The company has announced the hiring of Susan Russo as its regional director.

The company plans to continue to add staff as more homeowners who are ready to move decide to keep their homes as investment properties.

The two family-owned franchises will bring 80 years of combined real estate experience to Boston’s Back Bay.

Maggie Seelig of MGS Real Estate Group has announced she is opening her first suburban office in the MetroWest Suburbs, expanding the brokerage to assist buyers and sellers beyond Boston.

Guaranteed Rate’s Language Access Program (LAP) aims to connect more meaningfully with Spanish-speaking customers. Industry veteran Arlyn J. Kalinski will lead the initiative.

The Boston franchise will be led by agent and managing partner Eric Rollo.

Boston-based Senné has hired Andy Elliot as the company’s new director of debt and structured finance. 

Rick Bechtel, an industry veteran with more than 30 years of mortgage experience, has been named by Compass as the new president of mortgage.

Patrick Tobin joined the company’s Danvers office as a senior loan officer.

Citizens Bank has announced the promotion of Carla Cavallaro to the position of mortgage regional manager New England.