‘RHONY’s’ Erin Lichy heads to Compass to launch new team

The reality TV star has left the Eklund Gomes Team at Douglas Elliman to start the Erin + Alex Team at Compass with the firm’s Alexandra Hedaya. The team will operate in New York, the Hamptons and Florida. Continue reading

‘NAR’s days are numbered’: Ben Belack of ‘Buying Beverly Hills’

The Agency’s Ben Belack shares his thoughts on NAR settlement news, the current industry landscape and the American Real Estate Association ahead of Season 2 of the popular Netflix real estate reality TV show. Continue reading

Umansky says industry is in ‘trouble’ as he debuts NAR rival

The founder of The Agency is part of a team launching the American Real Estate Association as NAR continues to face criticism and legal trouble. Continue reading

Team co-led by former ‘Bachelor’ Jason Mesnick joins Real

Mesnick and his business partner Chris Dalto have left Compass and brought their Seattle-based luxury team, MDG Residential, to Real. Within its first year, the team closed more than $100 million in sales volume. Continue reading

‘Dancing with the Stars’ taught Mauricio Umansky to empathize

Of his recent six-week run on the reality dance competition, Umansky said he learned a lesson in empathy when it comes to teaching others a challenging new skill. 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

Mauricio Umansky finds his groove on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ week 3

The Agency’s CEO made a significant recovery from his fumbling performance the week prior as he delivered a comeback foxtrot that had judges singing the praises of his “suavecito” moves. Continue reading

Mauricio Umansky stays alive on ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Week 2

Despite earning the lowest score of the night from the reality TV show’s judges after a misstep, Umansky managed to survive another week with the help of audience votes. Continue reading

Mauricio Umansky survives week 1 of ‘Dancing with the Stars’

The Agency’s CEO was not a top scorer during his debut appearance on the competitive dance reality series, but the judges seemed excited by his enthusiasm, and Umansky scored well enough to avoid elimination. Continue reading