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The luxury real estate market hasn’t been all smooth sailing thus far in 2022.
After a stellar 2021, buyers are adjusting to a new landscape, which includes increasing interest rates, low inventory, an uncertain global economy and softening prices in some areas.
Those factors are all relevant in Los Angeles, which some of the best of the best in the industry call home. Despite those challenges, luxury agents in the elite market are finding ways to succeed and provide value for their clients. Overall, they’re not too concerned about closing the year out strong.
“It will take some time for buyers to acclimate to the interest rate increases; it’s all cyclical,” Justin Paul Huchel of Hilton & Hyland told The Hollywood Reporter for its report released this week on the 30 top real estate agents working in Hollywood today.
The median sale price in Beverly Hills is $3.8 million, according to Redfin. One of the agents who made The Hollywood Reporter’s top 30 agents list said that most of the market’s top agents will likely bring in between $5 million to $10 million over the course of the year.
This year’s list of top agents includes several names familiar to Inman readers because several are Inman contributors and because of their accomplishments in the industry. The Altman Brothers, Santiago Arana, Aaron Kirman, Chris Cortazzo, Sally Forster Jones, Joyce Rey and more are featured in this year’s list of standout agents. Sales volume, multiple listing service-listed sales to Hollywood clients and media visibility all factored into The Hollywood Reporter’s selections.
Agents, such as The Altman Brothers, Branden and Rayni Williams and Chris Cortazzo, have brought in more than $1 billion in the last year, solidifying their top-tier status in the industry. Many have also represented well-known high-net-worth clients like actors, professional athletes and film studio executives.
This list also proves that agents don’t have to start their careers off in real estate to be successful — Rochelle Atlas Maize spent an entire career as a wealth advisor before taking up real estate as a hobby and then turning it into a second career. Likewise, Jonah Wilson was a tour manager in the music industry before transitioning into real estate.
Take a look at the full lineup below, arranged in alphabetical order.
The Altman Brothers, Douglas Elliman
Josh and Matt Altman / Douglas Elliman
Santiago Arana, The Agency
Santiago Arana / The Agency
Rochelle Atlas Maize, Nourmand & Associates
Rochelle Atlas Maize / Nourmand & Associates
Fred Bernstein, Westside Estate Agency
Fred Bernstein / Westside Estate Agency
Blair Chang, The Agency
Blair Chang / The Agency
Ikem Chukumerije, The Ikem Company
Ikem Chukumerije / The Ikem Company
Chris Cortazzo, Compass
Chris Cortazzo / Compass
Drew Fenton, Hilton & Hyland
Drew Fenton / Hilton & Hyland
Sally Forster Jones, Compass
Sally Forster Jones / Compass
Tomer Fridman, Compass
Tomer Fridman / Compass
Carl Gambino, Compass
Carl Gambino / Compass
Neyshia Go, Sotheby’s International Realty
Neyshia Go / Sotheby’s International Realty
James Harris and David Parnes, The Agency
David Parnes and James Harris / The Agency
Juliette Hohnen, Douglas Elliman
Juliette Hohnen / Douglas Elliman
Justin Paul Huchel, Hilton & Hyland
Justin Paul Huchel / Hilton & Hyland
Aaron Kirman, Compass
Aaron Kirman / Compass
Brett Lawyer, Hilton & Hyland
Brett Lawyer / Hilton & Hyland
Anthony Marguleas, Amalfi Estates
Anthony Marguleas / Amalfi Estates
Linda May, Hilton & Hyland
Linda May / Hilton & Hyland
Jade Mills, Coldwell Banker
Jade Mills / Coldwell Banker
Jason Oppenheim, The Oppenheim Group
Jason Oppenheim / The Oppenheim Group
Kurt Rappaport, Westside Estate Agency
Kurt Rappaport / Westside Estate Agency
Joyce Rey, Coldwell Banker
Joyce Rey / Coldwell Banker
Angel Salvador, The Beverly Hills Estates
Angel Salvador / The Beverly Hills Estates
The Shevin Team, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties
The Shevin Team / Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Smith & Berg Partners, Compass
Smith & Berg Partners / Compass
Tracy Tutor, Douglas Elliman
Tracy Tutor / Douglas Elliman
The Umansky Team, The Agency
The Umansky Team / The Agency
Branden and Rayni Williams, The Beverly Hills Estates
Rayni and Branden Williams / Photo by AJ Canaria of PlanOmatic
Jonah Wilson, Hilton & Hyland
Jonah Wilson / Hilton & Hyland
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