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.

Engel & Völkers Atlanta promotes Managing Broker Kristen Skebe to chief people officer

Skebe previously worked as an agent and led a successful team at the brokerage. 

BHHS Georgia Properties launches New Homes Network

The new unit comes as high interest rates have made new builds increasingly competitive with existing homes. 

Coldwell Banker promotes Rebecca Thomson to VP of professional development

Thomson is a past president of both the Chicago Association of REALTORS® and Women’s Council of REALTORS® Chicago. 

Kristin Lamb joins Harry Norman | Forbes Global Properties

Lamb is the former CEO of the Atlanta Commercial Board of REALTORS®. 

Foundry Commercial exec Mark Lindenbaum joins Cushman & Wakefield’s land advisory team

In his new role, Lindenbaum will lead C&W’s Atlanta Land & Development Services advisory group as part of its broader capital markets team. 

John Topping joins JLL Capital Markets as senior director for multifamily

Topping most recently worked as a senior director at Global Real Estate Advisors (GREA) in Atlanta. 

Jim Chapman hires land-acquisition executive Brandon Woods

Woods most recently worked with ResiBuilt and ResiCap. 

The Rezerve brokerage seeks to give agents bigger stake in the firm’s success

The brokerage aims to help its agents look beyond the next transaction by giving them the opportunity to buy into the business. 

BHHS Georgia Properties COO Kathy Connelly to retire

Senior Vice President of Relocation Janet Mauldin will assume many of Connelly’s duties upon her retirement at the end of the year. 

Alessio Sanfilippo named CEO of Redfin

While at Reality Labs, he led global teams across data science, data engineering and user research.

Jim Chapman named founding member of Georgia Residential Land Development Council’s board

The veteran home builder who has locked arms with the GRLDC works to foster homebuilding by improving Georgia’s land-development and permitting processes. 

Washington agent Jeanie Kendall launches nationwide LGBTQ-friendly real estate referral brokerage

Though licensed in Washington, Common Ground Referrals will serve clients across the United States.

SERHANT. enters Colorado with new Denver outpost

The expansion adds 11 founding agents to the company. 

Luxury veteran Michael Altneu to lead The REMAX Collection as VP of luxury

Altneu previously served as the head of Coldwell Banker’s global luxury division. 

BTR developer Parkland Communities enters for-sale market, launches brokerage

The firm hired Kristine Forbes to run sales at its newly created brokerage, Prim Realty.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia names Andy Payne SVP of growth and development

Andy Payne most recently served as vice president and managing broker at Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty. 

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