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Inside The Hollywood Reporter’s Power Broker Awards, Hosted by Jason Oppenheim and Mary Bonnet
“It’s really not often that you get to see everyone in the same place,” Jason Oppenheim of The Oppenheim Group said Wednesday. “It’s pretty much just The Hollywood Reporter Power Broker Awards that I get to see everyone in one room. That’s really cool. That makes this special.” Oppenheim was joined by colleague and Selling Sunset […]
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Hollywood’s Top 35 Real Estate Agents Keep Setting Records Despite the Downturn
It’s been another 12 months of rough sailing in L.A.’s luxury real estate sector. Confronted with market-chilling headwinds — from the year-old “mansion tax” to stubbornly high interest rates and scarce inventory — many of the area’s top agents saw their numbers dip. But the 35 brokers below (selected according to metrics that include total […]
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Santa Monica’s New Beachfront Hotel Sandbourne Blends Classic Luxuries and Unexpected Offerings
Santa Monica has a gorgeous new place to stay right by the beach. The Sandbourne Santa Monica, part of the Autograph Collection, opened earlier this summer on Ocean Avenue overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Formerly Le Merigot Santa Monica, the luxury hostelry features 175 guest rooms (starting at $459 per night) and suites designed in beachy […]
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Sharon Stone, Charlize Theron Dive Deep on Hollywood Philanthropy at THR’s Social Impact Summit
Optimism in the face of uncertainty was the tune of the day at the inaugural Social Impact Summit, co-hosted by The Hollywood Reporter and the Social Impact Fund on Thursday. The summit, focusing on “The Future of Hollywood Philanthropy” and presented by biopharmaceutical company Gilead, buzzed with hope and a sense of urgency as Hollywood […]
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Why Ryan Serhant Returned to Real Estate Reality TV With Netflix’s ‘Owning Manhattan’
To be lured back from his hiatus from the reality TV universe after 10 seasons on Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing: New York, NYC-based celebrity broker Ryan Serhant knew he wanted to do something different. “I didn’t want to make Million Dollar Listing: New York 2.0, or a spinoff of Selling Sunset, which has its own […]
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Indie Rockers AJR Spotlight Sustainability on Their Summer Tour
Adam Met is a busy man. The 33-year-old rock star is not only the bassist of the multiplatinum band AJR, but he also holds a Ph.D. in human rights and sustainable development from the University of Birmingham. Though they may seem like opposite career paths, for Met they complement each other perfectly. “They really go […]
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Would You Turn Over Your Home to a Hollywood Film Crew for $5,000 a Day?
There was a time when legendary location scout Lori Balton was like a modern-day Philip Marlowe, trolling the neighborhoods of Los Angeles, in search of the perfect private home to shoot. “We used to literally drive around and look at the front of the house and we were kind of anthropologists in a way,” she […]
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Oscar De La Hoya on His New Life in Las Vegas: “I Should Have Done This a Long Time Ago”
Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya is the latest celebrity to move his family and his businesses — including Golden Boy Promotions, a major player in pay-per-view sporting events — to Sin City. On Thanksgiving 2023, De La Hoya and his partner, sports broadcaster Holly Sonders, moved into their luxurious five-bedroom, seven-bathroom home, which they reportedly […]
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L.A.’s Real Estate Upfronts Reveal Penthouse A at Rosewood Residences Beverly Hills
Timed to coincide with TV’s upfronts in New York, a real estate-focused event that also calls itself the Upfronts — a luxury property reveal thrown by The Society Group — took over The Wallis in Beverly Hills on May 15. Held in the Bram Goldsmith Theater, the confab saw L.A.’s biggest power brokers gather to […]
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How Hollywood Is Helping Homeless College Students in L.A. Get Housing and Finish School
Hollywood power players are taking notice of the nonprofit group Los Angeles Room & Board, which works to provide housing, meals and support to college students experiencing homelessness in L.A. “Los Angeles Room & Board is the model by which we should be helping each other,” singer and The Voice vocal coach Stevie Mackey tells […]
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Star Real Estate Agents Tomer Fridman and Sally Forster Jones Link Up as Jones Fridman International
A new high-powered real estate group has been born. The Sally Forster Jones Group and The Fridman Group, both of Compass, are joining forces as Jones Fridman International. Both groups have storied careers, with a combined $25 billion in sales. And now, a new chapter begins. “Our partnership story is really one of organic growth,” […]
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‘100 Years of MGM Studios and the Golden Age of Hollywood’ Exhibit Opens at Hollywood Heritage Museum
The preview opening of the new exhibit Meet the Stars: 100 Years of MGM Studios and the Golden Age of Hollywood on Thursday night was a crowded, buzzing affair. Held at the Hollywood Heritage Museum in the historic Lasky DeMille Barn across from the Hollywood Bowl, the event showcased the items of over 20 movie […]
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