#65: Stephen Shapiro - Co-Founder of Westside Estate Agency With Kurt Rappaport & Thriving in the Ultra High End Housing Market

This is the premiere of Season 6 of THE DEAL WITH DANNY BROWN.  Our guest today is Stephen Shapiro, the co-founder of Westside Estates Agency which is a powerful high end boutique brokerage.  He co-founded WEA with Kurt Rappaport, who is arguably the highest producing residential agent in the history of real estate.   For the past 40 years Stephen has been a dominating force in the ultra high end housing market in Los Angeles.  He is a trusted advisor to many billionaires and high profile clients and has been instrumental in some of the most significant ultra high end sales in Beverly Hills, Bel-Air and Malibu including the Brad Grey estate on Carolwood for $72M, the Casey Wasserman Estate on Foothill for $70M and the exclusive Bel-Air Hotel which sold for $250M.  He been involved with so many high profile deals it would be hard to count them all.  Stephen is a true master of his craft and has seen it all and done it all at the highest level.  In this episode, we discuss his view on large teams losing touch with their customers, and the ridiculous culture of TV real estate agents and social media wannabes.  You will also hear the behind the scenes dirt on some of the largest, high profile real estate deals in the history of Los Angeles.  You do not want to miss this episode!  School is in session.     www.weahomes.com   @stephenshapirohomes   @dannybrownla   www.dannybrownla.com