MOVERS & SHAKERS
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NAHREP Announces President-Elect for 2014 Term
The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) announced Jason
Madiedo as president-elect for a term that begins in 2014. Madiedo will succeed Juan Martinez;
both were designated to serve one-year terms. Madiedo has been in the housing finance industry
for 19 years and currently serves as president and CEO of Venta Financial.
Axios Appoints Chief Appraiser
Axios Valuation Solutions and its parent company, eMortgage Logic, LLC, tapped industry
veteran Tony Pistilli to serve as Axios��� EVP and chief appraiser. Pistilli has more than 25 years of
real estate appraising and lending experience. Most recently, he was chief retail appraiser and VP
of consumer banking risk management at U.S. Bank in Minneapolis.
Williston Financial Group Names Chief Compliance Officer
Williston Financial Group (WFG) announced Donald O���Neill has taken on the role of chief
compliance officer, tasked with overseeing the company���s compliance programs and bringing
them up to speed to satisfy new compliance demands. O���Neill also serves as WFG���s EVP of
institutional services and will continue in that role. He joined WFG in June 2012.
ISGN Hires Three New Executives and Promotes One
ISGN Corporation announced three new hires and one promotion to round out the company���s
senior leadership team.
Lisa Weaver, CMB, joined ISGN as SVP of mortgage solutions. Weaver brings more than
25 years��� industry experience to her role, having held executive and management positions at
Freddie Mac, OneWest Bank, General Electric, and Lender���s Choice. In her new position, she is
responsible for working with ISGN���s sales and solutions architecture on customer deals, as well as
expanding the company���s product offerings.
Peter Butler signed on as EVP of strategic business development. In his new role, Butler puts
his decades of experience to work by providing leadership, strategy, and vision to create profitable
growth for new business ventures in both technology and service channels. He also plays a key
role in the management of national sales, operations, and product development. Prior to joining
ISGN, Butler served as VP of national sales for LenderLive.
Peggy Wood is the newest member of ISGN���s newly formed Global Solutions Integration team.
As SVP of the group, Wood is responsible for developing enterprise process strategies and action
plans that enable ISGN to meet its global sales goals. Her 25 years in the industry have taken
her through various executive-level roles for companies that include SunTrust Bank, Affiliated
Computer Services, and EDS.
In addition, Tim Landwehr moved up in the company to become EVP of client partner strategic
accounts. Formerly ISGN���s SVP of national accounts, Landwehr now oversees the company���s
strategic accounts and sales operations to expand its client partnerships. He���s held various
positions for Fortune 1000 mortgage and financial services companies, including Altisource, Trust
Title, and IndyMac Bank.
Freedman Anselmo Lindberg Expands Practice with Two Attorneys
Freedman Anselmo Lindberg, LLC, added Nisha B. Parikh and John A. Blatt (not pictured) to
its default practice. Parikh���s focus is mortgage foreclosure, bankruptcy, and creditors��� rights. She
graduated from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Blatt���s specific area of focus is mortgage
foreclosures. He earned his law degree from The John Marshall Law School.
Long & Foster Adds Sales Associate, Announces Associate Appointment
Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., brought on Toni Bowersox as a sales associate to join the
newly assembled team at the company���s recently opened Greenville, Delaware, office. Bowersox
is a licensed professional Realtor in the state of Delaware and specializes in working with first-time
homebuyers and residential listings. She is a Certified Staging Specialist (CSS) and Certified
Lighting Specialist (CLS).
Long & Foster also announced that Frank W. Dillow of its commercial division was selected to
chair the Realtor Commercial Alliance of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors for 2013. His
prior work experience includes 25 years of service with Verizon Corporation, where he worked for
more than 10 years as VP of federal government relations. Dillow earned his J.D. from the Lewis
and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon.
Global DMS Selects New Marketing Executive
Global DMS named industry veteran Jody Collup to the newly created position of VP
of marketing. Collup has nearly 20 years��� experience working in all facets of marketing
communications. Prior to joining Global DMS, she was director of marketing at Calyx Software.
She earned a bachelor���s degree in marketing from Arizona State University.
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SURVEY FINDS
AGENTS,
HOMEBUYERS
OPTIMISTIC
ABOUT PRICES
IN 2013
As home prices continue
to climb, real estate agents and
homebuyers are maintaining a
positive outlook for home values in
2013, according to a recent survey.
The survey, which was jointly
released by Point2Homes and
PropertyShark, reported 71 percent
of survey respondents predicted
home prices will go up or maintain
their current level in 2013.
The survey included nearly
1,500 real estate professionals and
homebuyers who were questioned
in December 2012 on topics such as
prices, sales volume, and inventory,
as well as factors that will drive the
market.
The view that prices will either
stabilize or go up was shared by 59
percent of agents and 37 percent of
homebuyers.
As for sales volumes, 41 percent
of respondents overall said sales
should increase, with 52 percent
of agents sharing this view and 41
percent of homeowners expecting a
rise in sales volume.
When it came to inventory,
respondents said they don���t expect
to see a change.
As for factors that will drive
the market in 2013, 31 percent of
respondents think mortgage rates
will have the biggest influence on
the market. Access to loans placed
second as an influential factor in
2013 and foreclosures ranked third.
The survey also found
Californians are more optimistic
than New Yorkers when it comes
to home prices. Fifty percent of
California respondents predicted
prices will increase in 2013
compared with 44 percent of New
York respondents.
On the topic of foreclosures, 21
percent of California respondents
said foreclosures will influence the
market in 2013 compared with only
9 percent of the respondents from
New York. The survey noted the
difference may be due to the higher
foreclosure rate seen in California.
