About Global Mortgage Group (GMG)
Global Mortgage Group (GMG) is an international mortgage brokerage and real estate financing platform headquartered in Singapore, purpose-built for non-resident borrowers and cross-border property investors. Since our founding in 2019, we have been bridging the gap between international clients and a curated global network of lenders — including banks, pension funds, investment funds, family offices, private banks, and private lenders across multiple continents.
We provide real estate financing solutions in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, Thailand, and Hong Kong, making us one of the few platforms in the world to offer truly multi-market, cross-border mortgage access under one roof.
The Problem We Set Out to Solve
In 2019, two American co-founders met in Singapore and identified a critical gap in the global property market: obtaining an overseas mortgage as a non-resident is exceptionally difficult, and in many cases, nearly impossible without the right connections.
Nowhere is this challenge more acute than in the United States, the world's largest residential real estate market and one of the most sought-after destinations for foreign property investment. Despite enormous demand, international buyers routinely face rejection, red tape, and a lack of specialized financing expertise when seeking U.S. property loans from abroad.
GMG was founded to solve exactly that problem.
Our Journey
In 2019, GMG secured Seed Funding from two South Korean banks, alongside a network of well-known international investors, to build a technology-driven platform that disrupts the traditional cross-border mortgage process. Our vision from day one has been clear: use technology, global lender relationships, and deep market expertise to make international real estate financing accessible, efficient, and transparent for clients worldwide.
What We Do
GMG acts as a strategic intermediary between international property buyers and our global lender network. Whether you are a U.S. expat purchasing in Southeast Asia, a Hong Kong resident investing in London, or a Singaporean buyer acquiring property in Australia or Canada, GMG connects you to the right financing solution, across borders, currencies, and jurisdictions.
Our lender network includes:
- Commercial and retail banks
- Pension funds
- Investment funds
- Family offices
- Private banks
- Private lenders
Markets we serve:
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Canada
- Australia
- France
- Thailand
- Hong Kong
Why GMG
- Founded 2019 — with a clear mission to democratize cross-border real estate finance
- Headquartered in Singapore — at the heart of Asia's international investment community
- Global lender network — institutional and private capital sources across multiple asset classes
- Multi-market expertise — deep knowledge of mortgage regulations, lending criteria, and property law across 7+ markets
- Technology-enabled — streamlined application processes for non-resident and foreign national borrowers
Meet our Founders
Two friends. One vision.
With over 25 years of financial services experience, Donald founded one of Hong Kong’s earliest hedge funds in 1999 with over $200M AUM; managed a Macro Equity Hedge Fund at Asia’s largest family office. He managed a Global Equity Sales team for the 2nd largest bank in the world; and is an Angel investor in a Nasdaq-listed tech start-up (SoftBank invested company).
His strengths in building successful financial services businesses has proven valuable for GMG and America Mortgages as we build a firm with best practices in: sales, client coverage and business processes. He is passionate about creating a culture of excellence at GMG as well as incorporating E.S.G. factors into how we work as a firm and individually.
Donald is a dedicated family man and is actively involved in the community and at his children’s school, which he as an alumni at.
Robert has over 25 years of financial services and mortgage lending experience ranging from Founder and CEO of one of Hawaii’s earliest and largest real estate publications which after 13 years was sold to one of the nations largest publishers; Managed a wholesale lending division for Fremont Bank dealing directly with regional and national banks and brokers; Managed a wholesale lending division for Morgan Stanley’s Saxton Capital dealing directly with regional and national banks and brokers; Managed a retail lending team dealing directly with clients looking to purchase or refinance real estate both residential and commercial.
He is a serial entrepreneur having founded and invested in various companies in multiple industries. Robert co-founded Global Mortgage Group in 2018 and now America Mortgages, seeing a need for a truly globalized approach for real estate investors to obtain a mortgage in countries outside of their country of domicile and passport. Global Mortgage Group is Asia’s only U.S. mortgage broker.
Robert is married and the father of two teenage boys, which keeps him very active.