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.

Top Houston agent Michael Afshari joins Compass

In 2021, Afshari was the No. 1 Houston agent at Side Inc. and the No. 10 overall agent in Houston, based on sales volume data from BrokerMetrics.

T3 Sixty President Jack Miller promoted to CEO

Miller, who previously served as president of T3 Sixty, will officially assume the new position on May 3, according to a press release.

PRMG names Eileen Andersen as vice president of strategic growth

Paramount Residential Mortgage Group has announced that industry veteran Eileen Andersen will serve as vice president of strategic growth.

RE/MAX CEO stepping down in March

Board member Stephen Joyce will serve as interim CEO as the company conducts a search for a permanent replacement.

Knox Financial announces 10 new hires across the US

The company plans to continue to add staff as more homeowners who are ready to move decide to keep their homes as investment properties.

Making Moves: Bspoke Title Holdings appoints new executive leadership

Bspoke Title Holdings recently announced the addition of John Magness, Sarah Blackburn, Patricia Rissanen, Britt Naponic and Michael Neary, Jr. to its executive management team, according to a press release. Magness, the company’s chairman, is a 30-year industry veteran

Arlyn J. Kalinski will head Guaranteed Rate’s new Limited English Proficiency program

Guaranteed Rate’s Language Access Program (LAP) aims to connect more meaningfully with Spanish-speaking customers. Industry veteran Arlyn J. Kalinski will lead the initiative.

Rick Bechtel joins Compass as new president of mortgage

Rick Bechtel, an industry veteran with more than 30 years of mortgage experience, has been named by Compass as the new president of mortgage.

New mortgage technology company Gateless names its first COO

Rick Lang has been named as the first chief operating officer of Gateless: a new mortgage technology company which utilizes artificial intelligence.

Davidson Homes expands leadership team with new COO and CFO

Davidson Homes, a rapidly growing home builder based in Huntsville, Alabama, recently fortified its leadership team with the promotion of Greg Duriez to chief operating officer and the appointment of Jeff Deane as chief financial officer.  

Scott Durkin named CEO of Douglas Elliman Real Estate

Douglas Elliman Real Estate has promoted its president and chief operating officer, Scott Durkin, to chief executive officer. Dottie Herman has been appointed vice-chair.

RentPath names new CEO after Redfin takeover

The new executive joins RentPath from ParkMobile, which provides an app to help drivers pay for metered parking remotely.

Memorial: Patten Title Company announces new senior escrow officer to open new location

As the new senior escrow officer and branch manager for the company’s new Memorial location, Davila will oversee office operations, assist customers and uphold the company’s service standards.

Martha Turner Sotheby’s names Allison Johanson vice president of sales

Johanson will serve as VP of sales for the luxury real estate firm’s six Houston offices, helping with strategic growth, agent recruitment and development, and sales transaction consultations.

Douglas Elliman expands into Texas market with Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing stars

The famous trio Fredrik Eklund, Julia Spillman and John Gomes will begin listing homes in Houston and throughout the state through Douglas Elliman.

Landsea Homes to acquire Vintage Estate Homes

With the acquisition, publicly traded Landsea Homes will enter the Texas and Florida housing markets.

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