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Hayden & Associates Appoints Two to Management Team
Fort Myers, Fla.–Hayden & Associates recently appointed Bonita and Jay Vandall to its management team. Bonita Vandall has been a licensed community association manager since 1988 and holds several designations from the Community Association Institute. She has also served on the board of the South Gulf Coast Chapter of the Community Associations Institute for six years and was named Manager of the Year for 2001. Ken Hayden, president of Hayden & Associates, says, “Bonita’s focus will be developer controlled communities and new business development and Jay will continue to provide his expertise with community and maintenance management services. Prior to…
MyNewPlace Names Gary Parkhurst as VP of Sales
San Francisco–Gary Parkhurst has been appointed as the new vice president of sales at MyNewPlace. In this role, Parkhurst will provide strategic leadership to the sales team and facilitate new business in an effort to increase revenue by driving sales through the company’s core listing products on MyNewPlace.com. Throughout his career, Parkhurst served in a variety of executive sales and marketing roles at a range of organizations. Most recently, Parkhurst served as senior vice president for ELM Resources, a non-profit, mutual benefit corporation serving the student loan industry. In his role, Parkhurst planned and executed a high-growth sales strategy which…
MVE Adds 24 Employees, Including Two Director Level Positions
Irvine, Calif.–MVE & Partners has added two key director-level positions with the recent appointments of Sylvia Avendano as business development director, and Erin Gebo as director of human resources. The new hires are part of a broader staffing increase at the firm and its affiliate, MVE Institutional, adding 24 professionals across various departments. It is the second round of hiring this year, building on an earlier staffing expansion that boosted the companies’ ranks by 13 employees. “We are continuing to experience increased demand from clients for architecture and master-planning services on both domestic and international projects,” says Richard Emsiek, AIA,…
NAI Las Vegas Merges Operations with The Sauter Cos.
Las Vegas–NAI Las Vegas has entered a partnership with The Sauter Cos. to merge staff and services and operate as NAI Las Vegas. The Sauter Cos. brings more than 40 years of commercial real estate experience in the Las Vegas market to the partnership, expanding NAI Las Vegas’ service offerings in multifamily brokerage. The Sauter Cos., founded in 1988, is based in Summerlin, a master planned community in Las Vegas. The firm has realized more than $1 billion in multifamily transactions over the last decade for properties across the local Las Vegas market. Under the terms of the merger, The…
Lisa O’Connor Is New Director of Sales in Atlanta for The Marketing Directors Names
Atlanta– The Marketing Directors has named veteran real estate professional Lisa O’Connor director of sales for Atlanta. O’Connor will oversee and implement sales strategies for the company’s growing portfolio of developments in the Atlanta market. O’Connor brings over 15 years of experience to her new role where she will direct sales for Viewpoint, Twelve Centennial Park and Paramount at Buckhead, three of the top-selling condominium communities in Atlanta in the 2nd Quarter.
The Continental Group Promotes Tim O’Keefe to CEO and Rob Rabin to COO
Hollywood, Fla.—Property management company The Continental Group (TCG) has promoted Chief Operating Officer Tim O’Keefe to Chief Executive Officer, and Rob Rabin will assume the position of COO after serving as CFO for two years. O’Keefe takes over the top role at the company from Tom Roses who announced his retirement earlier this year. O’Keefe joined TCG in 2009 as COO and has made significant contributions to the company’s operational processes. Prior to TCG, O’Keefe served over 20 years in senior leadership roles, most recently as senior vice president of Resolve Corp., a former FirstService company that managed corporate marketing and…
Spanish-Speaking Apartment Renters Get Mobile Apartment Search Solutions
Norfolk, Va.–For Rent Media Solutions has launched the ParaRentar.com mobile site. ParaRentar.com is a fully-translated Spanish apartment search site. “The ParaRentar.com mobile site caters directly to the Spanish-speaking Hispanic audience,” says Terry Slattery, president of For Rent Media Solutions. “This is the first and only mobile website created with the Hispanic renter in mind. As of June 2010, the ForRent.com mobile site has generated 11 percent of traffic to ForRent.com. We hope to enjoy that same success with ParaRentar.com and the new mobile site.” According to research conducted during a Spring 2010 Pew Internet study, 87 percent of Hispanics own a cell…
Three Investment Sales Professionals Join NorthMarq in Philadelphia
Minneapolis–NorthMarq recently hired Joe Verdejo and Jim Sheehan as senior vice presidents, with Valerie Falco serving as the team’s client coordinator. They will focus on representing sellers and buyers of multifamily properties in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. “We are very excited for this team to join NorthMarq,” says Mike Ohmes, executive vice president, transaction and advisory services for NorthMarq. “Greater Philadelphia is an important location to add to our growing national investment sales practice. We look forward to the synergy that will develop between this experienced investment sales team and our existing capital markets and real estate advisory professionals…
Norman A. Eastwood Promoted to SVP of Investments at Marcus & Millichap
Dallas–The board of directors of Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services has promoted Norman A. Eastwood to the position of senior vice president investments. This is one of the highest levels of recognition the firm awards to its investment specialists. The designation represents excellence in the development and servicing of long-term client relationships, according to Tim A. Speck, regional manager of the firm’s Dallas office. Most recently, Eastwood held the position of first vice president investments. Eastwood began his career with Marcus & Millichap 23 years ago, specializing in the sale of multifamily investment properties.
Freddie Mac Names Jerry Weiss EVP, Chief Administrative Officer
McLean, Va.–Freddie Mac named Jerry Weiss to the newly created position of chief administrative officer (CAO). Weiss will continue to serve as the company’s chief compliance officer and oversee the Compliance, Economics and Strategy, Regulatory Affairs and Mission divisions. As CAO, he will also manage two additional functions – External Relations and Human Resources. Weiss will continue to report directly to CEO Charles E. “Ed” Haldeman, Jr., as a member of Freddie Mac’s management committee. “Creating a CAO position aligns functions that position Freddie Mac as an effective means of support for our housing mission and responsible stewards of taxpayer…