This article was refreshed Oct. 25, 2024.
Halloween has crept up on us fast. It’s time to get dead serious about your costume.
If you don’t have one picked out yet, never fear! Whether you’ve got an office party, a networking event or you just want to gently remind people what you do, we’ve got some costume ideas for you!
1. Homes.com researchers
After CoStar spent a billion dollars on this Homes.com Superbowl marketing campaign, you can bet that consumers will remember it. Choose any of Heidi Gardner’s salon styles. (I vote for the foil hair or no eyebrows look). If you’re going to rock the Dan Levy, you’ll need a thick set of frames and a great blazer.
2. The Apartments.com guy
You’re going to need a black turtleneck, a black blazer and retro black-framed glasses. Bonus points if you do a good Jeff Goldblum impression.
3. Dr. Rick from the Progressive commercials
If you’re great at correcting Boomer behaviors and you have a lightweight pullover sweater to put over your button-down, all you’ll need is a solid broom mustache, if you don’t have one already, and a Dr. Rick nameplate.
4. Mauricio Umansky
We mean Dancing with the Stars era Mau. You’re going to need a lot of sequins and/or silk and some smooth moves.
Bonus points if you go full dead matador and learn to tango.
5. Ryan Serhant / Owning Manhattan
Tight suits, inspiring mantras, a suave silver fox head of hair, and you’re on your way to replicating the magic that is Ryan Serhant.
6. Selling Sunset agent
The heels are high in those hills (so we hope you’re good at walking in ’em), and the fashion is on point. Embrace your inner Chelsea — go big, bold and couture.
7. Jane Butterfield
Whether you go as Jane Butterfield from the original cult classic or all-grown-up Little Jane Butterfield, real estate is all in the family (and this family is still trying to sell the same house).
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8. Gary Keller
A black T-shirt and mustache will do the trick here. Don’t forget to carry around one of his bestselling books.
Gary Keller
9. The obnoxious ‘Always Be Closing’ guy
Otherwise known as Alec Baldwin’s Blake from the quintessential real estate movie Glengarry Glen Ross, all you need for this one is a suit circa 1992 and a small chalkboard with the mantra “Always Be Closing” written on it. For added fun, give partygoers coffee and then later knock it out of their hand and say, “Coffee’s for closers.”
10. Dorothy
Dorothy might just be the perfect costume for a real estate pro because you get to click your ruby-slippered heels and say, “There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home, there’s no place like home,” reminding people of what you do without being overtly salesy.
11. Tiny house
Tiny houses have been all the rage for the past few years with entire communities popping up around the country. This one requires a bit of DIY, but you can make it your dream house.
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12. Beetlejuice house draped in black
Speaking of unique real estate, the house from Beetlejuice had its own costume in this year’s sequel. If you can make a tiny house (or you already did), paint it white and drape it in sheer black fabric as you mourn Charles Deetz.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Mansion | Airbnb-Emily Shur
13. Open house
You could either DIY a house out of cardboard (or repurpose your house costume from above) with an open house sign or get a cookie costume and carry around balloons tied to an open house sign. Extra points if you smell like cookies or give cookies to partygoers or trick-or-treaters.
14. The Monopoly guy
You’re going to need a top hat, a three-piece suit with a red bowtie and a handlebar mustache Tom Selleck would envy. Don’t forget the Monopoly money!
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15. Peter Klaven and BFF Sydney Fife from I Love You, Man
Between “Pistol Pete” and “LA’s Hottest Realtor” come to life via obnoxious real estate billboard ad, I Love You, Man‘s protagonist, Peter Klaven, offers a couple of rad Realtor getup ideas. We wouldn’t expect anything less from Paul Rudd or his movie BFF Jason Segel.
Got a strong bromance brewing? Add Segal’s character Sydney Fife to the mix by grabbing a buddy sporting a gaudy Hawaiian shirt.
For added effect, call each other Bro Montana, Broseph Goebbels and Tycho Brohe all night.
16. Annette Benning as Carolyn Burnham in American Beauty
We’ve all had those kind of days. If you want to pull off the Carolyn Burnham, break out your best ’90s business suit, tease out that short wig and cue up the toxic positivity. Dated or classic — you decide.
17. American Horror Story Season 1 real estate agent
Let’s be honest: TV doesn’t always portray agents in the best light, but gun-toting, not-entirely-ethical Marcy, played by Christine Estabrook in American Horror Story Murder House, is perhaps one of the worst. If only she could find the right buyers for this very unique listing …