NYC top producers to form The Luxury Alliance Team at SERHANT.

Alexandra Newman, MaryElizabeth Smith and Amit Golriz have left Corcoran to start a new mega team at SERHANT. with four additional Corcoran agents making the move with them. Continue reading

Kanye West asks $53M for windowless home sans electricity

West has abandoned a remodeling job on the Tadao Ando-designed property after getting sued by a live-in contractor and caretaker in September for allegedly forcing him to work 16 hours per day and sleep on the floor near open insulation. Continue reading

Nest Seekers sues Serhant in CT, adding to string of lawsuits

The $10 million lawsuit alleges two former Nest Seekers managers stole the firm’s commissions, clients, intellectual and other confidential property as Ryan Serhant used “unfair and deceptive trade practices” to launch SERHANT. in Connecticut. Continue reading

Bob Kelley Team boomerangs to BHHS Fox & Roach Realtors

After a roughly four-year run with Compass, the 18-person team has returned to Fox & Roach. The team closed more than $73 million in sales volume in the last year. Continue reading

Bess Freedman says agents must ‘be present’ to succeed in 2024

Ahead of Inman Connect New York in January, the Brown Harris Stevens CEO shared with Inman her tips for navigating challenging economic terrain and what she’s looking forward to at ICNY. Continue reading

Sellers say Compass agent flooded their home, then ghosted them

Aaron Schwid and Youngkey Chung trusted Compass agent Matt Isbell with the sale of their home, in part because he had appeared on “Million Dollar Listing.” But evidence shows his actions may have set off the home’s sprinklers and flooded it while the c… Continue reading

Mauricio Umansky settles Malibu lawsuit with pro-Israel donation

Following the attack in Gaza in October, plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Umansky and his partners decided their time and energy would be “better served” on more important matters, allowing Umansky to settle with a donation to a pro-Israel charity. Continue reading

Leigh Brown is running for Congress — again

The former NAR vice president of advocacy also ran for Congress in 2019, and at that time, she sued the Federal Election Commission for ordering her to stop running business ads in advance of that year’s primary. Continue reading

Can an LA condo set a $50M record? Agents say, why not?

LA’s luxury condo market has never seen a sales price above $35 million. But some agents say that under the right conditions, a condo could sell for more — and it soon may be just the right time. Continue reading

Matt Lionetti of Over Ask podcast leaves The Agency for Real

Lionetti said he believes Real’s model is the future of the industry. His business partner, Anna Oliver, will be moving from The Agency to Real, too. Continue reading