Making Moves
For such a tight-knit industry, real estate has a lot of players, and we’re keeping track of them in our Making Moves feature. Stay up to date on your colleagues in the industry, where they’ve been and where they’re going.
Megan Mawicke joins her brother to continue their mother’s legacy on the North Shore, the former owner of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices MAC moves to the brand’s Naperville office, and Judy Frydland is ending a more than three-decade-long career with the city.
Big brokerage brands brought on new talent in Park Ridge, Lake Forest, Northbrook and western DuPage county.
Amy Harris will lead the new North Center office and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago announced John Diederich joined the firm’s Michigan Avenue office.
Thad Wong says now is the right time to invest in agents with a new hire, and Martha King joins Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago.
Deerfield and Schaumburg have seen some big changes when it comes to high-producing real estate teams lately.
More than a dozen agents from Chicago Real Estate Resources’ residential arm will join TJ Rubin’s brokerage in the process.
Mike Opyd announces he’ll be taking over Mark Zipperer’s RE/MAX Edge brokerage, and @properties scores a new, growing team.
Compass is expanding into Naperville with the help of Alice Chin and her team, and will bring half of Malone Residential into the fold. Also, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago welcomes Jim Ziltz back to the brokerage.
J Maggio rejoined @properties, Steve Koleno moved over to RE/MAX, Michael Bencks went to Guaranteed Rate and CoreLogic snapped up an exec with brokerage, aggregator and association experience.
The Good Will Network announces a 22 percent increase in fundraising efforts thanks to a new matching program, and @properties’ Developer Services merges with Atlanta-based Ansley Real Estate.
The multiple listing system found its replacement for Jeff Lasky among the communications staff at Illinois Realtors.
Ryan Smith receives RE/MAX’s award for having the most closed transactions, Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund, Inc. brings on John Francoeur and four locals make Realtor Magazine’s 30 under 30 list.
Last week, Mayor Lori Lightfoot named a new CEO of the Chicago Housing Authority, RE/MAX In The Village welcomed a new team member, and Landtrust Title Services brought on a new director of sales.
Urban Real Estate will be affiliating with the New York-based brokerage in Corcoran’s first-ever foray into the Midwest.
Joseph Grassi will head up Guaranteed Rate’s existing risk management team and several local pros got a nod in Coldwell Banker’s annual sales awards.
BHHS Chicago brings on two new brokers and opens a brand-new location. In other news, Compass moves a former boutique brokerage into the fold and NRT announces a name change.