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 Boston ONE Team enters Worcester, hires team specialist for the market

The Boston ONE Team at SERHANT. hired Jaci Smith as team specialist as part of the group’s expansion into the Worcester market.

Pinnacle Group affiliates with Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty

The Wellesley-based real estate firm serves Boston’s MetroWest markets including Weston, Needham, Dover, Natick and Newton.

Austin Reed joins OriginPoint as producing regional manager

The mortgage professional has $150 million in annual production and 13 years of industry experience.

Barrett Sotheby’s promotes Shelley Moore to vice president of growth

In her new role, Moore will focus on recruiting, acquisitions and strategic partnerships — pursuits the brokerage views as key to their next phase of growth.

Josh Rakiey joins Guaranteed Rate Affinity, eyeing New England growth

Guaranteed Rate Affinity selected Josh Rakiey as vice president of mortgage lending with the goal of expanding his business across New England.

ERA Key adds Angkhana Chumpachot as Realtor

With a background in retail, the new agent will work out of ERA Key’s Chelmsford office.

SERHANT. launches new team, The Standard

SERHANT. Boston founding members Serge Desir II and Peter Kasseris have teamed up.

Independent husband-wife team New Englander Real Estate launches in Boston

The husband-and-wife team has a combined $150 million in sales and experience in the Greater Boston area.

Abby Goldenfarb named new senior vice president at WinnDevelopment

Goldenfarb specializes in adaptive reuse and new construction.

Sagan Harborside team
Sagan Harborside joins Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty

Sagan Harborside’s 40 real estate advisors will join Gibson Sotheby’s while firm partners Phyllis Sagan, Julie Sagan and Shari Sagan McGuirk operate as advisors.

MGS Group Real Estate mints new team, Adler Connolly2

MGS Group Real Estate formed Adler Connolly2, a team bringing together 20-year industry fixture Teri Adler and Steve and Nicole Connolly, who joined the brokerage.

Bryan Brown
Rate promotes Bryan Brown to regional manager for Massachusetts

Rate has promoted Bryan Brown, producing branch manager, to regional manager as the company expands its presence in Massachusetts.

Felicia Jacques appointed to BPDA Board

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu appointed Felicia Jacques to the board of the Boston Planning and Development Agency, filling the group’s final empty seat.

ERA Key adds new agents John Capistran and Gary Reed

Capistran, a Charlton resident, pivoted from his career in construction to pursue real estate at ERA Key’s Spencer office.

Members of Lamacchia Realty and Steepleview Realty.
Lamacchia Realty expands into Vermont with Steepleview Realty acquisition

The move cemented Lamacchia’s presence across all six New England states.

German real estate company GARBE makes US debut, partners with Boston’s Berkeley Investments

The partnership will seek to develop multifamily, industrial and infrastructure properties in the United States.