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.

Ragan Carr named regional sales manager for Century 21 Judge Fite in Weatherford and Springtown

Carr brings nearly a decade of industry experience to her new role, having first joined Judge Fite as an agent in 2016.

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Coldwell Banker names Chicago agent-development exec Tracey Royal to national role

Royal’s 30 years of industry experience include her stint as vice president of agent development for Coldwell Banker’s Chicago City Region.

Monning Dameron Ranch Group returns to Compass

The Dallas-Fort Worth-based team is led by industry veterans Wright Monning and Derrick Dameron, known for their experience in land and ranch sales.

Former Brightland CEO John Winniford now president of First America Homes

Winniford delivered 22,000 homes during his tenure with Brightland, also leading expansion efforts in Colorado, Florida and Tennessee.

Mark Goodwin joins The Federal Savings Bank as regional senior vice president

Known in the industry as the “Mortgage Money Man,” Goodwin has over 35 years of experience and is ranked as one of the top mortgage lenders in the state by Scotsman Guide.

Halo Group Realty joins Compass in Dallas-Fort Worth

The 40-person brokerage, previously independent, will now operate as Halo Realty Group at Compass under the leadership of owner and president Britt Morris.

eXp names Jesse Hill CFO

Prior to joining eXp in 2019 in a financial leadership role, Hill worked in finance with The Walt Disney Company, Nissan Motor Corporation and General Motors.

Century 21 Judge Fite Company names Jon Buck regional sales manager in Cedar Hill

Century 21 Judge Fite Company has named Jon Buck the regional sales manager of its Cedar Hill regional office.

Linda Vo named North Texas regional manager for Guaranteed Rate Affinity

In her new role, Vo will oversee Guaranteed Rate Affinity’s loan officers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and scale the company’s recruiting efforts.

NAR strengthens communications department with two major hires  

The new executives have marketing and communications experience in Washington, D.C. 

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. 

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. 

Scott Felder Homes acquires Olivia Clarke Homes

Jennifer Johnson, who founded Olivia Clarke Homes in 2020, will remain on board. The company will continue to operate under the same name.

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. 

ERA Experts and Sprout Realty combine Texas operations

The latter will now operate as Sprout Realty ERA Powered.

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. 

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