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.

Tim Stout Group joins eXp Realty 

The Newnan firm, led by former mixed-martial arts champion, brings with it 16 agents who closed more than $70 million in sales last year. 

Matthew Cenedella named CFO for NAR

Matthew Cenedella replaces John Pierpoint, who will retire at the end of the month after nearly 40 years with the association.

Shant Banosian named president of Rate Mortgage

Banosian has funded over $10 billion in total loan volume over the last two decades.

Keller Williams names Christopher Czarnecki as president and CEO, announces investment partnership

Czarnecki fills the shoes of past president and CEO Mark Willis, who stepped down in January.

Coldwell Banker adds to management of Intown, Marietta/Cobb and Douglasville offices 

Rachel Carter will be the new managing broker for the Intown Atlanta office, while Stasi Harper will serve as a new assistant manager at the Marietta/Cobb and Douglasville locations. 

Atlanta mortgage veteran Darrell Beaudoin joins Rate 

Beaudoin comes to the Chicago-based lender from Affinity Home Lending. 

Compass Atlanta agent Meg Garrido joins The Stockton Group in Vail 

Garrido plans to connect Atlanta clients looking for properties in Vail’s luxury resort market and Coloradans seeking a piece of Atlanta’s high-end real estate scene. 

Harry Norman promotes SVP to COO 

The executive, Luke Trigwell, has been at Harry Norman, REALTORS®, since 2019. 

Colliers hires apartment-investment veteran 

Chad DeFoor has more than 20 years of multifamily investing experience and most recently worked at Capstone Apartment Partners. 

Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International associate broker joins HOME Luxury 

The agent, Price Curtis, is a Buckhead native with almost 20 years of real estate experience. 

Eileen Andersen joins The Federal Savings Bank

Eileen Andersen has joined The Federal Savings Bank as regional senior vice president. She’s worked in the mortgage industry since 1996 and, most recently, served as vice president of market growth at New American Funding.

Agents’ Choice Industry MVP Stephen Walker named Georgia REALTORS® 2025 president 

The incoming president is a Realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties. 

HOME hires new agent for Milton, Alpharetta area 

Jacqui Carlyle earned her real estate license this year and is the firm’s newest agent. 

COMPASS broker Misha Clopton rejoins Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties 

Clopton most-recently served as managing broker of COMPASS’s Intown and North Atlanta offices.  

Capstone Companies managing director joins CBRE’s multifamily team as SVP 

The new executive, Jake Reid, has more than 21 years of experience in the apartment space. 

Keller Williams names Shanan Steere director of growth operations 

The new director is the owner and CEO of the Shanan Steere Group in Olathe, Kansas, which is affiliated with KW Overland Park. 

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