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.

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. 

Landsea Homes taps three leaders for Texas team

The builder also added Stewart Parker as president of its Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth divisions.

Century 21 expands DFW operations with Middleton Group Realty affiliation

The office will operate as Century 21 Middleton.

Massoud Atallah returns to Coldwell Banker as regional vice president for DFW and Austin

Atallah’s tenure with Coldwell Banker began in New England in 2001, where he ultimately became a senior vice president in 2011.

JP Findley Group joins Compass

The team, led by JP Findley, was previously associated with Rogers Healy and Associates.

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.

Landsea Homes appoints new DFW division president

Stewart Parker was named president of Landsea Homes’ Dallas-Fort Worth division, the company announced.

Graham Hanks named president of Truly Title

Truly Title announced that Graham Hanks was named its new president. Hanks previously served as the company’s Texas state president.

Robby Lebus and Dane Steinhagen named partners with The John Zimmerman Group

The John Zimmerman Group elevated Robby Lebus and Sane Steinhagen to partner status, the Fort Worth-area real estate team announced.

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