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Susan Young joins Real Safe Agents(r)

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RSA Hires Susan Young

“Susan Young has been a fixture in the industry for more than 16 years, most recently serving as Director of Industry Relations at Realtor.com® for 10 years. Prior to that Susan served the industry as a Realtor®, Sales Manager, and CEO of a regional MLS in Ohio.
Susan stated, “I’m very excited to join the team at Real Safe Agent©. I have so many dear friends in this industry, and have seen the impact crime has on our community. Knowing that Real Safe Agent can prevent crime and the industry finally has an answer, joining the team feels more like a mission than a career move.”

Congrats to Susan and Lee!

EBRD restructures, hires new CEO Davina Lara

East Bay Regional Data, Subscriber-Based MLS for Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, Signs Buyout Agreement and Announces New Management

East Bay Regional Data Inc.(EBRD), a regional real estate subscriber-based Multiple Listing Service (MLS) for brokers and agents in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, announces that a buyout agreement has been signed making the Oakland Berkeley Association of REALTORS® (OBAR) the sole owner of EBRD, effective September 2016.

OBAR assumed management responsibilities for EBRD on April 1, 2016. The restructuring introduces new management to the organization. DaVina Lara becomes Managing CEO of EBRD and maintains her role as CEO of OBAR.

This will open a new can of worms in an already complicated MLS world in northern California. I remember DaVina as an office manager at SoCalMLS back in the day. She had severals gigs since then (AE at Hemet AOR, and CEO of Palm Springs AOR). But I will always remember DaVina for singing the national anthem at the Anaheim Pond (now the Honda Center) when Russ Bergeron rented out the place to train tens of thousands of REALTORS on Tempo all in one day! To this day that is the highest number of product sales I’ve ever done at an event.

Chris Lambrou joins Metro MLS

Metro MLS hires Data Guru, Chris Lambrou, as Chief Information Officer.

Lambrou joins Metro MLS with 17 years of MLS industry experience, including multiple honors and accomplishments. He is currently the chair for RESO’s newly formed Internet Tracking Workgroup and IEEE’s hackathon committee.

Most recently, Lambrou was VP of Special Projects/R&D at Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED). There, he designed a group collaboration web service that streamlined short- sales for REALTORS® that was used by over twenty MLSs, assisted thousands of families nationwide, and was adopted by Fannie Mae as their official short-sale solution.

Before that, he was the Help Desk Supervisor for 10 years which ended in MRED’s first-ever nationally recognized “top call center in America” award.

Nice get for Metro MLS. Congrats to Chris.

Wes Wiggins joins Zillow Group

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Looks like its official. I hope he checked his meta data.

Congrats Wes!!

Looking for a new gig?

Member Services Associate
MLS of Hilton Head Island, Inc.

“The Member Services Associate is a critical team player and important part of our ability to provide top level services and support to potential and existing members in the call center as well as interact socially during events, training, and day to day operations. A key to success for this staff position is to be positive attitude, accuracy, and dedication to providing a high level of customer service. “

See this position and more on the Vendor Alley Job Board!

Looking for a new gig?

W&R Studios is looking for a Project Manager

Project Manager

“W&R Studios is seeking a Project Manager to play a key role in a growing, agile product development team. This person will work with designers, developers, senior management and the marketing department on existing and new web and mobile apps for the real estate industry. The primary goal of this person will be to ensure continuous progress and momentum towards shipping new products, features, and fixes for our subscribers. This position will be based out of either our Huntington Beach, California headquarters (preferred) or Boulder, Colorado office.”

Come help us make awesome software.

Ten-X (formerly Auction.com) promotes Rick Sharga to CMO

Rick ShargaFrom HousingWire.com

Ten-X promotes Rick Sharga to chief marketing officerRespected industry veteran to lead marketing efforts for rebranded Auction.com

“In this role, Sharga will utilize his “unique blend” of real estate, technology and consumer marketing experience to lead corporate marketing, branding and corporate communications for Ten-X, the company said in a press release.

Sharga is a well-respected voice in the housing industry, and frequently appears on HousingWire, both as a source of perspective and as a contributor.

In his new role, Sharga will oversee corporate marketing and communications for the rebranded Auction.com.”

Congrats Rick!

News Corp promotes Celeste Starchild.

From Inman News, Celeste Starchild promoted to SVP of professional software at Move

“In her expanded role, she helps drive Move’s family of professional software offerings ranging from lead generation and response tools to CRM and transaction management,” said Move in a statement, adding that Starchild will continue to serve as ListHub’s general manager.”

Looks like she also keep her current responsibilities at ListHub as well.

Congrats to Celeste!

Bill Andrews joins Zillow

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Bill Andrews – Director of MLS & Industry Relations at Zillow Group Inc.

Looking for a new gig?

Front End Designer and Developer
W&R Studios

“W&R Studios is seeking a Front End Designer and Developer who will play a key role on a growing, agile product development team. This person will work with designers and developers on existing and new web and mobile apps for one of the real estate industry’s beloved software companies. This position will be based out of either our Boulder, Colorado office or Huntington Beach, California headquarters.”

Find out more at the Vendor Alley Job Board!

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