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It takes a highly qualified real estate agent to perform at the level that some of the world’s wealthiest celebrities demand.
On top of the big personalities and high expectations to deliver, agents in Hollywood today have a lot to deal with. There’s the high interest rates that are dissuading sellers from moving; the Hollywood writers’ strike, which only recently ended after months and impacted a huge swath of potential buyers; and the ULA or “mansion” tax enacted this spring, which put a serious curb on transactions over $5 million.
“We had a 13-year run of a robust market and are experiencing a necessary cycle change,” Rayni Williams of The Beverly Hills Estates told The Hollywood Reporter regarding the 36 percent decline in luxury transactions in the second quarter of 2023.
Yet even with those obstacles, agents have continued to broker remarkable deals, like Kurt Rappaport of Westside Estate Agency’s deft handling of both sides of Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s $200 million purchase of an estate in Malibu in May.
“At the end of the day,” Josh Altman of Douglas Elliman said, “a trophy is a trophy, and if people want it, they are going to buy it.”
What follows is The Hollywood Reporter’s list of the top 35 real estate agents serving Hollywood’s celebrities today.
Credit: Douglas Elliman
Heather, Josh and Matt Altman
Douglas Elliman
Celeb clients: Film producer Michael Sugar, Pod Save America’s Jon Favreau
Hot stats: The team is poised to hit $1 billion in annual deals this year
In their words: “Our clients trust us and come to The Altman Brothers because they know we are the deal guys,” Josh Altman…