Chad Hagwood
Senior Managing Director | Southeast Regional Manager
2700 Corporate Drive, Ste. 200
Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 314-4840
chad.hagwood@huntcompanies.com
Chad Hagwood is actively involved in the origination of multifamily, manufactured home community (MHC) and commercial real estate debt throughout the nation and focuses on loan originations through Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, CMBS and FHA programs. Hagwood’s passion and commitment to our industry, as well as his diligent coordination of his team members, ensures that each customer receives superior terms and “white-glove” service throughout the entire loan process.
Over the course of his career, Hagwood has closed well in excess of $8 billion in commercial real estate transactions and is year over year ranked as one of the industry’s leading loan originators. Prior to joining HUNT, Hagwood was his predecessor company’s Top Direct Multifamily Originator in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016.
Hagwood currently serves as the Chair of the Advisory Board for the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s School of Business Finance Department. He established the Hagwood Endowed Scholarship in Real Estate in 2007 in honor of his parents and named the Chad Thomas Hagwood Finance Lab at UAB’s new Collat School of Business building in 2016.
In 2017, Hagwood was awarded the Honorary Lifetime Membership Award by the UAB National Alumni Society, which is the Society’s highest award bestowed on an individual whose contributions to UAB benefit the entire university community.
In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Alabama Chapter of CCIM and is a Trustee Emeritus for the University of Alabama’s Real Estate Center. Hagwood has authored a number of articles in a variety of national publications. He is a recurring speaker and panelist at industry conferences and events nationwide.