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Nicole Brickhouse

Managing Director, Capital Markets & Multifamily Portfolio Management

Nicole Brickhouse serves as Managing Director of Capital Markets & Multifamily Portfolio Management at CRC, where she leads the firm’s debt originations, manages its existing debt portfolio and oversees entity-level financing arrangements. Her portfolio management responsibilities extend across CRC’s multifamily and retail investments, aligning capital strategy, liquidity planning and financing decisions with the underlying investment thesis and portfolio objectives.

Since joining CRC in 2024, Nicole has brought extensive capital markets expertise and a strategic, forward-looking perspective to the firm’s financing and portfolio management activities. She works across the organization to evaluate financing alternatives, manage lender relationships and align capital decisions with the underlying investment thesis and broader portfolio objectives. She also focuses on advancing CRC’s capital markets platform by identifying opportunities to strengthen processes, expand access to financing resources and support informed investment decisions. Prior to CRC, Nicole held senior capital markets roles with Walker & Dunlop and HFF, building broad experience across commercial real estate finance and structured transactions.

Nicole holds a master’s degree in real estate from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s degree from American University.

Nicole served as President of the DC Real Estate Group in 2025 and is a member of NAREIM’s Asset Management Committee. She is also active with NMHC and ICSC and has served on ULI Washington’s Product Councils and the Mortgage Bankers Association’s mPact Production Advisory Committee. Her industry expertise is reflected in frequent participation as a speaker and moderator on capital markets, financing, real estate investment and multifamily topics. Her philanthropic involvement includes ALS United.