The Agency brings on Jeff Davidson Group and more teams to SoCal

The former Compass team is the latest in a handful of teams to join The Agency in Southern California over the last few months. The team has over $750 million in career sales volume. Continue reading

Putrid garbage house stinks up LA neighborhood

The trash-strewn property is sandwiched between two large, multimillion-dollar mansions, and residents are concerned the mounds could negatively affect property values in the area. 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

Compass scoops up high-end SoCal boutique brokerage

DPP Real Estate has more than 175 agents and specializes in architecturally significant properties. Moving forward, the firm will be known as DPP @ Compass. Continue reading

Engel & Völkers adds 9 shops with SoCal partnership

Through the agreement with Dilbeck Real Estate, Dilbeck offices will adopt the E&V name and license partner Paul Benson will gain a new ownership stake in the business, Inman has exclusively learned. Continue reading

Henry Horn Group decamps for Compass in bid to build luxury biz

Rebranded as HHG | Compass, the 12-agent team hails from Corona Del Mar, California-based luxury brokerage Residential Agent, Inc. with operations spanning San Francisco to Los Angeles. Continue reading

8% of buyers got down payment help from family this year: Survey

A new survey of 1,700 real estate agents this spring found that homebuyers in the Northeast and in Southern California were the most likely to get financial help from their family. Continue reading

San Diego Homes & Estates pivots into 200-agent mega-team at eXp

Founded in 2004 and averaging $1.5 billion in sales, the former Windermere Homes & Estates franchisee is hanging a shingle with eXp Realty, broker-owner Rich Johnson announced on Monday. Continue reading

Inventory struggle is real, leaders declare in exclusive Inman survey

Leaders and agents who took Inman’s first Intel leadership survey said inventory is among their biggest challenges right now — but growing in 2023 isn’t out of the question. Continue reading