Hire Impossible? Nope. DirectOffer lands Jennifer Berman as COO

The widely recognized industry leader will be charged with leveraging her decades of expertise in real estate sales, technology development and leadership to push proptech into the future. Continue reading

Social media pours salt in Zillow’s wounds as homes are swept to sea

Rising sea levels have swallowed multiple homes on the vacation hotspot known as the Outer Banks, including 2 this week. On Twitter, the calamity was used as a cudgel against Zestimates. Continue reading

Aisha Chiappetta joins The Agency as VP of strategic growth

Chiappetta has held a number of recruitment and management positions at well-known tech companies over the course of her roughly 17-year career, including at Side and Facebook. Continue reading

Pacaso adorns East Coast with new luxury home shares and technology

Technology-rooted and co-ownership driven, Pacaso continues to broaden its model for joint ownership of luxury vacation homes along the East Coast. Continue reading

Debt-ridden Bel Air mega-mansion fails to nab $50M target at auction

As of the auction’s closing bid on Monday, celebrity botox doctor Alex Khadavi’s Bel Air mansion had gone for $46.76 million, below the $50 million reserve price set by bankruptcy courts. Continue reading

Luxury mansion on site of Manson murders takes $15M price cut

The Los Angeles mansion originally listed for $85 million in late January. Still unsold in May, the price has been bumped down to $70 million. Continue reading

Seagram liquor fortune heir shells out $35.6M for luxury SoHo pad

Eli Bronfman, the grandson of late billionaire and Seagram chairman Edgar Bronfman Sr., purchased the property from Sam Ben-Avraham, who is founder and chief executive of fashion and lifestyle trade show events company Liberty Fairs. Continue reading

Home owned by Dolly Lenz has ties to Brad, Angelina and the paparazzi

Sold earlier this week for $13.6 million, the former Douglas Elliman vice chair’s home boasts eight bedrooms and a Hollywood connection to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Continue reading