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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: Will the ‘Selling Sunset’ 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.
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The reality TV broker is Jason Oppenheim, founder of the Oppenheim Group and star of the Netflix reality series “Selling Sunset,” Inman has learned exclusively, according to people close to the investigation. . 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? The Altman brothers.
Matt and Heather Altman denied the allegations 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
Kara Amer said the National Association of Realtors owes its members an apology with the option to withdraw from membership.
Side note: After final court approval: Highest, lowest, and everything in between.
Six steps to hitting the reset button on your team culture: Part 2
With the right strategies in place, you can successfully reset your team’s culture and set your organization up for success, writes coach Var Workman. Let’s start here.
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