Bravo Capital named PERE Credit's 2024 Alternative Lender of the Year in the sub-$5 billion real estate AUM category.

Bravo Capital Named PERE Credit's 2024 Alternative Lender of the Year

NEW YORK. PERE Credit named Bravo Capital its 2024 Alternative Lender of the Year in the sub-$5 billion real estate AUM category of the PERE Credit Awards. Winners are chosen by PERE Credit's editorial team.

Bravo Capital is a New York-based HUD lender and real estate financing platform for multifamily and healthcare properties. It is a HUD MAP and LEAN approved lender and, with its affiliates, has closed over $2.5 billion in financing. Its affiliate, Bravo Property Trust, provides bridge and construction loans, including Bridge-to-HUD financing.

2024
PERE Credit Alternative Lender of the Year
$2.5B+
Financing closed with affiliates
100%
HUD closing rate in 2025

The platform behind the award

01

HUD loans

223(f) purchase and refinance, 221(d)(4) construction, 223(a)(7) refinance and Section 232 healthcare loans.

02

Bridge-to-HUD

Short-term capital to buy, renovate or lease up a property, with a planned path to a fixed-rate HUD loan.

03

Construction and bridge

Loans from Bravo Property Trust for multifamily and healthcare projects across the U.S.

04

Mezzanine

Capital behind the senior loan for owners who need more proceeds than a first mortgage provides.

"Volume rankings tell you who writes the most paper. Closing rate tells you who actually delivers."Aaron Krawitz, Founder and CEO, Bravo Capital · September 29, 2026

About the award

What are the PERE Credit Awards?
The PERE Credit Awards are yearly awards from PERE Credit, a publication covering private real estate debt. Winners in each category are chosen by PERE Credit's editorial team.
Which category did Bravo Capital win?
Bravo Capital won 2024 Alternative Lender of the Year in the sub-$5 billion real estate AUM category.
What else sets Bravo apart?
Bravo is a HUD MAP and LEAN approved lender. All 26 HUD firm commitments Bravo has received since April 2022 have closed ($526.0 million). In Janover's August 2026 review of HUD's records, Bravo was one of three lenders, among the ten active in both HUD multifamily and healthcare, that closed every 2025 firm commitment (9 of 9, $201 million).

Financing a multifamily or healthcare property?

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