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.

Tagle previously worked at Side as an agent recruiter.

In her new role, Kossev will support Side partner companies via the company’s brokerage-as-a-service model.

Chicago-based brokerage Fulton Grace Realty is expanding into Arizona with its first franchise partner.

Two years after his original departure from the company, Mark McLaughlin is returning to Compass as the company’s chief real estate strategist.

Team Principal Suzy Pittman said Compass’s tools will help Texas Made Realty grow its business efficiently while maintaining “the personal touch” that its clients expect.

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.

Mark Willis served as Keller Williams CEO from 2005 to 2015.

Syliva Pack will take over as managing partner of RE/MAX Fine Properties in Austin. The agent has over 25 years of real estate experience with the RE/MAX brand.

Several Houston agents made the jump from their former brokerages to Compass during the month of May.

The incoming executive has held similar roles at BlueLinx Corp. and Extended Stay America.

The hire follows the December 2022 firing of the homebuilder’s senior vice president for field operations, who had been tapped to become COO on Jan. 1.

Houston developer Johnson Development announced the promotion of three longtime employees this week: Trey Reichart, June Tang and David Hogue.

“Right now, we are focused on serving our clients based on their goals without fear and speaking the truth about how we navigate the shift according to their goals,” said team leader Haley Garcia.

Brende’s career began in broadcast journalism after she earned her bachelor’s degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, although she says she always felt destined for a career in real estate.

Houston luxury realtor Morad Fiki has joined Nan and Company Properties, one of the city’s leading luxury real estate firms.

The team was previously affiliated with Compass.