Bret Calltharp, a 15-year real estate veteran and most recently with BHGRE, has been chosen as Zillow’s next director of industry outreach.
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Zillow's new director of industry outreach is a real estate Jedi
Bret Calltharp is taking over Jay Thompson's role at Zillow and is looking forward to making it his own
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