About

Jeff Dietz currently serves as a senior vice president of Northmarq's Cincinnati office. Jeff joined the company in August 2021 and is responsible for arranging debt and equity financing for all types of commercial real estate assets, including multifamily, hospitality, retail, office, self-storage and industrial properties. He works with national, regional, and local funding sources including, but not limited to, agency lenders (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac), commercial banks, CMBS lenders, life insurance companies, private and public funds and bridge lenders. 

Prior to Northmarq, Jeff was a vice president with Truist (formerly BB&T) as a senior commercial real estate lender. At Truist, Jeff originated construction and mini-perm loans for clients is Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Prior to Truist, Jeff was a vice president with US Bank as a commercial real estate lender and underwriter. As a commercial lender, Jeff originated over $465 million of CRE loans. Jeff began his career in CRE in 2005 with Corporex Companies by securing financing for office, industrial, hospitality and land assets.

Jeff is an active member of NAIOP, ULI and University of Cincinnati’s Roundtable Program. In 2020, Jeff served as president of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky NAIOP chapter. Jeff is a mentor for ULI Cincinnati’s Real Estate Accelerator Lab (REAL) program.

Jeff graduated from Miami University’s College of Engineering and Computing, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in paper science engineering. Jeff attended The University of Cincinnati’s Carl H. Linder College of Business where he earned an MBA with a focus in finance and real estate.