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CFO Kevin Ryan to retire from Better, will join PennyMac as chief strategy officer

Better’s chief financial officer, Kevin Ryan, is retiring from the company, according to an SEC filing on Friday, and will be joining PennyMac Financial Services as a senior managing director, chief strategy officer. According to the filing, Ryan announced on Sept. 30 that he would be retiring but it is not clear when his last […]

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Planet Financial Group boosts non-agency team with Rob Parsley and Tim Fisher hires

Planet Financial Group, the parent company of Planet Home Lending, announced two new hires this week. Rob Parsley was named senior vice president, non-agency sales and Tim Fisher was named senior vice president, non-agency lending. With a career spanning more than three decades, Parsley most recently served in senior leadership roles at Lima One Capital,

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HomeSmart names Stacey Onnen president

HomeSmart has announced its appointment of Stacey Onnen as president. Onnen has more than 20 years of experience in real estate — most recently working in the legal technology sector and previously leading a national initiative at Keller Williams. She also served as president of operations at eXp Realty from April 2019 to February 2022

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The Steven Cohen Team returns to Corcoran Group

After five years at Douglas Elliman, Steven Cohen and his team are returning to Corcoran Group, according to an announcement on Wednesday.  The team will be affiliated with Corcoran’s East Side New York City office and it consists of nine real estate professionals: Scarlett Nawrocki, Stefanie Ruch, Heather Sherman, Andrew Hurwitz, Eleanor Gottesman Zuckerman, Meredith

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Giorgio Bertuol named president of sales at West Capital Lending

West Capital Lending on Tuesday announced that Giorgio Bertuol is taking on the role of president of sales. Bertoul comes from loanDepot, where he served as the executive vice president of sales since September 2011, per his LinkedIn. loanDepot has been shaking up its leadership since its founder, Anthony Hsieh, returned to the helm. In

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No. 1 eXp mega team Pemberton Homes branches out on its own

When much of the real estate industry is consolidating, Parker Pemberton, who runs the No. 1 team globally at eXp Realty, has decided it is time to strike out on his own.  “I think that the marketplace needs strong local leadership and with the consolidation going on right now, it is getting very corporate out

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No. 1 eXp mega team Pemberton Homes branches out on its own

When much of the real estate industry is consolidating, Parker Pemberton, who runs the No. 1 team globally at eXp Realty, has decided it is time to strike out on his own.  “I think that the marketplace needs strong local leadership and with the consolidation going on right now, it is getting very corporate out

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NAR appoints former Etihad Airways exec to lead event strategy

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is continuing to revamp its leadership team. On Friday, the trade association announced the appointment of Amanda Whitehead as its new vice president of event strategy and member engagement. “As NAR charts a new path and as part of our strategic efforts to continue to add and prove value

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Coldwell Banker Realty adds top agent in Boulder, Colorado

Boulder real estate professional Julie Meko has joined The Bernardi Group, a Coldwell Banker Realty team that ranks as the company’s top small team in the Boulder, Colo., region. Meko — a licensed Realtor in Colorado since 1998 — has represented some of Boulder’s major residential projects. She is known for her work in both

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