Whether it’s refining your business model, learning new technology, or finding a strategy to take advantage of the next market boom. inman connect new york It will prepare you to take a bold step. The next chapter is about to begin. Please join us. would you like to join Join thousands of real estate leaders from January 22-24, 2025.
Each week on The Download, Inman’s Christy Murdoch takes a deep dive into the week’s most-read articles to give you what you need to face Monday head-on. This week: I can Selling SunsetWill the star recover from the kickback accusations, or will it be a blow to his professional reputation?
Mystery games are fun, but none more so than those involving high-profile, high-paying reality TV stars.
So, amid a slew of lawsuits filed this fall, Douglas Elliman executives say Portfolio Escrow employees have been involved in fee-sharing schemes since early 2015 and that “at least one high-profile A Los Angeles real estate broker was involved.” Now I’m a reality TV star,” began a fun riddle discussion between real estate experts and reality TV fans.
Last week, Inman’s Taylor Anderson and senior reporter Lillian Dickerson donned deer stalkers to get to the bottom of that chat.
Can’t get enough of reality TV’s biggest stars, the power moves they make, and their impact on the industry? Be in the room where it happens. inman connect new yorkJanuary 22-24, hear from reality TV stars. Ryan Serhant, Talia McKinney, daniel dagger, Mauricio Umansky and Santiago Arana Personally.
According to people close to the investigation, reality TV brokers Jason Oppenheimfounder of the Oppenheim Group and star of the Netflix reality series Selling SunsetInman studied exclusively. Oppenheim acknowledged receiving payments from portfolio escrow in the past, but denied wrongdoing and disputed the characterization of the arrangement as an “illegal kickback.”
“Whatever this particular structure is; [was]which actually happened during that period,” Oppenheim told Inman. “But at one point I was advised not to get involved in it, but I didn’t and I haven’t received anything since.”
Read the rest of Oppenheim’s response to the allegations here.
As the Douglas Elliman case continues to make its way through the courts, other reality TV contestants have also been caught in the crossfire. Who are the latest celebrities to be accused of cheating? altman brothers.
mat and Heather Altman He denied the charges in a statement to Inman last month.
“We are at the top of both the real estate industry and television, so things like this happen all the time,” the statement said. “We have nothing to do with this case, just people desperate for attention. The Altman brothers are not named in either lawsuit.”
In recent years, there has been a spate of sometimes dubious and sometimes outright bad behavior by those in power. How can you be sure that you and the people you work with every day are upholding your ethical obligations? This week, Inman contributors discuss problem behaviors to avoid and how you and your We focused on the positive actions that lead to business success.
Another bombshell statement from NAR reflects fiscal waste and hypocrisy
According to Kara Amerthe National Association of Realtors owes its members an apology with the option to opt out of membership.
Additional Notes: After Final Court Approval: Maximum, Minimum, and All Others
6 Steps to Hit the Reset Button on Your Team Culture: Part
With the right strategies in place, you can successfully reset your team culture and set your organization up for success, Coach var workman is written. Let’s start here.
Extra: How to hit the reset button on your team culture: Part 1
How I grew into a real and capable servant
The question is not “Are you a leader?” That is, “What type of leader are you?” CEO Justin Bailey wrote in his review of his path to leadership.
