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The Beverly
Hills Estates
West Hollywood, CA
The Beverly Hills Estates provides its client base of celebrities, fortune 500 executives and government officials with a unique, door-to-door white glove concierge service to suit its client's ever-changing demands. It is a hybrid of luxury concierge brokerage in a private members club for all things lifestyles, including art, design, construction, architecture, and wellness.
career highlights
The firm has reached the pinnacle of the global real estate market by specializing in architecturally significant and one-of-a-kind properties here in LA. Its motto ‘We don’t follow trends, we set them’ has not only led to record-breaking sales, but build their clients property portfolios.
With over $12.5 billion in career sales and recognized as L.A.'s highest-performing real estate team based on their impressive sales record of over $1.4 billion in sales for 2022, the husband-and-wife real estate duo specialize in architecturally significant and historic properties in Malibu, Trousdale, Beverly Hills, Los Feliz, and beyond.
website overview
The Beverly Hills Estates’ extraordinary service, innovative marketing strategies, expansive networks, and unsurpassed knowledge of the local area consistently set it apart. Branden and Rayni bring an invaluable mix of passion and professionalism to every project. With access to the most exclusive properties in the world, The Beverly Hills Estates holds the key to all of your real estate transactions large or small.
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Allure
Realty
Los Angeles, CA
Allure Realty’s ability to close multi-million dollar deals comes down to its powerful, all-female team of agents who are reshaping Tampa’s luxury property market one transaction at a time.
career highlights
Despite being started only in 2019, Allure Realty has already amassed over $100 million in sales. This brokerage’s glamorous dealings are documented on Selling Tampa, a spin-off of the massively successful Netflix series Selling Sunset. Furthermore, it has gained coverage from many media outlets, including Cosmopolitan, The Real Deal, People, Miami Herald, Tampa Bay Times, Harper’s Bazaar, and Entertainment Tonight.
website overview
The website for Allure Realty effortlessly embodies both strength and style. The dark palette connotes prestige, while the color pink adds subtle femininity to the design. Clever touches also abound. For instance, the team photo is rendered in black-and-white, but hover your mouse over an agent and their portrait will be rendered in full color. A section on the brokerage’s sales record and a spotlight on Selling Tampa further burnish its reputation.
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Simon
Polito
Los Angeles, CA
Despite being one of the most sought-after luxury real estate teams in California, The Polito Group still provides personalized and customer-centric services. It’s all because of the passion and vision of founder Simon Polito, who has over two decades of expertise in servicing distinguished clients here and abroad.
career highlights
Having closed countless landmark deals, The Polito Group has registered an impressive lifetime sales record of $700 million. This group’s industry-leading service has earned it a spot on Selling Southern California, which can be seen on NBC, CBS, The Travel Channel, and Fox Business.
website overview
Luxury homebuyers have exquisite taste, so it’s only appropriate that The Polito Group’s website design lives up to its clientele’s exacting tastes. From the crisp photos to the sleek layout, to the gilded design elements – everything about this website exudes sophistication. At the same time, features like the neighborhood guide, interactive map, and home valuation tool add immense value to one’s browsing experience.
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Bond Street
Partners
Beverly Hills, CA
This young and dynamic real estate team was founded by David Parnes and James Harris, a pair of UK natives who have mastered the LA luxury property market. True to its name, Bond Street Partners strives not just to facilitate real estate transactions, but also seeks to establish long-term bonds with its clientele. Speaking of which, this respected team has a coterie of high-net-worth clients, both here and abroad, who rely on its expertise to close high-profile deals with ease.
career highlights
As you’d expect, Bond Street Partners’ accolades are overflowing. The team has closed over $3 billion worth of real estate transactions, regularly selling properties commanding $20 million and up. Is it any wonder why it’s the #2 team in the nation, as per the RealTrends + Tom Ferry The Thousand 2023 list?
website overview
Part of Bond Street Partners’ success is its straightforward and seamless approach to real estate. This is clearly reflected in the team’s website, which sports a sleek and minimalist look. Strongly inspired by glossy magazines, this real estate agent website boasts a focused layout, generous white space, and big, bold visuals. The classic black-and-white theme, coupled with grayscale photos, further elevates the sophistication.
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Ernie
Carswell
Beverly Hills, CA
Over his 25-year career, Ernie Carswell has served elite clients including Fortune 500 CEOs, Hollywood stars, pro-athletes, celebrity attorneys, and foreign dignitaries. His attention to detail, unparalleled knowledge, and white-glove service have made him a legend in LA’s real estate scene.
career highlights
Having earned the trust of the most discerning and exacting real estate clients, Ernie proudly boasts a lifetime sales record of over $2 billion. What’s more, he has been featured in The Hollywood Reporter’s “Hollywood’s Top 25 Real Estate Agents” listing; in Variety’s feature on “Showbiz Real Estate Elite”; and Billboard’s coverage of the “Top 15 Real Estate Agents Representing Musicians Today.”
website overview
Gilded glamor best describes Ernie Carswell’s website — a fitting one, given LA’s famously balmy weather and ultra-high-end homes. Golden design elements are used throughout the site, from the call-to-action buttons, to the navigation tools, to the listing labels, and more. A sleek layout and ample white space keep the site looking modern, as do the tasteful animations.
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Shannon
Gillete
Los Angeles, CA
Shannon Gillette is an innovator on many fronts, especially in her use of digital technology to help clients achieve their real estate goals. This has made her among the top 1% of agents in Arizona.
career highlights
The Gillette Group has been recognized as one of the Top 40 Under 40 real estate teams in Arizona for 2021. Shannon is a host at American Dream TV, and has been featured in HGTV Househunters, CBS, Fox, and the Phoenix Business Journal.
website overview
Shannon is both a real estate and lifestyle expert, something that’s immediately apparent from her website. GilletteGroupAZ.com has the gloss of a lifestyle publication, as exemplified by its banner video that shows the agent out and about in Phoenix Southeast Valley. The crisp photography, generous white space, and seamless layout further enhance this aesthetic. A dedicated section on the group’s video marketing service also highlights its digital savviness.
