Malagon joined Equity One Realty and Management FL Inc. this year following a 30-year career in real estate that includes positions with Eckerd Corp., Benderson Development Co., Payless Shoesource, Rally's Inc., Burger King Corp. and Hudson & Root Architects. As EVP and asset manager of this Equity One subsidiary, he will oversee property management, leasing, and redevelopment activities at the company's Florida properties.

Equity One is the largest owner of neighborhood shopping centers in this state, according to Doran Valero, president and COO. Malagon will report to Valero.

Meanwhile, Blunk will oversee TCC's project leasing throughout South Florida. Prior to moving to South Florida, Blunk was in charge of leasing for Trizec's six-million-sf Chicago portfolio, which includes Sears Tower, the tallest building in the US, among other Windy City properties.

Before joining Trizec, Blunk was VP of leasing for Miglin-Beitler in Chicago where he was responsible for on-site marketing and leasing of eight buildings with an aggregate of two million sf. He has also worked for such institutional owners as Credit Suisse Boston and Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

In another top appointment, Fidelity National Title creates a new position, assistant VP of major accounts and sales manager for Florida, and hires real estate attorney Jill Baron to fill it. She is charged with new business development and expansion of FNTIC's commercial real estate base, primarily among major law firms throughout Florida, and particularly in Broward, Dade and Palm Beach counties.

She will be based in the company's Weston office. Previously, Baron worked for nine years in a similar capacity for the South Florida operations of Lawyers Title Insurance, which later became LandAmerica.