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.
The new executive, Kelly Maggio, takes over from Managing Broker Tom Downing, who has taken on a broader role.
Aaron Wise has joined CrossCountry Mortgage as vice president of mortgage lending, specializing in residential mortgages in the Chicagoland area.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago has expanded its North Region leadership team with the appointment of Keri Cook Falls as sales manager and promotion of Lisa Dean to assistant sales manager.
Risa Weiss, managing broker at Kale Realty, has been promoted to vice president of agent development, as part of the brokerage’s strategy to attract, develop and retain high-performing agents.
The new executives have marketing and communications experience in Washington, D.C.
Guaranteed Rate Affinity has appointed Dino Guadagnino as regional vice president of reverse mortgages and Kevin Dilday as area sales manager for the Mid-Atlantic region.
The appointment, announced at Christie’s International Real Estate’s recent annual conference, will take effect in June.
Mike Buffler, a 13-year veteran of the entertainment banking industry, has joined Rate to provide flexible, strategic mortgage solutions for its athlete and musician clients nationwide.
Brenda Bill has joined Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group from @properties, where she will continue to serve clients throughout Naperville.
New CFO Tim Dieffenbecher previously served with CEO Chris Czarnecki at Broadstone Net Lease and Broadstone Real Estate.
Naso will be responsible for overseeing the association’s core operations, implementation of the strategic plan and delivering high-quality service to its members.
The independent brokerage has been led by Pat Callan for 31 years. Its 20 agents handled $130.0 million in sales in 2024.
The new managing broker, Jill Egan, previously served as assistant manager of the North Region offices.
Jain spent nearly 15 years at Coldwell Banker and more than 5 years at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices before joining Jameson Sotheby’s International Real Estate.
Nicole Konsler most recently served as vice president of pl@form education at Christie’s International.
Founders Kim Marino and Katie Minott will work from Premier’s Broad Avenue office as they pursue a dual-market arrangement.