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.

The three-person team was previously affiliated with Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate.

Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) has appointed Charles El-Moussa to the position of general counsel, effective immediately.

The new executive, Will Grimes, previously worked in sales and marketing at other homebuilding companies, including Mattamy Homes, Lennar Homes and Mercedes Homes.

Wacksman joined Zillow from Microsoft in 2009.

Faisal Halum, along with his award-winning team the Faisal Halum Group, is now affiliated with COMPASS in Dallas.

Blue River Development, an Atlanta-based development company, is expanding into the Dallas market with a 19-acre townhome project.

Bridgette Harrington is now affiliated with COMPASS in Dallas-Fort Worth and will be launching the Bridgette Harrington Group.

Madrid will lead expansion of the company’s national builder joint-venture division.

Amy Hillock announced the launch of Little Elm Realty Group, a real estate team affiliated with Russell Realty in North Dallas.

Knapp is optimistic about where the industry is headed this fall and beyond.

Jason Keller has joined Houston-based builder First America Homes as area sales manager for the San Antonio division.

John Johnson will be replaced by the former president and CEO of telecom-infrastructure provider Crown Castle Inc.

In her new role, Dym will oversee land acquisition and strategy.

Located at 4514 Travis St. in Travis Walk, the 8,274-square-foot space features multiple meeting rooms, open working areas, a kitchen and lounge and a furnished outdoor patio.

Brandon Newman has joined Coldwell Banker Real Estate as vice president of marketing.

@properties lone star Christie’s International Real Estate is expanding into Fort Worth. The new office will be the brokerage’s third in the Metroplex.