Max Azria’s former estate heads to auction 9 years after first listing

The estate is being listed by Branden and Rayni Williams of The Beverly Hills Estates for $55 million as it simultaneously prepares to head to a no-reserve auction with Concierge Auctions from May 9 through May 23. Continue reading

Luxury brokerage faces court battle to get its buyer agent paid

Beverly Hills Estates, led by Branden and Rayni Williams, is fighting for buyer agent Michelle Graci’s right to an agreed-upon 50 percent of the deal’s broker commission after seller Ronen Nahum alleged misconduct. Continue reading

Chad Roffers dishes on a Sotheby’s Concierge Auction record

The Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions founder and CEO shared more about how the recent auction of “La Dune” went down, as well as key reasons why luxury agents turn to the brand to get a deal done. Continue reading

One-time $100M Bel Air mansion falls to Earth with huge price cut

“Realistically in this market, this is what it’s worth – it’s priced to sell,” said Shawn Elliott of Nest Seekers, one of the agents who listed the property last week. Continue reading

10 months after ‘The One,’ Richard Saghian scoops up $40M Malibu pad

Not content to pause after purchasing “The One” megamansion for $126 million in March, the Fashion Nova founder also added the $40 million Billionaire’s Beach property to his portfolio recently. Continue reading

Branden Williams on reality TV: ‘We’re too busy making real deals’

Branden and Rayni Williams, the real estate power couple, told Katie Kossev during a panel at Inman Connect Now on Thursday that they’ll “never” consider joining a real estate reality series. Continue reading

The top luxury real estate agents serving Hollywood in 2022

The Altman Brothers, Santiago Arana, Aaron Kirman, Chris Cortazzo, Sally Forster Jones, Joyce Rey and more are featured in this year’s list of standout agents from “The Hollywood Reporter.” Continue reading

Sotheby’s, Ben Caballero, sweep RealTrends The Thousand rankings

Caballero completed $1.98 billion in sales volume in 2021, and Sotheby’s International Realty boasted the most agents in the individual agent by sales volume category. Continue reading

The 20 biggest luxury real estate sales of 2021 (so far)

Palm Beach, Florida, luxury real estate had a banner year, nabbing half of the most expensive sales of the year, but a New York City deal claimed the top spot. Continue reading

The 20 biggest luxury city sales of 2021 (so far)

Despite cities taking a back seat to vacation markets in 2021, major transactions made headlines across New York, Miami and Los Angeles. Continue reading