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.
Sam Powell said the feeling of acceptance, community and support at the brokerage all contributed to the decision.
The Sarah Leonard Team, of RE/MAX Suburban, has added four new agents: Carly Andersen, Alex “Bo” Bohanek, Jeff Padesky and Seema Thaker.
The McKay Group, a top-producing team based in St. Charles, is returning to Coldwell Banker after several years with @properties. And the firm has also announced a new agent hire: Grace Little-Henton.
Baird & Warner has promoted Kate O’Neill to the role of vice president, sales manager of the North Center office.
Peter Moulton is joining the Chicago real estate brokerage Fulton Grace as the vice president of agent development.
Julie Cwik, Jan O’Hara and Kristi Greer will all be Proper Title as senior underwriting counsel, escrow manager and processor, respectively.
Tony Mattar has formed a new, seven-member team with Compass: Chicago Crib. They will be based out of Compass’ River North office.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago’s David Bracy and Alan Zuber, who serve as managing brokers at the firm’s Michigan Avenue and Andersonville offices, will also assume responsibility for the BHHS Bucktown location.
As two top-producing Indiana teams, they will help expand Compass’ growing presence throughout the state.
Risa Weiss-Kallis is joining Coldwell Banker Realty’s city leadership team as the new branch vice president of agent development.
The Illinois-based lender Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corp. has announced that mortgage that Matt Rohl, an industry veteran, is joining the company as senior vice president of community reinvestment act, development and emerging markets.
Yvonne Mortimer has been promoted to managing broker of BHHS Chicago’s Glen Ellyn, Naperville, Wheaton and Schaumburg offices.
Bob Kohler, a new hire, will serve the firm’s Winnetka office. Negeen Masghati, who was promoted internally, is serving the South Loop office.
The residential-brokerage franchisor announced a host of company-wide steps it is taking to grow its business.
Real People Realty has announced the signing of industry veteran Yvonne Carns.
Raman Muralidharan, Anand Cavale and Arun Tripathi are joining Guaranteed Rate as part of an effort to significantly expand the company’s offering of financial products.