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.

Jeffrey Piipponen to lead John R. Wood Christie’s International’s Marco Island office

The real estate veteran most recently served as sales manager for Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Cos. in the Florida Keys 

Guillermo Freixas joins SERHANT.

The Miami-based agent was previously affiliated with the Riley Smith Group at Compass. 

Miguel Salvat, Daniel Golik join Compass

The uncle-and-nephew partnership has a combined 35 years of experience and has closed over 1,500 transactions. 

JPAR founder JP Piccinini joins Real as growth leader

Under Piccinini’s leadership, JPAR grew to a 4,000-agent operation across 22 states with an annual sales volume of over $5 billion.

Three agents join ONE Sotheby’s Stuart office

The agents are joining the brokerage’s Sewall’s Point office in Stuart.

Dean Group joins Coldwell Banker

The five-person team will work out of Coldwell Banker’s Boca Raton office. 

GID Residential expands to Georgia, Florida and Mid-Atlantic

The firm is the multifamily development platform of global real estate investor GID. 

Cory Perkins to head Compass’ mortgage, title, insurance operations as president of integrated services

Perkins has been with Compass for more than eight years and played a vital role in the brokerage’s nationwide expansion and the development of its integrated services division.

Shelton Bernace Group joins Compass

The 36-agent team will work from the brokerage’s South Miami office. 

Angel Gonzalez joins ONE Sotheby’s

Gonzalez will join the sales team of “a highly anticipated luxury hotel-branded tower launching in Miami.” 

Industry veteran Sabine Otamendi, tennis pro JP Smith join Douglas Elliman

They will both be based at the brokerage’s MiMo office. 

Real Brokerage to acquire REMAX, form Real REMAX Group

Real REMAX Group will be headquartered in Miami and trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker REAX. Real CEO Tamir Poleg will serve as chairman and CEO.

Compass taps Greg Hague for director of home-sale strategy role

The 50-year real estate professional is a licensed attorney and an experienced home-sale strategist.

LA-based KB Home relocates to Arizona

KB’s new corporate home base in Maricopa County, located at the Hayden Ferry Lakeside business park, will preside over the company’s operations in 49 markets across the country.

SERHANT. names Tyler Cameron exclusive sales agent for Hutchinson Island development

Selling the 24 townhomes at the Ancora community represents the first new development project for the Amazon TV personality and Bachelorette contestant. 

Brown Harris Stevens Miami adds 6 agents in Q1

The additions follow an expansive 2025, during which the firm grew its agent count by 88%.

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