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.

Chris Hutchens Returns to Guaranteed Rate as producing area manager and SVP of mortgage lending

Chris Hutchens is rejoining Guaranteed Rate in a newly expanded role: producing area manager and senior vice president of mortgage lending.

NRP Group hires exec to launch Florida affordable-housing arm 

The Cleveland-based landlord has already established a market-rate multifamily presence in the state. 

Leo Pareja takes over as CEO of eXp Realty

Pareja replaces former CEO Glenn Sanford, who will maintain his roles as founder, chairman and CEO of eXp World Holdings.

Douglas Elliman’s Kelly Gerber to lead sales at Glass House Boca Raton  

Condo sales launched in February and are being handled by Douglas Elliman Development Marketing.

Luis Alvarez joins The Keyes Company’s Sunset office in Miami

Alvarez generates an average annual volume of about $10 million.

Juan Zuluaga and team join Coldwell Banker Key Biscayne 

The group, 305living, previously worked at Graber Realty. 

Billy Nash returns to The Keyes Company 

The agent hosts a weekly podcast and is working on a new global luxury real estate docuseries. 

The Platt Group at COMPASS moves to Delray Beach office 

Located at 102 NE 1st Ave., the new location is home to 17 agents. 

Amy Lessinger replaces Nick Bailey as RE/MAX president 

Nick Bailey is out after the company suffered its sixth consecutive quarter of losses.

Guaranteed Rate names Jeff Nelson as Southeast divisional manager

Nelson will oversee operations in Georgia, Florida and seven other states.

Jared Ringel joins ONE Sotheby’s  

The former COMPASS agent is joining with Erin Omiatek to create The Modern Group at ONE Sotheby’s Boca Raton office. 

The Keyes Company welcomes new chief marketing officer

Madelin Mordarski will oversee the firm’s marketing operations.

Premier Sotheby’s International Realty bolsters marketing team with hire, promotion 

The brokerage also announced two of its agents hit sales records in the last year.  

Malinosky, Pohrer and Kay launch The Exclusive Group at Douglas Elliman 

Along with the five agents they are bringing with them, the group has a combined sales volume of $3 billion since 2020. 

Jon and Suzan Busch join Premier Sotheby’s International Realty in Marco Island 

The Busch team was previously with Berkshire Hathaway Florida Realty. 

ONE Sotheby’s International Realty names Lena Johnson chief marketing officer 

Johnson previously served as Compass New York’s vice president of marketing and head of its luxury division. 

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