Word on the street is that the EBRDI Board of Directors approved the hire of Rosemary Scardina yesterday as their new CEO. Congrats to EBRDI and Rosemary on her new gig!

Bill Shue hired as Chief Executive Officer for Homes & Land

“The Cheyenne Group has successfully placed Bill Shue as the new Chief Executive Officer for Homes & Land.
In the role of Chief Executive Officer, Bill will be responsible for driving the performance of the company by developing operating strategies and tactics that will propel the financial growth of the business.



Bill was previously President of RealtyU Group, Inc. and prior roles to that include Founder and President of Entreport/ISucceed, an online learning management company and the first online training website for real estate agents, and President of Caribiner International Corporation.”

Tough gig.

Rob Overman

Looks like Rob Overman is leaving LPS and heading to ShowingTime.  Rumors of this has been out there for a couple weeks.  I did happen to speak with Rob today and confirm the news about his new gig.  He has been working with the ShowingTime team for many years while at LPS, and always thought of them as talented guys.   In his current gig Rob is working remotely from home for LPS. Rob lives in a suburb of Chicago, where ShowingTime is located, and is now looking forward to working in an office with others.

ShowingTime sounds like a good match for him.  Rob was quick to point out that he enjoyed his time at LPS but was looking for a new challenge.  Good to see him stay in the industry.  Congrats!

You heard it here first. To be honest I’ve never heard of Carrington before. This has got to be a blow to RealtyTrac, where Rick was known as one of the good guys. Best wishes Rick!

Here’s the link via HousingWire:
Sharga Leaves RealtyTrac for Carrington

This is great news! Nice to see Dominion Enterprises making investment in talent. Jack is one of the good guys and its fantastic to see him back in the mix. He couldn’t have joined a better team with Michael Hayes and Rick Sherwood. The press release speaks for itself, Jack has been in this business longer than any of us, and his father practically invented the modern day MLS system.

Congrats to Jack and HMS!

Full Press Release Below:

Homes Media Solutions Hires Heavy Hitter Jack Jominy

Homes Media Solutions, a leading provider of marketing and data solutions for real estate professionals and a division of Dominion Enterprises, announced today that Jack Jominy, a well-known industry player, has been hired as a Senior Account Executive. He entered the industry in 1976 as an employee of Realtron Corporation. Realtron, founded by his father, Jack Sr., who served as president, introduced online computerized MLS and real estate information in the state of Michigan. During Jack’s long tenure at Realtron, he was responsible for regional sales and product development for all services. He was the Florida Sales Manager in 1995 when Realtron was sold to News Holding Corp along with PRC Realty Systems to create Interealty. His career has also included work in various sales and sales management positions for Interealty (now called First American Core Logic), Homes.com (prior to being part Dominion Enterprises) and REALTOR.com. At First American Core Logic, he specialized in selling the Realist System tax products and later became national sales manager for tax at Fidelity National MLS Systems. More recently, he was a Regional Sales Manager for Previsite, a Multi Social Media Solution, with a completely automated social media offering for Real Estate Brokers and MLS organizations.
“Jack has more years of experience than some executives in our industry have been alive. Jack worked under many company names, some changes without leaving the company and he held different titles; but he did pretty much the same thing; Jack built strong business relationships with MLSs, and this is what he will be doing for Homes Media Solutions,” says Michael Hayes, Executive Director of Enterprise Services for Homes Media Solutions. “We are fired up to have him on our team.”

I worked with Charles back at eNeighborhoods. He is probably one of the best interactive marketing minds I have ever met. He also could write copy, great copy, faster than anyone I’ve ever seen. He had moved his family to Virginia and began working out of Dominion Enterprises’ head office in Norfolk. While there ee worked on marketing and business development for Homes.com and eNeighborhoods. Now it appears he is moving again, this time to the west coast (Bay Area). I hope that Ellie Mae can utilize his talents to the fullest, Charles is a rock star.

Curiously there seems to be a bit of a “brain drain” happening at Dominion Enterprises, since the departure of division president Peter Ill (although rumor has it Mr. Ill might be entering the space again but in the rentals market, apart from Dominion Enterprises). Craig Gill, EVP of Information Technology has also left along with the departure of Mike Couvillion who was VP of Technical Services and Web Development.

All this on the front of their new product launch, curiously named “Homes Connect” , where you can “Login Once! Access Everything!” – talk about a value proposition!

Brad Bjelke

According the the press release:
“Brad has extensive experience with real estate technology licensing, regionalization of MLS entities, real estate data sharing issues, software agreements, IDX policies, RETS compliance, the setup and maintenance of VOWs, website scraping, and the implementation of policies established by NAR and state associations.”

Looks like he has some real front line experience with all the legal mumbo-jumbo in real estate.

Full Press Release Below:
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Brad Bjelke Joins JDTP

IRVINE, CA – Jackson DeMarco Tidus Peckenpaugh is pleased to announce that Brad Bjelke has joined the Firm.
Brad is an experienced business attorney who is well known within the real estate industry. Brad concentrates his practice on the day-to-day issues affecting real estate associations, multiple listing services, and real estate software vendors throughout the United States. Prior to joining JDTP,
Brad served for over five years as the Executive Vice President and General Counsel for one of the largest real estate software companies. In that role, Brad worked closely with executive officers of MLSs and real estate associations, the National Association of Realtors®, and state real estate associations.
Brad has extensive experience with real estate technology licensing, regionalization of MLS entities, real estate data sharing issues, software agreements, IDX policies, RETS compliance, the setup and maintenance of VOWs, website scraping, and the implementation of policies established by NAR and state associations.
Brad can be reached directly by phone at 805.418.1927 and by email at bbjelke [at] jdtplaw [dot] com

[UPDATE: Brad served as EVP for 4 months. He was General Counsel prior to that time]

I like to say every time a vendor leaves the real estate industry, an angel gets his wings.

Best of luck Ted!

Full Press Release below:

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Senior Vice President Ted Young Leaving Rapattoni Corporation

SIMI VALLEY, Calif., June 30, 2011 – Rapattoni Corporation (Rapattoni) announced today that Ted Young, senior vice president, has elected to leave Rapattoni at the end of June, 2011.

Andy Rapattoni, president and CEO of Rapattoni Corporation, said, “It is with regret that we accepted Ted’s resignation but we honor his desire to tackle another career and as Ted has said, ‘do something different’.”

Mr. Young, who started as a programmer with Rapattoni in 1980, has served on the company’s executive committee and assisted in overseeing the company’s operations. He was responsible for the development of four generations of Rapattoni’s association management software products, and he was the principle software architect behind Rapattoni Magic, a product which is used by approximately 250 real estate associations throughout the United States.

When tendering his resignation, Mr. Young stated, “During my long career, I have loved the people I’ve worked with, the customers I’ve served, and taken great pride in what I’ve done individually and what we together have accomplished as a company. I deeply appreciate the opportunities that were offered to me and how I was allowed to flourish. I’m thankful for the wonderful times we’ve enjoyed over the years and wish Andy, Niki, and the entire company the best of luck and success in the future. It is simply time to do something else and fulfill more of my dreams.”

Niki Rapattoni, chief administrative officer of Rapattoni Corporation, said, “We will miss Ted greatly and we send him off with love and many good thoughts for his future.” The company expressed their thanks and good wishes to Ted this week and culminated in a send-off under the trees in front of their facility in Simi Valley, California.

About Rapattoni
Rapattoni Corporation has been serving the real estate industry under the same name and management for over 40 years. The company provides an array of integrated products and services for real estate associations and MLS organizations, including an internet-based MLS, association management software, and key-less Rapattoni Secure Logon with SSO identity portals for online security and convenience. Rapattoni’s MLS products are serving approximately 300,000 users nationally and its association management customers represent more than 85% of the nation’s REALTORS®. Rapattoni’s headquarters are in Simi Valley, California.

For more information, contact Rapattoni’s Public Relations department at (800) 722-7338 or visit the Rapattoni website at http://www.rapattoni.com/.

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From the dry heat of Tucson to the humidity of South Florida it looks like RMLS in South Florida has found their new CEO. Congrats to Wes!

Full Press Release below
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Wes Wiggins Joins RMLS Florida as President and CEO

The former Vice President, MLS, from the Tucson Association of REALTORS® is bringing his talents to RMLS Florida.
Miami, FL (June 23, 2011) – Regional MLS, Inc. (RMLS) has announced that Wes Wiggins will take over as their President and CEO. The Regional MLS, Inc. serves real estate professionals in Southeast Florida, from Port St. Lucie to Miami-Dade. Mr. Wiggins will be assisting them as they continue to grow their products and services.
“I am very excited to have the opportunity of leading RMLS and taking it to the next level of providing top tier services and support to its subscribers,” says Mr. Wiggins. “RMLS is a respected organization with a reputation of providing quality service. I look forward to working with their experienced staff to improve upon that reputation.”
Wes Wiggins was hired as MLS Director for the Tucson MLS in 2005. Prior to that he was a Manufacturing Supervisor at Texas Instruments. Wes is actively involved in local and national MLS organizations Including NAR’s MLS Issues And Policies Committee, CMLS, and the REALTOR.com MLS Executives Advisory Committee. Wes has collaborated on statewide data sharing initiatives, worked with Fannie Mae to improve the Short Sale process, and was instrumental in implementing the 1st international MLS data share between Tucson and San Carlos, Mexico.
“The world of MLS is a very dynamic place,” Mr. Wiggins explains. “There are a multitude of technologies and paradigm shifts that have to be addressed. To be entrusted by the shareholders of RMLS to ensure that we move in the right direction in regards to these changes is an honor.”

About RMLS
Regional MLS, Inc. is a real estate network of professionals and properties, providing service and support from Port St. Lucie to Miami-Dade. RMLS was established in 1987 and continues to strive towards advancing real estate professionals in Southeast Florida by providing products and services that meet the ever changing needs of the industry.

I glad to say I’m seeing an uptick of job postings on the VA Job Board! We’ve recently added even more expousure to job listings by having a direct link from the CMLS blog: http://CouncilOfMLS.com

So if you are looking to hire you won’t find a more targeted way of reaching your audience. And if you are looking for a new new gig then you know where to go first!

Here are the positions currently available:

IT Manager
My Florida Regional MLS

Senior Systems Manager
MLSListings Inc

Check out the full details at The Vendor Alley Job Board.