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.

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. 

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. 

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