Arbor Names SVP to New Post

Michael House has been named to the newly created post of senior vice president of loan acquisitions at Arbor Realty Trust Inc., a real estate investment trust based in Uniondale, N.Y.Mr. House will focus on acquiring whole loans, B-notes, mezzanine loans, and other real estate debt instruments from investment banks and commercial lending institutions, the REIT said. Mr. House was most recently vice president and group head of real estate capital markets at Genworth Financial. He has "extensive experience in underwriting and analyzing nearly all property types," said Ivan Kaufman, chairman and chief executive officer of Arbor Realty. The REIT, which specializes in real-estate-related bridge and mezzanine loans, can be found online at http://www.thearbornet.com.