‘Lego Movie’ honcho inks $91M sale, rounding out biggest deals of 2022

Jonathan Burton, a video game designer, film producer and director behind more than two dozen Lego movies and games, sold the Malibu mansion at the wire to score one of the top deals of 2022. Continue reading

Memorable client gifts to mark the holidays

When the holidays arrive, it’s essential to take time to honor and nurture these client relationships. Here are my thoughts on how to do that. Continue reading

How agents can take part in the real estate-as-entertainment trend

A trend has emerged in luxury real estate: Long before prospective buyers purchase properties, they consume high-end home and lifestyle content as entertainment — and leading agents are leaning in. Continue reading

Leading in Luxury Roundtable: Expanding your network to build a global client base

How can you provide value to local clients who are looking to venture overseas? And how can you identify and form relationships with foreign prospects when they could be located anywhere in the world? Continue reading

Compass Houston’s founding agent jumps to Sotheby’s

Bryan Beene is jumping ship to Martha Turner Sotheby’s, leaving the office he founded in 2019 behind as the now public company reaches a critical juncture, a report says. Continue reading

Will Compass’ changes to agent pay slow its growth?

The brokerage has grown rapidly thanks to generous handouts of cash and stocks to newly onboarded real estate agents. But amid leaner times, those perks are going away. Continue reading

3 luxury agents share how to be ‘damn good’ anywhere

Peter Prudden, Dee Dee Guggenheim Howes and Neyshia Go share at Inman Luxury Connect, how they’ve built robust businesses in their respective markets by focusing on consumer needs. Continue reading

9 tips for communicating through language barriers

Language barriers and cultural differences inevitably arise while attracting and communicating with international clients. Here are nine pieces of advice shared by two luxury agents well-acquainted with international deals. Continue reading

‘It changed my attitude’: Behind the $1.5M sale of the ‘Conjuring’ home

Agent Ben Gugliemi said in an interview that working with the sellers of the estate, Jenn and Cory Heinzen, and hearing their stories about the property was enough to shift his perspective on the supernatural.  Continue reading