SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
                                  BY AND AMONG
                   COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.,
                              THE WMF GROUP, LTD.,
                     HARVARD PRIVATE CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC.
                                       AND
                          CAPRICORN INVESTORS II, L.P.
                          DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 4, 1998
                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. CAPITALIZED TERMS...............................................2
2. AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE AND SELL SHARES; SUBSCRIPTIONS............2
         2.1. Harvard Subscription.................................2
         2.2. Capricorn Subscription...............................2
         2.3. WMF Commitment.......................................2
         2.4. Transfer of Warrants; Commitment Fee.................2
3. CLOSING; WMF LOAN..............................................3
         3.1. Closing of Stock Purchases...........................3
         3.2. WMF Loan.............................................3
4. FUTURE STOCK PURCHASES PURSUANT TO THE STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT;
         APPLICABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS'
         AGREEMENT..................................................3
         4.1. No Modification of Commitments........................3
         4.2. Future Requested Contributions........................4
         4.3. Cumulative Requested Contributions....................4
         4.4. Applicability of the Shareholders' Agreement..........4
5. CANCELLATION OF WARRANTS.........................................4
         5.1. Cancellation of Warrants..............................4
6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY....................5
         6.1. Organization, Good Standing and Qualification.........5
         6.2. Capitalization........................................5
         6.3. Options, Warrants, Reserved Shares....................5
         6.4. Subsidiaries..........................................6
         6.5. Due Authorization.....................................6
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         6.6. Valid Issuance of Stock...............................6
         6.7. Governmental Consents.................................6
         6.8. Litigation............................................6
         6.9. Compliance with Law and Organizational Documents......7
7. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND CERTAIN AGREEMENTS OF INVESTORS..7
         7.1. Authorization; Principal Office.......................7
         7.2. Purchase for Own Account..............................8
         7.3. Investment Experience.................................8
         7.4. Accredited Investor Status............................8
         7.5. Restricted Securities.................................8
         7.6. Legends...............................................8
         7.7. Litigation............................................9
         7.8. Compliance with Law and Organizational Documents......9
8. CONDITIONS TO INVESTOR'S OBLIGATIONS AT CLOSING.................9
         8.1. WMF Credit Agreement..................................9
         8.2. Securities  Law Exemptions............................9
         8.3. Proceedings and Documents.............................9
         8.4. Opinion of Company Counsel............................9
9. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATIONS AT  CLOSING..............10
         9.1. WMF Credit Agreement..................................10
         9.2. Securities Law Exemptions.............................10
         9.3. Proceedings and Documents.............................10
10. MISCELLANEOUS...................................................10
         10.1. Survival.............................................10
         10.2. Successors and Assigns...............................10
         10.3. Governing Law........................................10
         10.4. Counterparts.........................................11
         10.5. Headings.............................................11
         10.6. Notices..............................................11
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         10.7. No Finder's Fees....................................12
         10.8. Attorneys' Fees.....................................12
         10.9. Amendments and Waivers..............................12
         10.10. Severability.......................................12
         10.11. Entire Agreement...................................12
         10.12. Further Assurances.................................13
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                             SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
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         THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT") is made and entered into
as of September 4, 1998,  by and among  COMMERCIAL  MORTGAGE  INVESTMENT  TRUST,
INC., a Virginia  corporation (the "COMPANY"),  THE WMF GROUP,  LTD., a Delaware
corporation  ("WMF"),  HARVARD PRIVATE CAPITAL  HOLDINGS,  INC., a Massachusetts
corporation  ("HARVARD"),  and CAPRICORN  INVESTORS II, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership  ("CAPRICORN").  WMF,  Harvard and  Capricorn are referred to herein
individually as an "INVESTOR" and collectively as the "INVESTORS".
                                    RECITALS
         A.    The Company and the  Investors  are parties to that certain Stock
Purchase  Agreement dated as of June 12, 1998 (the "STOCK PURCHASE  AGREEMENT"),
whereby the Investors agreed to purchase, and the Company agreed to sell, shares
of the Company's stock pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth therein.
         B.    As partial  fulfillment of the Harvard  Commitment of $30,000,000
(as adjusted pursuant to the Stock Purchase  Agreement),  Harvard now desires to
purchase from the Company,  and the Company  desires to sell to Harvard,  16,000
shares of the Company's Class C Participating Non-Voting Preferred Stock, no par
value  ("CLASS C  STOCK"),  with the terms  and  conditions  as set forth in the
Company's Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "ARTICLES")
for a total purchase price of $16,000,000, on the terms and conditions set forth
in this Agreement.
         C.    Capricorn  now  desires to  purchase  from the  Company,  and the
Company desires to sell to Capricorn,  4,000 shares of Class C Stock for a total
purchase price of $4,000,000, which amount shall be in addition to the Capricorn
Commitment of $6,000,000 (as adjusted pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement),
on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
         D.    WMF  desires to confirm  its  obligation  to  contribute  the WMF
Commitment of $8,900,000 (as adjusted pursuant to the Stock Purchase  Agreement)
pursuant to future requests for capital contributions and its agreement that the
WMF  Commitment  shall  neither  be  reduced  nor  increased  as a result of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
         E.    The Company will lend to WMF all of the proceeds from the sale of
shares of Class C Stock pursuant to this Agreement.
         F. As a further  inducement to Harvard and Capricorn to enter into this
Agreement,  the Company shall transfer to Harvard and Capricorn certain warrants
to purchase  WMF stock (the  "WARRANTS")  received by the Company  pursuant to a
Credit  Agreement  of even date  herewith  between the Company and WMF (the "WMF
CREDIT AGREEMENT").
                                    AGREEMENT
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         NOW, THEREFORE,  in consideration of the foregoing,  and for other good
and  valuable  consideration,  the  receipt and  sufficiency  of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.       CAPITALIZED TERMS.
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         All  capitalized  terms not  otherwise  defined  herein  shall have the
         meanings set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
2.       AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE AND SELL SHARES; SUBSCRIPTIONS.
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         2.1.     HARVARD SUBSCRIPTION.
                  Subject to the terms and  conditions  of this  Agreement,  the
Company  agrees to sell to  Harvard,  and Harvard  agrees to  purchase  from the
Company,  16,000  shares  of Class C Stock at a price of $1,000  per share  (the
"CLASS C  PRICE"),  for a total  purchase  price of  $16,000,000  (the  "HARVARD
SUBSCRIPTION").
         2.2.     CAPRICORN SUBSCRIPTION.
                  Subject to the terms and  conditions  of this  Agreement,  the
Company agrees to sell to Capricorn,  and Capricorn  agrees to purchase from the
Company,  4,000  shares  of  Class C Stock  at the  Class C  Price,  for a total
purchase  price of $4,000,000  (the  "CAPRICORN  SUBSCRIPTION").  The sum of the
Harvard Subscription and the Capricorn Subscription is referred to herein as the
"TOTAL SUBSCRIPTION."
         2.3.     WMF COMMITMENT.
                  WMF shall not  purchase  any shares of the  Company's  capital
stock  pursuant to this  Agreement,  but WMF hereby  affirms its  obligation  to
contribute  to the Company the full amount of the WMF  Commitment  of $8,900,000
(as  adjusted  pursuant  to the Stock  Purchase  Agreement)  pursuant  to future
requests for capital contributions under the Stock Purchase Agreement.  Harvard,
Capricorn and the Company agree that WMF's failure to purchase shares of capital
stock pursuant to this Agreement  shall not result in WMF's being  considered in
default  under the Stock  Purchase  Agreement  or being  subject  to the  damage
provisions set forth in Section 2.4 thereof.
         2.4.     TRANSFER OF WARRANTS; COMMITMENT FEE.
                  (a)   To  induce  Harvard  and  Capricorn  to enter  into this
                        Agreement,  the Company  hereby agrees that  immediately
                        after the execution of the WMF Credit  Agreement and the
                        Company's  receipt of the Warrants from WMF, the Company
                        shall transfer the Warrants to Harvard and Capricorn pro
                        RATA,  according to their respective  Subscriptions  set
                        forth in this  Article  2.  Upon  their  receipt  of the
                        Warrants,  Harvard  and  Capricorn  agree to assume  the
                        rights,  powers,  privileges and obligations  associated
                        with the Warrants.
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                  (b)   As a further  inducement  to enter this  Agreement,  the
                        Company  shall pay to Harvard and  Capricorn  50% of any
                        amount  received as a Commitment Fee pursuant to the WMF
                        Credit  Agreement.  Any such  payment  from the  Company
                        shall be divided  between Harvard and Capricorn pro rata
                        according to their relative subscription amounts, as set
                        forth in Sections 2.1 and 2.2 of this Agreement.
3.       CLOSING;  WMF LOAN.
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         3.1.     CLOSING OF STOCK PURCHASES.
                  Upon the execution of this  Agreement,  Harvard shall purchase
from the Company, and the Company shall sell to Harvard,  16,000 shares of Class
C Stock,  and Capricorn  shall purchase from the Company,  and the Company shall
sell to Capricorn,  4,000 shares of Class C Stock.  The  conference  held on the
date of this Agreement is referred to as the "CLOSING."
                  At the Closing,  Harvard  will deliver the purchase  price for
the Harvard Subscription,  and Capricorn will deliver the purchase price for the
Capricorn  Subscription,  by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the
account or accounts  designated  by the Company on SCHEDULE 3.1. Upon receipt of
the funds from  Harvard and  Capricorn,  the Company will deliver to Harvard and
Capricorn (i) certificates representing the number of shares of Class C Stock to
be purchased by each of them pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) the Warrants to
be  transferred  to  Harvard  and  Capricorn  pursuant  to  Section  2.4 of this
Agreement.
         3.2.     WMF LOAN.
                  Following  the  Closing,  the  Company  shall  lend the entire
amount  of the Total  Subscription  to WMF (the  "WMF  LOAN"),  on the terms and
conditions set forth in the WMF Credit Agreement.
4.       FUTURE  STOCK  PURCHASES  PURSUANT  TO THE  STOCK  PURCHASE  AGREEMENT;
         APPLICABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS' AGREEMENT.
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         4.1.     NO MODIFICATION OF COMMITMENTS.
                  (a)   The   amounts  of  the  WMF   Commitment,   the  Harvard
                        Commitment  and  Capricorn   Commitment   shall  not  be
                        modified as a result of this Agreement.
                  (b)   For purposes of the Stock Purchase Agreement, the amount
                        of the Harvard Subscription shall be deemed to be a draw
                        against the Harvard  Commitment,  as though  Harvard had
                        purchased  16,000 shares of Class A Stock at the Class A
                        Price  pursuant to a Drawdown  Request from the Company.
                        When and to the extent that the Company  redeems  shares
                        of Class C Stock from Harvard  pursuant to Article VII.E
                        of the  Articles,  the  Company  may redraw  against the
                        Harvard  Commitment an amount equal to (A) the number of
                        shares so  repurchased  from Harvard,  multiplied by (B)
                        the Redemption Price (as defined in the Articles).
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                  (c)   The amount of the  Capricorn  Subscription  shall not be
                        deemed a draw against the Capricorn Commitment.
         4.2.     FUTURE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTIONS.
                  On and  after  the date of this  Agreement,  the  Company  may
continue  to  make  requests  for  additional  capital  contributions  from  the
Investors pursuant to Article 2 of the Stock Purchase Agreement.  The Investors'
respective  Requested  Contributions shall continue to be determined by dividing
the total amount requested by the Company among the Investors PRO RATA according
to their respective capital commitments,  as set forth in Article 1 of the Stock
Purchase Agreement.
         4.3.     CUMULATIVE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTIONS.
                  The  cumulative  Requested  Contributions  from each  Investor
contained in the Drawdown Notices delivered during the Commitment  Period,  plus
each Investor's  respective Initial  Investment,  shall not exceed the amount of
such  Investor's  commitment  set  forth  in  Article  1 of the  Stock  Purchase
Agreement,  as adjusted  pursuant to Sections 1.4 and 1.5 of the Stock  Purchase
Agreement and Section 4.1 of this Agreement.
         4.4.     APPLICABILITY OF THE SHAREHOLDERS' AGREEMENT.
                  The Company and the Investors  hereby agree that the shares of
Class C Stock to be purchased pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to the
rights,  restrictions and obligations set forth in the  Shareholders'  Agreement
dated June 12, 1998,  among the Company and the  Investors  (the  "SHAREHOLDERS'
AGREEMENT"),  as though  Harvard and Capricorn  had purchased  shares of Class A
Stock  pursuant to the Stock Purchase  Agreement;  provided,  however,  that the
amount of the  Harvard  Subscription  and the  Capricorn  Subscription  shall be
excluded from all calculations  necessary to determine the timing of the Interim
Referendum pursuant to Section 13 of the Shareholders Agreement.
5.       CANCELLATION OF WARRANTS.
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         5.1.     CANCELLATION OF WARRANTS.
                  If,  within the  period  ending 45 days after the date of this
Agreement,  the  Company  redeems  shares  of  Class C Stock  from  Harvard  and
Capricorn pursuant to Article VII.E of the Articles,  a number of Warrants shall
be  automatically  canceled  in an  amount  equal  to (A) the  total  number  of
outstanding Warrants, less 300,000,  multiplied by (B) the percentage calculated
by multiplying (i) the number of shares of Class C Stock so redeemed by (ii) the
Class C Price, and dividing by (iii) the amount of the Total  Subscription.  The
Warrants  shall be  canceled  PRO RATA  according  to  Harvard  and  Capricorn's
respective  subscriptions set forth in Article 2 of this Agreement.  Harvard and
Capricorn  agree to promptly  tender to WMF the  certificates  representing  the
Warrants  for  cancellation,  and WMF agrees to promptly  reissue to Harvard and
Capricorn  certificates  of like  tenor  representing  the  number  of  Warrants
outstanding after such cancellation.
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6.       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
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         The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Investors as follows:
         6.1.     ORGANIZATION, GOOD STANDING AND QUALIFICATION.
                  The Company is a corporation duly organized,  validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the  Commonwealth of Virginia and has all
requisite  corporate  power and  authority  to own or lease its  properties  and
assets  and to carry on its  business  as now  conducted.  The  Company  is duly
qualified and in good standing to do business as a foreign  corporation  in each
jurisdiction  where  failure to be so  qualified  would have a material  adverse
effect on its financial condition, business or operations.
         6.2.     CAPITALIZATION.
                  Immediately  prior to the Closing,  the  capitalization of the
Company will consist of the following:
                   (a)  PREFERRED STOCK. A total of 100,000 authorized shares of
                        Preferred  Stock, no par value (the "PREFERRED  STOCK"),
                        consisting  of  50,000  shares  designated  as  "Class A
                        Participating  Preferred  Stock,"  2,806  of  which  are
                        issued  and  outstanding,  1,000  shares  designated  as
                        "Class B Participating Non-Voting Preferred Stock," none
                        of which are issued and  outstanding,  and 25,000 shares
                        designated   as   "Class  C   Participating   Non-Voting
                        Preferred   Stock,"   none  of  which  are   issued  and
                        outstanding.  The  respective  rights,  preferences  and
                        privileges of the Class A Stock, Class B Stock and Class
                        C Stock are as stated in the Articles and as provided by
                        law.
                   (b)  COMMON  STOCK.  A total of 25,000  authorized  shares of
                        Common Stock, no par value,  694 of which will be issued
                        and outstanding.  The rights, preferences and privileges
                        of the  Common  Stock are as stated in the  Articles  of
                        Incorporation and as provided by law.
         6.3.     OPTIONS, WARRANTS, RESERVED SHARES.
                  Other  than  pursuant  to the  Stock  Purchase  Agreement  and
Shareholders'  Agreement,  as of  the  date  of  this  Agreement  there  are  no
outstanding  options,  warrants,  rights  (including  conversion  or  preemptive
rights) or agreements  for the purchase or  acquisition  from the Company of any
shares of its capital  stock or any  securities  convertible  into or ultimately
exchangeable  or exercisable  for any shares of the Company's  capital stock; no
shares of the Company's  outstanding  capital stock are subject to any rights of
first  refusal or other rights to purchase  such stock  (whether in favor of the
Company or any other  person),  pursuant to any  agreement or  commitment of the
Company.
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         6.4.     SUBSIDIARIES.
                  As of the date of this Agreement,  the Company does not own or
control,  directly  or  indirectly,  any  interest  in  any  other  corporation,
partnership, trust, joint venture, association or other entity.
         6.5.     DUE AUTHORIZATION.
                  All corporate action on the part of the Company, its officers,
directors and shareholders necessary for the authorization,  execution, delivery
of, and the  performance of all obligations of the Company under this Agreement,
and the authorization, issuance, reservation for issuance and delivery of all of
the shares of Class C Stock to be sold under  this  Agreement  has been taken or
will  be  taken  prior  to the  date  of  this  Agreement,  and  this  Agreement
constitutes,  and such other agreements,  when executed, will constitute,  valid
and legally binding  obligations of the Company,  enforceable in accordance with
their respective terms.
         6.6.     VALID ISSUANCE OF STOCK.
                   (a)  The  shares  of Class C  Stock,  when  issued,  sold and
                        delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement
                        for the consideration  provided for herein, will be duly
                        and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
                   (b)  Based  in  part  on  the  representations  made  by  the
                        Investors  in  Section 7 hereof,  the  shares of Class C
                        Stock  (assuming  no  change  in  applicable  law and no
                        unlawful  distribution of the shares of Class C Stock by
                        Harvard or Capricorn)  will be exempt from  registration
                        under the  Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933
                        ACT")   and   the   registration    and    qualification
                        requirements of the securities laws of the Commonwealths
                        of   Massachusetts   and   Virginia  and  the  State  of
                        Connecticut.
         6.7.     GOVERNMENTAL CONSENTS.
                  No  consent,   approval,   order  or   authorization   of,  or
registration,  qualification,  designation,  declaration  or  filing  with,  any
federal,  state or local  governmental  authority  on the part of the Company is
required in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, EXCEPT FOR such qualifications or filings under the 1933 Act and
the regulations thereunder and all other applicable securities laws of States of
the United States and the  corporation  laws of the  Commonwealth of Virginia as
may be  required  in  connection  with  the  transactions  contemplated  by this
Agreement.   All  such   qualifications   and  filings  will,  in  the  case  of
qualifications, be effective on the date of this Agreement and will, in the case
of filings, be made within the time prescribed by law.
         6.8.     LITIGATION.
                  (a)   As of the date of this Agreement, no action,  proceeding
                        or  investigation  is pending to which the  Company is a
                        party or to which the property of the Company is subject
                        and no such proceedings have been threatened against
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                        the Company, nor to the Company's knowledge,  is there a
                        basis for any such proceeding.
                  (b)   No action,  proceeding or investigation is pending or to
                        the Company's  knowledge,  threatened that questions the
                        validity of this  Agreement,  the WMF Credit  Agreement,
                        the Warrants,  the Stock Purchase Agreement or the Class
                        C  Stock,  nor to the  Company's  knowledge,  is there a
                        basis for any such action, proceeding or investigation.
         6.9.     COMPLIANCE WITH LAW AND ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS.
                  (a)   The  Company (i) is not in  violation  or default of any
                        provisions  of its Articles or Bylaws,  both as amended;
                        (ii)  to  the  Company's   knowledge,   except  for  any
                        violations that  individually and in the aggregate would
                        have  no  material   adverse  effect  on  the  Company's
                        business, is in compliance with all applicable statutes,
                        laws,  regulations  and  executive  orders of the United
                        States of America and all states,  foreign  countries or
                        other   governmental    bodies   and   agencies   having
                        jurisdiction over the Company's  business or properties;
                        (iii) has not received any notice of any such  violation
                        of such statutes,  laws, regulations or orders which has
                        not been remedied prior to the date hereof,  and (iv) to
                        the  Company's  knowledge,  is not in breach or  default
                        under any  material  agreement  or contract to which the
                        Company  is a  party  or by  which  it  or  any  of  its
                        properties are bound.
                  (b)   The execution,  delivery and  performance by the Company
                        of this Agreement and the other agreements  contemplated
                        hereby  and  the   consummation   of  the   transactions
                        contemplated hereby or thereby will not conflict with or
                        constitute,  with or without  the passage of time or the
                        giving of notice or both, a violation  or default  under
                        the  Company's  Articles  or  Bylaws,  or a breach of or
                        default  under any  agreement  or  contract to which the
                        Company  is a  party  or by  which  it  or  any  of  its
                        properties  is bound,  or result in the  creation of any
                        material lien,  charge or encumbrance  upon any asset of
                        the Company, or to the Company's knowledge,  a violation
                        of any statutes, laws, regulations or orders.
7.       REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND CERTAIN AGREEMENTS OF INVESTORS.
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         Each of Harvard and Capricorn represents and warrants to the Company as
follows:
         7.1.     AUTHORIZATION; PRINCIPAL OFFICE.
                  This Agreement and the other documents  contemplated hereby to
be executed by such Investor,  when executed,  will  constitute  such Investor's
valid and legally binding obligation,  enforceable in accordance with its terms.
Such Investor represents that it has full power and authority to enter into this
Agreement.  The principal  business offices of Harvard and
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Capricorn  are located in the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts  and the State of
Connecticut, respectively.
         7.2.     PURCHASE FOR OWN ACCOUNT.
                  The  shares  of the  Class C  Stock  to be  purchased  by such
Investor  hereunder  will be acquired for  investment  for such  Investor's  own
account,  not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the public resale or
distribution  thereof  within the meaning of the 1933 Act, and such Investor has
no present  intention of selling,  granting any  participation  in, or otherwise
distributing the same. Such Investor also represents that it has not been formed
for the specific purpose of acquiring the shares of the Class C Stock.
         7.3.     INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE.
                  Such Investor  understands  that the purchase of the shares of
the Class C Stock involves  substantial risk. Such Investor has experience as an
investor in securities of companies in the commercial  mortgage  industry and in
the development  stage and  acknowledges  that such Investor is able to fend for
itself,  can bear the economic risk of such Investor's  investment in the shares
of the Class C Stock and has such  knowledge  and  experience  in  financial  or
business  matters  that such  Investor is capable of  evaluating  the merits and
risks of this  investment in the shares of the Class C Stock and  protecting its
own interests in connection with this investment.
         7.4.     ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS.
                  Such Investor is an "accredited  investor"  within the meaning
of Regulation D promulgated  under the 1933 Act and such Investor has received a
copy of the Company's  Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws,  the Stock Purchase
Agreement,  the WMF Credit Agreement and this Agreement and such other documents
and agreements as it has requested and has read and  understands  the respective
contents thereof.  Such Investor has had the opportunity to ask questions of the
Company  and has  received  answers to such  questions  from the  Company.  Such
Investor has carefully  reviewed and evaluated  these  documents and understands
the risks and other considerations relating to the investment.
         7.5.     RESTRICTED SECURITIES.
                  Such Investor understands that the shares of the Class C Stock
are characterized as "restricted securities" under the 1933 Act inasmuch as they
are being  acquired  from the Company in a  transaction  not  involving a public
offering  and that  under  the 1933 Act and  applicable  rules  and  regulations
thereunder such securities may be resold without registration under the 1933 Act
only in certain limited circumstances.  Such Investor understands that no public
market  now  exists  for any of the  shares  of the Class C Stock and that it is
uncertain  whether a public market will ever exist for the shares of the Class C
Stock.
         7.6.     LEGENDS.
                  It is understood that the  certificates  evidencing the shares
of the Class C Stock will bear certain legends as set forth in the Shareholders'
Agreement.
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         7.7.     LITIGATION.
                  There  is  no  action,  proceeding  or  investigation  pending
against  such  Investor,  or  to  such  Investor's  knowledge,  threatened  that
questions  the  validity  of this  Agreement,  the  WMF  Credit  Agreement,  the
Warrants, the Stock Purchase Agreement or the Class C Stock.
         7.8.     COMPLIANCE WITH LAW AND ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS.
                  The  execution,  delivery and  performance by such Investor of
this Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby and the consummation
of the  transactions  contemplated  hereby or thereby will not conflict  with or
constitute, with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice or both,
a violation or default  under such  Investor's  organizational  documents,  or a
breach of or default under any agreement or contract to which such Investor is a
party  or by  which it or any of its  properties  is  bound,  or  result  in the
creation of any  material  lien,  charge or  encumbrance  upon any asset of such
Investor,  or to such Investor's knowledge,  a violation of any statutes,  laws,
regulations or orders.
8.       CONDITIONS TO INVESTOR'S OBLIGATIONS AT  CLOSING.
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         The  obligations  of Harvard and Capricorn to purchase Class C Stock at
the Closing are subject to the  fulfillment  or waiver of each of the  following
conditions:
         8.1.     WMF CREDIT AGREEMENT.
                  The  Company  and WMF shall have  entered  into the WMF Credit
Agreement, in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT A, and the Warrants shall have
been issued to the Company.
         8.2.     SECURITIES  LAW EXEMPTIONS.
                  The  offer  and  sale of the  shares  of the  Class C Stock to
Harvard  and  Capricorn  pursuant  to this  Agreement  shall be exempt  from the
registration   requirements  of  the  1933  Act  and  the  registration   and/or
qualification requirements of all applicable state securities laws.
         8.3.     PROCEEDINGS AND DOCUMENTS.
                  All corporate  and other  proceedings  in connection  with the
transactions  contemplated herein, and all documents incident thereto,  shall be
reasonably  satisfactory  in form and  substance  to each  Investor  and to each
Investor's  counsel,  and each Investor shall have received all such counterpart
originals and certified or other copies of such documents  (including  customary
closing certificates) as they may reasonably request.
         8.4.     OPINION OF COMPANY COUNSEL.
                  The  Investors  shall have  received an opinion  from Hunton &
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, counsel for the Company, dated as of the applicable Closing Date, in a
form  substantially  similar to the opinion delivered pursuant to Section 6.8 of
the Stock Purchase Agreement.
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9.       CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATIONS AT  CLOSING.
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         The  obligations of the Company to sell to an Investor Class C Stock at
the  Closing  are  subject  to  the  fulfillment  or  waiver  of  the  following
conditions:
         9.1.     WMF CREDIT AGREEMENT.
                  WMF and the  Company  shall have  entered  into the WMF Credit
Agreement, in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT A, and the Warrants shall have
been issued to the Company.
         9.2.     SECURITIES LAW EXEMPTIONS.
                  The  offer  and  sale of the  shares  of  Class C Stock to the
Harvard  and  Capricorn  pursuant  to this  Agreement  shall be exempt  from the
registration   requirements  of  the  1933  Act  and  the  registration   and/or
qualification requirements of all other applicable state securities laws.
         9.3.     PROCEEDINGS AND DOCUMENTS.
                  All corporate  and other  proceedings  in connection  with the
transactions  contemplated  herein and all documents  incident  thereto shall be
reasonably  satisfactory  in  form  and  substance  to  the  Company  and to the
Company's  legal  counsel,   and  the  Company  shall  have  received  all  such
counterpart  originals and certified or other copies of such documents as it may
reasonably request.
10.      MISCELLANEOUS.
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         10.1.    SURVIVAL.
                  The  representations,  warranties and covenants of the Company
and the Investors  contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement shall survive
the execution and delivery of this  Agreement and shall in no way be affected by
any  investigation  of the subject  matter  thereof  made by or on behalf of the
Investors, its counsel or the Company, as the case may be.
         10.2.    SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.
                  The terms and conditions of this Agreement  shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding  upon the  respective  successors  and  assigns of the
parties,  provided that the Investors may not assign their rights or obligations
hereunder without the written consent of the Company and each other Investor.
         10.3.    GOVERNING LAW.
                  This  Agreement  shall be governed by and construed  under the
internal laws of the  Commonwealth  of Virginia as applied to  agreements  among
Virginia  residents  entered into and to be performed  entirely within Virginia,
without reference to principles of conflict of laws or choice of laws.
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         10.4.    COUNTERPARTS.
                  This  Agreement  may be executed in two or more  counterparts,
each of which  shall be  deemed an  original,  but all of which  together  shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
         10.5.    HEADINGS.
                  The headings and captions used in this  Agreement are used for
convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this
Agreement.  All references in this Agreement to sections,  paragraphs,  exhibits
and schedules shall, unless otherwise provided, refer to sections and paragraphs
hereof and exhibits and schedules  attached  hereto,  all of which  exhibits and
schedules are incorporated herein by this reference.
         10.6.    NOTICES.
                  Unless  otherwise  provided,  any notice required or permitted
under this Agreement  shall be given in writing and shall be deemed  effectively
given upon  personal  delivery to the party to be notified or one  business  day
after deposit with a national  overnight delivery service or three business days
after  deposit with the United  States Post Office,  by  registered or certified
mail,  postage  prepaid and addressed to the party to be notified at the address
indicated for each Investor on EXHIBIT B or, in the case of the Company:
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                               Attention: ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
                               with copies to:
                               ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
                               The WMF Group, Ltd.
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                               ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇  ▇▇▇▇▇
                               and
                               Mr. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
                               Krooth & ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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                               ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇  ▇▇▇▇▇
or at such other  address as any Investor or the Company may designate by giving
10 days  advance  written  notice to the other  parties.  A copy of every notice
given pursuant to this Agreement to any of the Investors or to the Company shall
also be provided to Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc., at the following addresses:
                               Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.
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                               Attention:  ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
                               with copies to:
                               Sidley & Austin
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                               ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇  ▇▇▇▇▇
                               Attention:  ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esquire and ▇▇▇▇▇▇
                                ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esquire
         10.7.    NO FINDER'S FEES.
                  Each party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated
for  any  finder's  or  broker's  fee or  commission  in  connection  with  this
transaction.  Each Investor agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the Company
from any  liability  for any  commission  or  compensation  in the  nature  of a
finder's or broker's fee (and any asserted liability) for which such Investor or
any of its directors,  officers,  partners,  employees,  or  representatives  is
responsible.  The Company  agrees to indemnify  and hold  harmless each Investor
from any  liability  for any  commission  or  compensation  in the  nature  of a
finder's or broker's fee (and any asserted  liability)  for which the Company or
any of its directors, officers, employees or representatives is responsible.
         10.8.    ATTORNEYS' FEES.
                  If any action at law or in equity is  necessary  to enforce or
interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to
reasonable attorneys' fees, costs and necessary disbursements in addition to any
other relief to which such party may be entitled.
         10.9.    AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS.
                  Any term of this  Agreement may be amended and the  observance
of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular
instance  and either  retroactively  or  prospectively),  only with the  written
consent of the Company and the Investors.
         10.10.   SEVERABILITY.
                  If one or more  provisions  of this  Agreement  are held to be
unenforceable  under  applicable law, such  provision(s)  shall be excluded from
this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement  shall be interpreted as if such
provision(s)  were so excluded and shall be enforceable  in accordance  with its
terms.
         10.11.   ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
                  This  Agreement,  together  with all  exhibits  and  schedules
hereto,  constitutes the entire agreement and  understanding of the parties with
respect  to  the  subject  matter  hereof  and  supersedes  any  and  all  prior
negotiations,  correspondence, agreements, understandings, duties or obligations
between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
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         10.12.   FURTHER ASSURANCES.
                  From and after the date of this Agreement, upon the request of
any Investor or the Company,  the Company and the  Investors  shall  execute and
deliver  such  instruments,  documents  or other  writings as may be  reasonably
necessary  or  desirable  to confirm and carry out and to  effectuate  fully the
intent and purposes of this Agreement.
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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the date first above written.
THE COMPANY:                               COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST,
                                           a Virginia corporation
                                           By:
                                              ---------------------------------
                                              Name:
                                              Title:
THE INVESTORS:                             THE WMF GROUP, LTD., 
                                           a Delaware corporation
                                           By:
                                              ---------------------------------
                                              Name:
                                              Title:
                                           HARVARD PRIVATE CAPITAL HOLDINGS, 
                                           INC.,  a  Massachusetts corporation
                                           By:      
                                              ---------------------------------
                                              Name:
                                              Title:
                                           By:
                                              ---------------------------------
                                              Name:
                                              Title:
                                           CAPRICORN INVESTORS II, L.P.,
                                           a Delaware limited partnership
                                           BY CAPRICORN HOLDINGS, L.L.C.,
                                           Its General Partner
                                           By:
                                              ---------------------------------
                                              Name:
                                              Title:
                            STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
                         LIST OF SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS
                         ------------------------------
SCHEDULES
Schedule 3.1           -       Wire Transfer Instructions For Initial Closing
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A              -       Form of WMF Credit Agreement
Exhibit B              -       Addresses of the Investors
                                  SCHEDULE 3.1
                               WIRING INSTRUCTIONS
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Bank:             National City Bank, Kentucky
ABA:              ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Address:          ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Account Name:     Commercial Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc.
                  Operating Account
Account Number:   354081469
EXHIBIT B
                           ADDRESSES OF THE INVESTORS
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THE WMF GROUP, LTD.
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▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇  ▇▇▇▇▇
with copies to:
Mr. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇.  ▇▇▇▇▇
HARVARD PRIVATE CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC.
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▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇  ▇▇▇▇▇
with copies to:
Ropes & ▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇  ▇▇▇▇▇
Attn:  ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, Esquire
CAPRICORN INVESTORS II, L.P.
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