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.
Broker Diana Varva has joined CENTURY 21 Circle, operating out of the firm’s Lincolnwood office. She is licensed in both Illinois and Wisconsin and has been working in real estate since 2016.
Broker Brett Boudart has joined the Lincoln Park Clybourn office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago. Formerly, he was with Redfin.
Industry veteran Andrew Chevalier has joined Movement Mortgage as a market leader. He will focus on expanding the company’s presence in the markets of Illinois and Wisconsin.
Industry veteran Melissa Archer-Wirtz has been named the new CEO of CENTURY 21 Circle. She will oversee operations at the brokerage as well as its partner companies, Acuity Title and Skylight Insurance.
Chicago-based brokerage Fulton Grace Realty is expanding into Arizona with its first franchise partner.
Branden Lopez has been promoted to general counsel at @properties Christie’s International Real Estate; she joined the firm in November 2022 as director of legal.
Marty Dunne, a top producer who closed $34 million worth of real estate last year, has joined Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago’s Hinsdale office.
Two years after his original departure from the company, Mark McLaughlin is returning to Compass as the company’s chief real estate strategist.
Ayoub Rabah, who has served as president of Coldwell Banker Realty in the Central West region since 2018, was recently promoted to the role of regional president, Midwest.
Alicia Blumer, Jon Fox and Bryce Hoffman have all joined Compass with Blumer and Fox combining to form a new group at the brokerage.
The Crystal Tran Team, led by veteran agent Crystal Tran, has officially joined @properties Christie’s International Real Estate.
Mark Willis served as Keller Williams CEO from 2005 to 2015.
Tammy Hajjar Miller recently made the move to Neighborhood Loans as a branch manager. She previously worked at The Federal Savings Bank.
Top-producing Realtor Maribel Salgado-Little has returned to Realty Executives Elite. Salgado-Little began her real estate career with the firm in 2014.
@properties Christie’s International Real Estate recently promoted both Sandra Frampton and Candace Taylor to the role of designated managing broker.
Agents Lauren Traficanto and Abby Kelley have launched a new team at @properties Christie’s International Real Estate.