About Michael
Michael MacNeil serves as a Director of Origination at Encore Finance, where he leads loan origination strategy and cultivates strategic relationships across the investor and operator community. With more than 10 years of real estate and debt origination experience, Michael focuses on structuring and delivering tailored capital solutions. Over the course of his career, he has originated more than $1.5 billion in SFR financing.
Michael began his career as a commercial mortgage broker at Meridian Capital Group, where he closed more than $250 million in transactions, demonstrating early expertise in structuring and capital placement. He later held credit and underwriting roles at Santander Bank before transitioning into the single-family rental sector at Genesis Capital, where he specialized in institutional SFR lending. Most recently, Michael played a key role at VineBrook Homes and Avenue One, contributing to scalable acquisition strategies and operational expansion. Michael holds a Bachelor of Arts from St. Lawrence University, majoring in Economics.
