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.

Douglas Elliman adds managing broker, agents to Florida locations 

The managing broker will lead Douglas Elliman’s St. Petersburg office, while the agents will join its Coral Gables and MiMo locations. 

Air Force veteran joins Rate in the Panhandle 

After 21 years in the U.S. Air Force, AJ DiCarlo will work as a mortgage loan originator in Destin. 

Douglas Elliman luxury agent Ellis Bachman joins Brown Harris Stevens 

Bachman will continue to serve clients in Miami and New York. 

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.

Weichert, Realtors – Agency ONE adds another new agent 

The new addition to the Southwest Florida Brokerage previously worked at D.R. Horton. 

ONE Sotheby’s agent Katie Weisz to lead sales at Alba Palm Beach 

The 55-condominium tower is almost 60% sold and slated to open in spring 2026. 

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.

Drew Backoff and David Cooke join Douglas Elliman

Drew Backoff has rejoined Douglas Elliman as the vice president of marketing, new development. Meanwhile, David Cooke joins the company as a sales associate.

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.

Weichert, Realtors – Agency ONE adds new agent 

The new addition, Patti Williams, previously owned a small beach motel in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. 

MIAMI Realtors names 2025 leadership 

Eddie Blanco, broker/owner of Stratwell in Miami and Naples was named 2025 chairman of the board. 

ONE Sotheby’s agent Farid Moussallem moves to Douglas Elliman 

The luxury agent will work as Douglas Elliman’s sales executive for the recently launched Delmore in Surfside. 

Douglas Elliman’s Tansey and Wands to take over sales at La Maré, Bay Harbour 

The three-building development in the Bay Harbor Islands is approaching $100 million in sales and is 50% sold. 

ONEPATH Realty joins eXp Realty 

Led by Abel Gilbert, ONEPATH has 102 agents and eight staff members. 

Andrew Secular joins Douglas Elliman from Keyes 

Before becoming a Realtor four years ago, Secular was best known as the proprietor of Tortilla Flats, a Tex-Mex restaurant that operated in New York’s West Village. 

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