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.

Colleen Hood affiliates with Coldwell Banker in North Scottsdale

A licensed agent for over three decades, Hood worked in Michigan for 30 years before moving to Arizona and affiliating with TopComp three years ago.

Stacey Onnen named president of HomeSmart

During her 20-plus years in real estate, Onnen has been an agent, owner and designated broker and operated a real estate school.

Hancock Builders Founder Greg Hancock retires, appoints Kelly Whiteley CEO

Whiteley brings 15 years of industry experience to her new role, most recently working as a consultant at MDU Technology Consultants LLC.

Jeanice Ridgway returns to Coldwell Banker as West Valley sales manager

Jeanice Ridgway is once again affiliated with Coldwell Banker Realty after working with HomeSmart since 2008.

Realty Executives consolidates Arizona operations

The merger unifies over 24 office locations and approximately 1,000 agents under the Realty Executives Arizona Territory umbrella.

Diane DuBos joins Coldwell Banker in North Scottsdale

DuBos was previously licensed in California, Nevada, Idaho and Washington.

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.

Coldwell Banker’s East Valley office picks up two new agents

Two Phoenix real estate agents recently joined Coldwell Banker Realty’s East Valley office: Kay Marvin and Don Gisler.

Alyx Sydnor joins Locality Real Estate

Licensed in 2022, Sydnor has achieved nearly $20 million in sales during her career.

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. 

Scott Kumler and team join eXp Realty

The Kumler Group closed over $80 million across 192 transactions in 2024, ranking among the top five teams with their prior brokerage.

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. 

Jamie Gerdes joins Coldwell Banker in North Scottsdale

“After moving from Minnesota to Arizona, I decided to affiliate with Coldwell Banker because it is the best brokerage in Scottsdale,” Gerdes said in a press release.

New Subscribe(3)

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.