reduction of approximately 8% (110 employees) due to challenging conditions in commercial real estate.
- Expects one-time expense of $3M to $4M in Q2 2023 from the reduction.
- Annualized personnel expense reductions of $25M anticipated from the action.
- CEO cites Fed rate hikes and bank failures as reasons for lack of visibility into market recovery.
- Details to be provided on earnings call scheduled for May 4, 2023.