STYLE REAL ESTATE $32M Mauricio Umansky has the listing on 1302 Collingwood Place. HOLLYWOOD’S TOP 25 REAL ESTATE AGENTS Shaky foreign markets haven’t rocked L.A.’s residential home prices (yet), as the town’s most sought-after brokers continue to log record-breaking sales in markets from ‘blue chip’ Beverly Hills to Hancock Park, and the ‘chief of the Venice tribe’ rides the Silicon Beach boom to $2 billion in sales By Jacquelyn Ryan 1 OS ANGELES’ WHITE-HOT LUXURY HOME moved to the U.S. short- 2 market shows no signs of cooling. The aver- term to learn English age luxury home sales price in the city grew but decided to stay when 10.5 percent — to $7.4 million — during the he found his calling second quarter of 2015, while the average num- in real estate, was part Lber of days on the market fell 11 percent (to 88 days), of the team that sold $85M according to Douglas Elliman. Witness record-setting sales Holmby author-screenwriter in some of the hottest markets — with many buyers pay- Hills Victoria Foyt and director ing all-cash. “It’s a healthy market, and there’s no better Henry Jaglom’s Santa place to invest,” says John Aaroe Group’s Aaron Kirman, Monica home at 609 E. one of THR’s top 25 agents, in alphabetical order, selected Channel Road — used for their client rosters and killer deals. in Beverly Hills Cop — in July for $23 million, JOSH AND MATT › the purchase of her 5-acre 3 one of the top sales to ALTMAN vineyard estate in Hidden date in Santa Monica. Douglas Elliman Hills ($5 million). “I’m definitely having The Million Dollar Brothers Matt, a the best year of my Listing stars moved former talent agent, career by far,” says Arana. their business to and Josh, who is $19.8M He also represented Lower Bel Air Douglas Elliman in J. Altman writing a book about the buyer of Michael February after nearly a selling property, hold Strahan’s $21.5 million dec ade with Hilton & the listing for Denise Brentwood home Hyland. During the Richards’ nearly and sold Dan Romanelli’s past 12 months, $8 million Hidden Malibu estate to they have represented Arana Hills home. Lady Gaga for $23 million. the unnamed buyer of 1 When his Richard Landry-designed spec house above the Sunset Strip hit the market, Full House creator Jeff Franklin extolled its “sexy little jewel box” Reba McEntire’s Beverly ›SANTIAGO ARANA master suite: “If you can’t get laid in that bedroom, there’s something wrong with you.” ›JOE BABAJIAN Park home ($22.25 mil- The Agency 2 Max Azria’s 30,000-square-foot home, Maison du Soleil, sits on 3 acres. Rodeo Realty 3 Babajian’s listing for this 11,500-square-foot French Normandy-style home on Copa lion) and Miley Cyrus in The Bolivia native, who de Oro Road, built in 1934, cites its proximity to UCLA Medical Center. The hottest type of home COLLINGWOOD: ERHARD PFEIFFER/COURTESY OF THE AGENCY. INTERIOR: COURTESY OF THE AGENCY. COPA: COURTESY OF RODEO REALTY. ALTMAN: TOBY CANHAM/COURTESY OF SUBJECT. ARANA: MARC & TIFFANY ANGELES/COURTESY OF SUBJECT. 94 | THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER | 09.25.15 STYLE REAL ESTATE $19.5M Babajian and Flagg co-sold this Carla Ridge estate in July. 1 $8.2M Hollywood right now is a one-story Hills Tower Lane that he sold communities. “I think house on a flat lot with a 2 for $6 million — then there’s been a huge promontory view over sold again a month later trend by celebrity buyers the pool, says Babajian. for a million dollars because of the privacy “You would think it more. Flagg, who remem- factor and the lifestyle fac- would be common, but bers starting his career tor,” he says. “Their it’s not,” he notes. “That’s by putting together kids can ride their bikes in been the formula for multimillion-dollar deals the street without being getting the top dollar.” in his high school harassed by paparazzi.” 1 This 6,380-square-foot Trousdale home features a glass wine cellar. This year, he has sold 2 Oppenheim sold this Haslam Terrace seven-bedroom property in August. math class, also is pre- Fridman recently handled such a house in Trousdale 3 This home on the former estate of Max Whittier, a founder of Beverly Hills paring to list Andrew the $20 million sale of a — listed by Rey, Mills and two others — has a ballroom and a 16-car garage. Estates (a co-sale with Getty’s 8-acre estate in Hidden Hills home to Kim Rodeo’s Josh Flagg) for business,” says Carswell of owned by Patrick Dempsey the Hollywood Hills. Kardashian and Kanye West $3,000 a square foot — a the current real estate for $15 million in June, and represented Justin top price per square cycle. “This is a mountain and he’s listing David and ›TOMER FRIDMAN Bieber in his $7.2 million foot on the Westside. He of cash, not loans.” He is Yolanda Foster’s Carbon Sotheby’s Calabasas sale to West’s has a piece of land in representing Katy Perry Beach residence for Fridman, who has a sister-in-law Khloe. Beverly Hills with an ask- in her high-profile $23.5 million. law degree from Loyola ing price of $49 million attempt to acquire a Law School, says much ›JAMES HARRIS in escrow, and he’s list- former Los Feliz ›DREW FENTON of his business has AND DAVID PARNES ing Cheryl Tiegs’ Bel Air convent for $14.5 mil- Carswell Hilton & Hyland revolved around gated The Agency home for $15 million. lion. He also has Fenton, who has rep- begun working with resented such clients ›ERNIE CARSWELL a developer on Della as Christina Aguilera Teles Properties Reese’s former Bel and the Osbournes, Where to Spend $5M (or $50M) “What I’m seeing built Air home, which she Flagg sold Calvin Klein a Top agents’ top recommendations for top dollar back up is a very differ- sold for $7.5 million in 9,350-square-foot view ent mountain than I’ve November. home in the Hollywood $5 MILLION $25 MILLION $50 MILLION seen in my 30 years of Hills for $25 million this “I would invest in “I’d buy an exclusive “I’d buy myself a CHRIS CORTAZZO › summer. He also repre- Venice. You can view property in compounded 3 Coldwell Banker sented Nile Niami in his still get something Trousdale Estates or estate with com- The Malibu dynamo, $9.5 million acquisition of that is very good the Bird Streets.” plete privacy whose first client was Scooter Braun’s Hollywood quality and will be MYRA NOURMAND on 4 or 5 acres and Richard Gere, sold Hills home, and he’s list- more valuable as never leave my time progresses.” “Land with views in estate, probably Gere’s former $60 mil- ing Simon Fuller’s Beverly ERNIE CARSWELL Bel Air or Beverly in Holmby Hills.” $72M lion Paradise Cove Hills house for nearly Hills. But you’d have JAMES HARRIS Beverly Hills bluffshome to Jimmy $19 million. “Pacific Palisades. to spend a significant Iovine in January. “That’s Get properties additional amount “Beverly Hills, Bel Air a great way to start ›JOSH FLAGG that are close to to build a house.” or bluff properties the Village and that TOMER FRIDMAN with land in Malibu.” the year,” jokes Cortazzo, Rodeo Realty are walkable.” STEPHEN SHAPIRO adding that Malibu is The Million Dollar Listing SALLY FORSTER JONES “Beverly Hills or only getting better: star says he has sold more Malibu or Bel Air. You “Beverly Hills is “Malibu is not at its peak, than 20 homes at more “Can you still pay a premium, the blue chip. There’s and I think there’s room than $5 million each this buy anything but I don’t think the no ceiling to what for $5 million?” values will stop going you can get pricewise to grow.” He sold a Frank year. Among them is a BARRY PEELE up.” JONAH WILSON there.” BILLY ROSE Gehry-designed home Beverly Hills house on CARLA: ERHARD PFEIFFER/COURTESY OF RODEO REALTY. HASLAM: UNLIMITED STYLE REAL ESTATE PHOTOGRAPHY/COURTESYSTAIRS: NICK SPRINGETT/COURTESY OF THE OPPENHEIM GROUP. OF ROGERS & COWAN. CARSWELL: COURTESY OF SUBJECT. FLAGG: MELISSA VALLADARES/COURTESY OF SUBJECT. 96 | THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER | 09.25.15 STYLE “I moved here in REAL ESTATE 1995 and fell in love,” says Pardee of Venice. “I met my husband at the Circle Bar.” Harris and Parnes closed sales this year and has an more than $200 million estimated $600 million in sales during the past in listings. He’s listing the year, including a prom- Danny Thomas residence ontory view property with 360-degree views in Beverly Hills to Kris atop Hillcrest in Trousdale Humphries for $6.2 mil- Estates for a rumored lion. The pair, now $135 million. He also is co- regulars on Million Dollar listing Malibu developer Listing, became friends and Sportsmen’s Lodge in their native England owner Richard Weintraub’s before moving to the $60 million Malibu estate, U.S.; they got their start La Villa Contenta. in real estate by cold- knocking on doors nearly ›JADE MILLS four years ago. Coldwell Banker Mills, whose clients have ›MADISON ranged from Lionel HILDEBRAND Richie to Jennifer Partners Trust Aniston, sold an The Malibu special- off-market Spanish ist closed a deal for Kirman Mediterranean $10.3 million in seven home in Bel Air for days last year in $38 million in March.