Kurt Rappaport Explained

Kurt Rappaport
Birth Name:Kurt Fleming Rappaport
Birth Date:1/26/1971
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California
Education:B.A. in Business from University of Southern California
Occupation:Real Estate Agent
Children:3

Kurt Rappaport is an American real estate[1] businessman, investor and entrepreneur. He is co-founder and CEO of Westside Estate Agency.https://weahomes.com/agents/[2]

Background

Rappaport is the son of Floyd A. Rappaport, a Detroit-born entertainment lawyer of Jewish descent who represented celebrities including Irwin Allen, Peter Lawford, and Steve McQueen.[3] [4] [5] Rappaport graduated from the University of Southern California where he worked in real estate part-time. After school, he worked for Merrill Lynch Realty, Fred Sands Estates, and Stan Herman, Stephen Shapiro and Associates before co-founding the Westside Estate Agency[6] in 1999 with Stephen Shapiro.[7] In 2006, the agency added a Malibu office and booked more than $1 billion in sales with co-founders Rappaport and Shapiro ranked as the top two agents in Los Angeles County, according to the Los Angeles Times.[8] As of 2015, WEA has over 100 full-time agents with offices in Beverly Hills, Malibu and Miami with over $3 billion in annual sales.

Career

Rappaport has represented David Geffen,[9] Adam Levine,[10] Ellen DeGeneres,[11] Ryan Seacrest,[12] Tom Ford,[13] Warren Beatty and Annette Bening,[14] Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen,[15] Sean Parker,[16] Sean Combs,[17] Dr. Dre,[18] Larry Ellison, who Rappaport represented on a buying spree[19] that included 30 Malibu properties valued at more than $600 million. Rappaport has owned and developed some of the most valuable real estate in California. Many of his homes have been featured in Architectural Digest and numerous other publications.[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-03-09 . Top US Real Estate Agents - DW Home . 2024-03-09 . en-US.
  2. Web site: Kurt Rappaport Westside Estate Agency . 2023-03-26 . The Real Deal . en.
  3. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?pid=140214079 Los Angeles Times: "Floyd A. RAPPAPORT Obituary"
  4. http://www.jewishjournal.com/obituaries/article/obituaries_june_4-10_2010_20100601/ Jewish Journal: "Obituaries: June 4-10, 2010"
  5. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-10-07-me-574-story.html Los Angeles Times: "Television Coup for a 'Panamanian' : Anti-Noriega Spokesman Turns Out to Be a Wrong Number" by DENNIS McDOUGAL
  6. http://losangeles.blockshopper.com/news/story/2400057804-Real_estate_firm_founder_buys_in_Beverly_Hills_for_4_5M, Los Angeles Block Shopper: "Real estate firm founder buys in Beverly Hills for $4.5M"
  7. http://www.weahomes.com/about-wea/ Westside Real Estate Agency website: "About Us"
  8. Haddad, Annette. "Westside Estate Agency to add Malibu office", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, 28 February 2007. Retrieved on 12 September 2012.
  9. Beale, Lauren. "Billionaire David Geffen sells his Malibu Compound for $85 Million", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, 11 May 2017.
  10. Leitereg, Neal. "Maroon 5’s Adam Levine buys Holmby Hills estate for $18 million", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles,4 August 2017.
  11. Beale, Lauren. "Ellen DeGeneres downsizes into 8,500-square-foot Beverly Hills home", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, 20 May 2012. Retrieved on 28 August 2012.
  12. Beale, Lauren. "Ryan Seacrest's Hollywood Hills West estate back on the market", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, 26 April 2012. Retrieved on 12 September 2012.
  13. Leitereg, Neal. http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hp-top-sales-20161224-story.html”,
  14. Beale, Lauren. "Warren Beatty and Annette Bening list Beverly Crest home", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, 22 July 2012. Retrieved on 28 August 2012.
  15. Beale, Lauren. "Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen list Brentwood mega-mansion at $50 million"
  16. Beale, Lauren. "Ellen DeGeneres sells L.A. trophy home to Sean Parker for $55 million"
  17. Beale, Lauren. "Sean Combs spends $40 million for newly built mansion"
  18. Beale, Lauren. "Dr. Dre sells view property in Hollywood Hills for $32 million"
  19. Chung, Juliet. "The Nation's Most Avid Trophy-Home Buyer? ", Wall Street Journal, New York, 21 October 2011. Retrieved on 28 August 2012.
  20. Rus, Mayer.

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