Move Inc. Hires First Chief Economist

SAN JOSE, CA—Locally based Move Inc. has selected housing trends expert Jonathan P. Smoke as the first chief economist for realtor.com. Smoke, a 20-year real estate veteran, will lead a team of real estate analysts.

He will report to Luke Glass, Move's executive vice president of industry platforms. Smoke will be based in the Washington, DC area.

"Jonathan brings to our team analytical horsepower, a depth of experience in all aspects of the housing marketplace, and a keen ability to communicate trends to experts and novices, alike," Glass says.

For the past six years, Smoke has served in key executive roles for Hanley Wood, a premier information, media, event, and strategic marketing services company serving the residential, commercial design and construction industries, including chief economist and senior vice president, executive director of market intelligence, and senior vice president of products and innovation.

"Jonathan is a highly respected housing economist and has proven himself as a leader and a strategic thinker in creating innovative data and analytics related to housing," says National Association of REALTORS chief economist, Lawrence Yun. "He brings to the position more than 20 years of industry experience and a passion for creating leading edge insights into consumer needs, preferences, and demands, and will help drive realtor.com's reputation as the most accurate site for residential real estate listings and information."

Smoke previously founded BlueSmoke LLC of Atlanta, a housing market research company that provided consulting services to builders, developers, lenders, and real estate investment companies and operated HousingIntelligence.com and RatingInsights.com. Prior to founding BlueSmoke, LLC, he served in several executive roles for Beazer Homes of Atlanta for which he developed its online business strategy. Smoke started his career as a management consultant with Deloitte.