Altman Brothers Among Top Douglas Elliman Teams Nationwide

The Beverly Hills-based Altman Brothers Team was dubbed Douglas Elliman’s top large team for sales volume and gross commission income in the nation, according to a press release from the residential brokerage. The team was also named to Elliman’s “Billion Dollar Club” for the third consecutive year.

The Ellie Awards honor the top Elliman agents each year and many top performers were based in Southern California, according to the release.

“In the face of financial and market headwinds across the industry, Douglas Elliman agents persevered and prevailed,” Howard Lorber, Douglas Elliman CEO, said in a statement.

In addition to the Altman Brothers, Beverly Hills-based Ernie Carswell and Associates was named the eighth-best large team in the nation. There was no mention of the Altmans’ “Million Dollar Listing” co-star Josh Flagg, who recently left Elliman for Compass.

The Newport Beach-based John Stanaland Group was the 10-best medium team by volume and the 11th by gross commission income in the country, as well as the top team by commissions in the state. The Shevin Team from Calabasas was the third-highest small team by volume nationwide, and top in the state.

Beverly Hills-based agent and former MTV News personality Juliette Hohnen was the top individual California agent by volume and commission and the 17th best nationwide by volume, as well as 18th by commission. Fellow Beverly Hills agent Chad Lund was second in California and also cracked the top 25 nationwide at the 22nd spot for volume.

The Altman Brothers Team also dominated several other Ellie Awards categories. They were the top large team in California by transactions, and were the top for rentals, based on both commissions and transactions. Brentwood agent Kevin Krakower, formerly a rapper with a song on the “Good Burger” soundtrack, was the top individual rental agent by commission and volume in the state.

The Altmans also won the Pinnacle Club Award, which goes to California agents and teams who made more than $1 million in 2023. Carswell, Hohnen, Shevin, Stanaland and Lund also made that list. In Beverly Hills, Heather & Learka, The Rachelle Rosten and Kelly deLaat Team, The Scrocco and Isaacs Team and The Tracy Tutor team all made the Pinnacle Club as well.

Orange County-based The Brad Feldman Group, Pasadena-based Holcomb Durkovic Group, Coronado-based Olga Lavalle and Maria Garate-Lavalle, and L.A.-based Solomon Property Group, all hit Pinnacle status as well.

The John Stanaland Group was named top team in California by commission in the medium team category followed by the Solomon Property Group, The Tracy Tutor Team and The Yost Quesada Team in San Diego. The Yost Quesada Team was another California team outside the L.A. market to figure prominently in the Ellie Awards this year, and also make the Pinnacle List.