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.

Realty 1 Georgia joins Century 21

The brokerage operates offices in Covington and Milledgeville under the leadership of Angela Whitmire, who founded the brokerage in 2020.

Guaranteed Rate Affinity appoints Guadagnino and Dilday to leadership roles

Guaranteed Rate Affinity has appointed Dino Guadagnino as regional vice president of reverse mortgages and Kevin Dilday as area sales manager for the Mid-Atlantic region. 

Berkshire Hathaway adds Roberts and Salerno in leadership positions

Roberts brings 30 years of experience to her new position. Salerno most recently served as President and CEO of RE/MAX Paramount Properties in Alpharetta.

Former Peerage Realty CEO Swartzman to become Christie’s International president

The appointment, announced at Christie’s International Real Estate’s recent annual conference, will take effect in June. 

Mike Buffler joins Rate to expand services for entertainment clients

Mike Buffler, a 13-year veteran of the entertainment banking industry, has joined Rate to provide flexible, strategic mortgage solutions for its athlete and musician clients nationwide. 

Keller Williams hires CFO, makes interim COO’s appointment official

New CFO Tim Dieffenbecher previously served with CEO Chris Czarnecki at Broadstone Net Lease and Broadstone Real Estate. 

Darren Bondy, Jennifer Gabriel launch Bondy Prestigious Properties

The team has opened offices in Cumming and Jasper to serve buyers and sellers in the North Georgia market.

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. 

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