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.
Since entering the industry in 2019, Lina Lee has quickly made a name for herself in Chicago real estate. Now, she’s affiliated with Vesta Preferred Realty.
Anne Monckton, a top-producing agent in Chicago’s western suburbs, has affiliated with @properties Christie’s International Real Estate. Two previous teammates join her: John Vinicky and Gary Rotkin.
Industry veteran and real estate educator Chris Pezza has joined Corcoran Urban Real Estate as the vice president of development. He will oversee the firm’s development arm, its asset and property management division and retail leasing as well as agent development.
Cody Horvat is transitioning from his career in public relations and returning to COMPASS — this time as a real estate agent with The Scott Group.
Sarah Leonard has started her own brokerage, Legacy Properties, a Sarah Leonard Company, covering a broad radius of the Chicago suburbs. It’s now home to The Sarah Leonard Team
Waugh most recently served as president and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Real Estate Professionals.
Seasoned loan originator Angie Wozniak has joined The Joel Schaub Team with Guaranteed Rate where she will take on the position of director of business development.
Justin and Aly Tesar, a husband-and-wife team who form The Tesar Group, have joined @properties Christie’s International Real Estate. They will be based out of the firm’s Winnetka office.
Deena Zimmerman, a retail broker, has joined Baum Realty Group as a principal. There, she will focus on business development, commercial redevelopment and adaptive reuse projects across the country.
Top producer Matthew Neistat has returned to @properties Christie’s International Real Estate where he will work out of the firm’s East Lincoln Park office.
Pablo Galarza and his team have affiliated with CENTURY 21 Real Estate to form CENTURY 21 New Beginnings. Formerly the Galarza Team, Galarza and his agents are known for offering bilingual service.
Christie’s International Real Estate has promoted Natalie Hamrick and Kevin Van Eck, to co-lead its Americas network. The company also made a new C-suite hire: Nidhal Charfi.
Award-winning real estate broker Anne Hardy has returned to Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago. Most recently with Coldwell Banker, Hardy was affiliated with BHHS Chicago from 2018 to 2022.
Joe Gerber, a top-producing agent formerly with Engel & Völkers, has joined Coldwell Banker Realty. He comes with his team, The Gerber Group, which includes three other professionals.
Real estate industry veteran Bob Floss has joined Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago as a managing broker for the firm’s Lincoln Park office.
COMPASS has added two new Chicagoland agents: Anne Hodge and Debra Dobbs, who both come to the company from @properties Christie’s International Real Estate.