Lake Homes Realty Moves into New Headquarters, Hires Former Zillow and Pacaso Executives

             From left: Heather Glass, Joe Gaeta, and Kiki Wanshura 

                               of Lake Homes Realty

Hoover, AL – With lake home and lot inventory rising over last spring and preparing to heat up this summer, Lake Homes Realty prepares for long-term growth. The country’s largest lake-focused real estate brokerage doubled its square footage by moving into a new headquarters in late March, along with RealSource Title Insurance and Real Estate Closings. Based in Metro Birmingham, Lake Homes Realty currently operates brokerages in 34 states and remains in a rapid growth mode. The hiring of two seasoned real estate executives is a key part of the company’s growth plan. Joe Gaeta has joined Lake Homes Realty as the Director of Strategic Growth and Kiki Wanshura has been hired as Director of Market Acceleration.  Gaeta has more than 24 years of real estate industry experience, including the past seven years with Zillow Group as Director of Broker Relations.  Wanshura has been in the industry since 1997 and came to Lake Homes Realty from Pacaso where she was on the Industry Relations team for the past two years. Gaeta and Wanshura will be working closely with Heather Glass, another former Zillow Group executive. Glass was recently named to the newly created position National Director of Development at Lake Homes Realty. Real Estate Industry Experts Join Lake Homes Realty “With Joe and Kiki joining Heather along with  the move to our new corporate headquarters, exciting times are ahead for Lake Homes Realty,” said Glenn S. Phillips, CEO and Lead Economic Analyst of Lake Homes Realty. “The appeal of a primary or secondary lake home on our thousands of lakes remains high and inventory is on the upswing as summer approaches,” said Phillips. “Our lake home buyers and sellers are, for the most part, unaffected by mortgage rates and economic uncertainly,” he said.  Glenn S. Phillips and Doris Phillips – CEO and COO of Lake Homes Realty “We remain highly focused on the lake real estate market and believe Joe, Kiki, and Heather have the experience to identify key agents in lake real estate and similar niches as we continue to expand,” said Doris Phillips, COO at Lake Homes Realty and President of RealSource. “The three of them have powerful real estate backgrounds and the personalities to make a significant impact in expanding our market footprint.”  Coming from Pacaso, Wanshura understands the second home industry and believes Lake Homes Realty is positioned well for the future.  After working with Zillow Group and Moxiworks, Heather Glass joined Lake Homes Realty in 2020 and was recently named National Director of Development.   Frank Brocato “I am very pleased Lake Homes Realty and RealSource will remain and grow in Hoover,” said Mayor Frank Brocato. “This project is another example of growth in Hoover’s STEM-based industries.  "I also am pleased that this public/private partnership will assist Hoover entrepreneurs to further grow and contribute to the city’s economy.”  CONTACT: Bill Lang PR Director - Lake Homes Realty blang@lakehomes.com  205.218.3561