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.

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. 

Graham Diemer joins golf-centric Westerlund Team

By selecting Diemer, the Westerlund team hopes to cement its place in the South Florida golf real estate niche.

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. 

Daniel Kadoch joins Douglas Elliman

Kadoch brings 15 years of real estate experience to his new role and currently represents over $200 million in off-market inventory.

The Rigsby Team joins Premier Sotheby’s

Golf property expert Brian Rigsby leads the team with general manager Natasha Rigsby.

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. 

Robin Schmid leaves Douglas Elliman for ONE Sotheby’s

The South Florida real estate veteran worked at Coastal Sotheby’s International Realty before joining Douglas Elliman nearly 10 years ago. 

Solares returns to Douglas Elliman after four months at Compass

The industry veteran’s new title is executive vice president of sales and strategy. 

Green Realty joins The Agency

The Broward County brokerage is rebranding as The Agency Fort Lauderdale West.  

Illustrated Properties names Christina Pappas as president

Pappas will continue to serve as president of The Keyes Company.

Chicagoland’s Kim and Katie Group enters Naples with Premier Sotheby’s affiliation

Founders Kim Marino and Katie Minott will work from Premier’s Broad Avenue office as they pursue a dual-market arrangement. 

Compass names Miltiadis Kastanis as South Florida’s new-development sales director

Kastanis most recently worked at Douglas Elliman, where he produced more than $300 million in total sales volume since 2023.

Illustrated Properties hires executive sales manager for corporate office

The new manager, Mandie Weller, has a decade of real estate management experience and most recently worked at Long & Foster. 

Pablo Alfaro joins Compass

Alfaro most recently served as director of sales at Douglas Elliman. 

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. 

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