Resource Capital Corporation Reflects on Accomplishments
Andrew Farkas, Chairman of Resource Capital Corporation (RSO), participated in a conference call on Thursday, March 8, 2018. During this call, Andrew Farkas discussed RSO’s progress in executing a strategic plan to put RSO into a competitive progression.
This conference call focused on RSO’s Q4 earnings during 2017. In addition to explaining RSO’s strategy in 2017, Farkas also discussed the strategy’s long-term affects: “2017 commercial real estate loan originated volume was up over 300% as compared to 2016 and CMBS investments by face amount were approximately $200 million greater than 2016. We expect these investments to make meaningful contributions to core earnings in 2018.”
Andrew Farkas also reflected on RSO’s first earning call and how the efforts of this company put forth in 2017 will begin to pay off in 2018, especially RSO’s core earnings. During this call, Andrew Farkas also made sure to congratulate management on its extraordinary work. He also made a point to state the performance of RSO continues to improve.
Not only is Andrew Farkas Chairman of RSO, but he also owns several companies that are very well-known in the real estate world. These companies include Island Capital Group, C-III Capital Partners, and IGY Marinas.