The Agency scoops up 4 NorCal Compass agents

Over the past few months, 34 agents have joined The Agency from Compass’ Northern California offices. In total, The Agency has brought on 72 agents in the region over the course of 2023. Continue reading

Judge rules Katy Perry can keep disabled vet’s Montecito mansion

Following a multiyear legal battle, Judge Joseph Lipner ruled that Carl Westcott presented “no credible evidence” that he lacked the mental capacity to sign the deal with Perry and Bloom in 2020. Continue reading

11 ways to put a modern spin on old-school business basics

To get ahead, you have to stay rooted in proven practices while being ready to adapt to the inevitable change ahead, says luxury consultant Chris Pollinger. Here’s how to put a modern twist on traditional strategies. Continue reading

NYC pad of recently split Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner lists for $6M

Jonas and Turner, who have been embroiled in divorce proceedings for about two months, are attempting to offload their Nolita condo for the second time. Continue reading

Compass recommits to North Dallas with new office space

The brokerage has signed a lease for a 14,000-square-foot office space in the recently redeveloped HALL Park in Frisco, Texas, in a commitment to future growth in the region. Continue reading

Jamie Tian tapped to lead Asian Real Estate Association of America

At 32, the RealiFi Realty co-founder and CEO is the youngest president in the organization’s history. Tian is a broker-owner in LA and was selected as a NAR ’30 under 30′ honoree in 2017. Continue reading

Mauricio Umansky faces his last dance on ‘Dancing With the Stars’

Despite being praised as “matadorable” weeks before by a judge, the luxury CEO’s performance of the Argentine tango on Halloween was not strong enough to get him the combined judges and audience scores needed to survive the competition. Continue reading

‘Selling Sunset’ Season 7 drops on Netflix on Friday

A trailer for the new season of the real estate reality TV series suggests that broker Jason Oppenheim feels his LA office’s agents have slacked off during a sluggish market while “the agents in the OC work their asses off.” Continue reading

Christie’s International Real Estate launches major NorCal expansion

The founding real estate agents of Christie’s International Real Estate San Francisco | Marin | Wine Country hail from The Payton + Binnings Team and boast $200 million in transactions annually. Continue reading

Newly funded, real estate guessing game Housle eyes expansion

Eight months after launching real estate’s answer to Wordle, the home price guessing game has drawn 200,000 users from more than 150 countries. Now its creator has plans to grow even more. Continue reading