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The 30 New York Real Estate Agents on Hollywood’s Hot List
One word is on the lips of every broker in NYC, and they’ve all got an opinion. “The elections always bring uncertainty into the equation,” says Douglas Elliman star Fredrik Eklund. Agrees fellow Elliman broker Steven Cohen, “The real estate market is averse to volatility and historically slows down as we approach the elections. “I […]
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THR’s 2024 New York Power Broker Awards: Winners and Nominees
Launched in 2022, The Hollywood Reporter‘s annual New York Power Broker Awards, presented by luxury real estate publicity company The Society Group, bestow honors on the biggest sellers and savviest marketers in NYC and the Hamptons. In addition to revealing the 2024 Team of the Year and the Philanthropic Impact Award winner, THR is sharing […]
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Would You Turn Over Your Home to a Hollywood Film Crew for $5,000 a Day?
There was a time when legendary location scout Lori Balton was like a modern-day Philip Marlowe, trolling the neighborhoods of Los Angeles, in search of the perfect private home to shoot. “We used to literally drive around and look at the front of the house and we were kind of anthropologists in a way,” she […]
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Oscar De La Hoya on His New Life in Las Vegas: “I Should Have Done This a Long Time Ago”
Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya is the latest celebrity to move his family and his businesses — including Golden Boy Promotions, a major player in pay-per-view sporting events — to Sin City. On Thanksgiving 2023, De La Hoya and his partner, sports broadcaster Holly Sonders, moved into their luxurious five-bedroom, seven-bathroom home, which they reportedly […]
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Kendrick Lamar Drops $40 Million on a 9-Bedroom Estate in L.A. (Report)
For many years, Kendrick Lamar has lived in the seaside town of Manhattan Beach. After years of renting, the acclaimed rapper and songwriter bought a brand-new mansion there about five years ago, with the sandy beach and deep blue sea lying just two short blocks from his doorstep. But he began making moves far more inland […]
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London Real Estate Is About to Get the ‘Selling Sunset’ Treatment
The business of real estate in London is characteristically British: reserved, unostentatious, conservative. Dealmaking is opaque and listings are typically sold off-market via exclusive contracts — thwarting competition among agents and agencies. The U.K.’s estate agents queue rather than showboat. Worse still, lips stiffen on payday. In London, agents often receive just 1 to 2 percent […]
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L.A.’s Real Estate Upfronts Reveal Penthouse A at Rosewood Residences Beverly Hills
Timed to coincide with TV’s upfronts in New York, a real estate-focused event that also calls itself the Upfronts — a luxury property reveal thrown by The Society Group — took over The Wallis in Beverly Hills on May 15. Held in the Bram Goldsmith Theater, the confab saw L.A.’s biggest power brokers gather to […]
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Ryan Murphy Selling Richard Neutra House in Bel-Air, Formerly Owned by Tom Ford, for $33.9M
Ryan Murphy is looking to part ways with a historic mid-century home designed by iconic architect Richard Neutra — to the tune of $33.9 million. The clean-lined house in Bel Air, California is known as The Brown House and was built in 1955 by the late architect, who was known for pioneering the idea of […]
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The Abbey Nightclub in West Hollywood Sold for $27M (Report)
The Abbey Food & Bar and its sister location the Chapel at The Abbey in West Hollywood, California, reportedly sold for $27 million. Tech and hotel entrepreneur Tristan Schukraft agreed to buy the nightclub last November from investment banker David Cooley after being on the market for about four months, but it hadn’t been publicly revealed […]
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Fifth Avenue’s Tallest Residential Building, Due in 2025, Opens Sales and Reveals Design Plans
When 520 Fifth opens next year in Manhattan, due to be the tallest residential tower on Fifth Avenue, residents will live in a classic-luxe property that takes cues from such nearby historic buildings as the New York Public Library and Grand Central Station. Located at the corner of 43rd Street, the skinny, supertall project from […]
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Rapper Lil Uzi Vert Sells Home in Remote Bell Canyon Outside L.A. for $4.35M
Rapper Lil Uzi Vert has sold his home in Bell Canyon, California — a hilly remote area in Ventura County outside Los Angeles County — after nearly six months on the market. The final sale price was $4.35 million for the modern-contemporary house. It boasts five bedrooms and six baths in 7,021-square-feet of interior space. […]
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Star Real Estate Agents Tomer Fridman and Sally Forster Jones Link Up as Jones Fridman International
A new high-powered real estate group has been born. The Sally Forster Jones Group and The Fridman Group, both of Compass, are joining forces as Jones Fridman International. Both groups have storied careers, with a combined $25 billion in sales. And now, a new chapter begins. “Our partnership story is really one of organic growth,” […]
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‘Selling The Hamptons’ Season 2 Brings New Castmembers to the Real Estate Drama
On the second season of Max’s real estate reality show Selling the Hamptons, bad-boy agent and new castmember Dylan Eckardt reveals to the cameras regarding his castmates: “I barely like them at all.” In another scene, agent Peggy Zabakolas walks away from a team get-together and says to her fellow agent (and onetime singer) Ashley […]
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Is the Era of the Celebrity Real Estate Agent Over? Industry Reacts to Settlement That Could Slash Commissions
On Friday morning, March 15, star real estate brokers across the country awoke to the news that the embattled National Association of Realtors (NAR), which represents around 1.5 million agents, had made an industry-altering deal. Not only will NAR settle several lawsuits claiming artificial inflation of commissions to the tune of $418 million, but also […]
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Ryan Serhant Says “Shouting It From the Mountains” Is Key to Success in Any Business
There are people who stay on message — and then there’s Ryan Serhant. The celebrity real estate broker, who gained global fame for his appearances on Million Dollar Listing New York, is hyper-focused, direct and as polished as the gleaming surfaces of the mega-penthouses he sells in Manhattan. Not a bad look when you’ve just […]
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Joe Jonas Sells New York City Condo With Huge Terrace for $5.36M (Exclusive)
Joe Jonas has just sold a New York City condo that he listed four months ago. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the property just closed at a sale price of $5.36 million, after being listed for just shy of $6 million. The light-filled unit, clocking in at 2,907 square feet, is located in downtown […]
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