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Charlottesville Realtor named Virginia Realtor of the Year
Virginia Realtors named Denise Ramey of Charlottesville the 2024 Realtor of the Year on Sept. 18 in downtown Richmond at its annual awards ceremony. The award is given to professionals who make “proven contributions to the real estate industry through both personal and professional achievement and outstanding volunteerism.�[...]
Virginia Housing board elects officers
Members of the Virginia Housing Development Authority’s Board of Commissioners elected Sarah Barrie Stedfast chair, the organization announced last week. Stedfast is venture president at Norfolk’s RW Towne Mortgage, a subsidiary of TowneBank Mortgage, and is active in the Virginia and Tidewater mortgage bankers associations. She has a degree in business finance from Virginia Tech. […][...]
Pechin joins Thalhimer Realty Partners
Less than a year after leaving the City of Richmond to work for the federal government, Maritza Pechin has joined Thalhimer Realty Partners as director of development, the Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer subsidiary announced Monday. Pechin was deputy director for the office of equitable development for the city and was heavi[...]
Bowman announces executive promotions
Michael Bruen has been named Bowman Consulting Group’s president, the Reston-based engineering services firm announced last week. Gary Bowman, who formerly was president, retains his roles as CEO and chairman. Dan Swayze, who served as executive vice president and division manager, will fill Bruen’s former role as chief oper[...]
Co-founder steps down from Franklin Johnston Group
Tom Johnston has stepped down from The Franklin Johnston Group, the Virginia Beach-based multifamily development and management company he co-founded, the company announced May 30. Johnston is leaving to pursue other business opportunities, a release stated. Johnston, Wendell Franklin and his son W. Taylor Franklin as well as Steve Cooper left S.L. Nusbaum Realty in […]
Norfolk property management firm promotes president, principal broker
John Chandler has been promoted to president and principal broker of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices RW Towne Property Management, the Norfolk-based real estate firm announced Wednesday. Chandler was previously director of facilities and compliance for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices RW Towne Realty and chief operating officer o[...]
Va. Tech Property Management Advisory Board elects 2025-26 chair
On April 19, Virginia Tech Property Management Advisory Board members elected Renee Pulliam, vice president of operations for Thalhimer Multifamily as its 2024 vice chair and 2025-26 chair, according to Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer. Pulliam, who has been an advisory member since 2001, will serve a one-year term as vice ch[...]
Capital Square names chief distribution officer
Drew Jackson has been promoted to chief distribution officer of Capital Square, the Glen Allen-based real estate company announced Tuesday. Previously the president and CEO of Michigan-based financial services holding company Concorde Holdings, Jackson joined Capital Square in February as senior managing director of private weal[...]
Former US Treasury Secretary Snow to retire from Armada Hoffler board
Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury John Snow will retire from real estate firm Armada Hoffler’s board of directors, the Virginia Beach company announced this week. Snow, 84, has served as a director since Armada Hoffler went public in 2013 and served as lead independent director from 2013 to 2019. He was treasury secret[...]
Hitt Contracting promotes senior leadership
Falls Church-based general contractor Hitt Contracting announced Thursday four promotions and one retirement in its national business. Jeremy Bardin, Hitt’s co-president since 2017, will retire in December. Replacing Bardin as co-president, Evan Antonides has been promoted to oversee Hitt’s Southeast and Texas operations[...]
Former Concorde Holdings CEO joins Capital Square
Drew Jackson, former president and CEO of Michigan-based Concorde Holdings, has joined Glen Allen-based real estate company Capital Square as senior managing director of private wealth solutions, the firm announced Tuesday. Jackson also joined the executive management team. A Radford University graduate, Jackson has more than 25[...]
Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer promotes two SVPs
Two Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer commercial brokerage first vice presidents have been promoted, the Glen Allen-based real estate firm announced Friday. Wick Smith and Jenny Stoner are now senior vice presidents. Smith joined Thalhimer’s Virginia Beach office in July 2015 and specializes in retail sales and tenant repre[...]
