Hilton & Hyland taps David Kramer to succeed Jeff Hyland as president

Kramer has been with the luxury boutique firm since 2005 and is one of Hilton & Hyland’s top producers. He succeeds the late Jeff Hyland, who died of cancer nearly a year ago. 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

Luxury in ’22: Market slowdowns, reality TV, the metaverse and more

Luxury buyers finally decided to take a pause in 2022 as economic volatility shook the market. But despite a market slowdown, luxury companies and agents continued to make interesting moves. Continue reading

In new era, Lori Hyland takes sole ownership of Hilton & Hyland

Co-founder of Hilton & Hyland Rick Hilton also announced in a statement released on Thursday an upcoming brokerage in partnership with his son, Barron Hilton, called Hilton & Hilton. Continue reading

Goldsmith Team moves to The Agency from Hilton & Hyland

Zach Goldsmith was with Hilton & Hyland since 2007. In 2021, his two-person team netted $110 million in transaction volume. Continue reading

Leading Los Angeles agent returns to Sotheby’s International Realty

Marc Noah was with Sotheby’s International Realty for about seven years before moving to Hilton & Hyland. Prior to that, he was a loan officer with mortgage company First Capital. 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

Snapchat billionaire closes deal for Holmby Hills estate

Evan Spiegel has completed the purchase of a second L.A. property. The two tracts will form a four-acre, $145 million estate lying across the street from the Playboy Mansion, according to reports. Continue reading

The 20 biggest residential real estate transactions of 2022 (so far)

Luxury properties in Manhattan, L.A. and Palm Beach netted the three priciest deals in the first half of 2022, with each sale exceeding $125 million, according to a new analysis by Inman. Continue reading

Gary Gold: NAR’s pocket listing policy is ‘nonsensical, stupid’

Real estate’s premier luxury agent argues that the Clear Cooperation Policy is “authoritarian” and accomplishes the opposite of its stated intent in an exclusive interview with Inman. Continue reading