What’s your top tip for luxury agents in today’s market? Pulse

This week, we want to know: How have the past couple of years redefined the luxury market and changed what it takes to be a luxury agent? Continue reading

A $100M island sold in 4 months: The moves behind this agent’s deal

After Great Island failed to sell, Douglas Elliman agent Jennifer Leahy succeeded where other agents failed by leaning on her network, building community ties and thinking outside the box. Continue reading

Stop, look, listen: Focus on what sellers are NOT saying at listing presentations

Clients tell you so much, not only with what they say but how they decorate, how they interact with each other and what they don’t say. If you’re not actively listening and asking questions from the beginning, it will come back to bite you later in the… Continue reading

Palm Springs ‘Poolside Gossip’ home sells for record $13.06M

The tranquil, modernist home that inspired the 1970s photograph by Slim Aarons has sold for a record $13.06 million in Palm Springs in an off-market deal. Continue reading

Reese Witherspoon sells Brentwood estate for $21.5M within 1 month

The 10,000-square-foot home was originally purchased by a trust linked to Witherspoon in 2020 for $15.895 million. Continue reading

Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen buys another Malibu pad for $44.5M

Months after buying a separate home down the street for $177 million, Marc Andreessen and wife Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen have purchased a second Escondido Beach home. Continue reading

In the end, Elon Musk hired agents to sell his final ‘earthly possession’

After putting San Francisco home on market without the help of an agent, the SpaceX CEO relented, tapping Mary and Brent Gullixson of Compass to sell last property in his portfolio. Continue reading

‘Conjuring’ homeowners asked for ghosts’ permission to do renovations

The owners of the country’s most famous haunted house, a 285-year-old Rhode Island estate made famous by the 2013 horror flick “The Conjuring,” is on the market for $1.2 million. Continue reading

Margot Robbie lists LA home for $3.48M

The four-bedroom, six-bathroom home includes notable features like a poolside cabana and a swing suspended from the living room ceiling. Continue reading

Palm Beach estate sells for $94M

The estate was previously owned by the billionaire Ziff family, and took at least two price drops over the course of six years to sell. It was one of the priciest real estate listings in the U.S. Continue reading