Chris Hutchens is rejoining Guaranteed Rate in a newly expanded role: producing area manager and senior vice president of mortgage lending.

Pareja replaces former CEO Glenn Sanford, who will maintain his roles as founder, chairman and CEO of eXp World Holdings.

Touchstone Closing continues its expansion with the announcement that it has merged with Liberty Law to bring Newburyport law partners Robert Ciampitti Jr. and Charles S. Palmisano and staff to its team.

Nick Bailey is out after the company suffered its sixth consecutive quarter of losses.

Michael Haynes has joined ERA Key’s Franklin office as a Realtor.

Mark Willis, who served as CEO of Keller Williams from 2005 to 2014, has stepped back into the role effective immediately.

RE/MAX Holdings has named a new CEO after nearly two years of searching: Erik Carlson, former CEO of the DISH Network Corporation. The firm’s last CEO, Adam Contos, stepped down in January 2022.

Nykia Wright has been named interim CEO for the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), effective Nov. 20.

Waugh most recently served as president and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Real Estate Professionals.

John-Paul “JP” Vachon has been appointed the Massachusetts Housing Investment Corp.’s deputy director of equity.

Sam Coover has joined Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Warren Residential as a sales associate.

Mara Eisenhardt has joined ERA Key Realty Services’ Marlborough office as a Realtor.

Joselle L. Turner of Whitinsville has joined ERA Key Realty Services Whitinsville office as a Realtor. 

Bennett previously served as president of Coldwell Banker Realty in New England.

Chicago-based brokerage Fulton Grace Realty is expanding into Arizona with its first franchise partner.

Two years after his original departure from the company, Mark McLaughlin is returning to Compass as the company’s chief real estate strategist.