“Also making the rounds were THR Top 30 list makers including Coldwell Banker’s Jade Mills, Hilton & Hyland’s Drew Fenton and Justin Paul Huchel, The Agency’s Santiago Arana, Nourmand & Associates’ Rochelle Atlas Maize, The Ikem Company’s Ikem Chukumerije, Compass’ Tomer Fridman, Carl Gambino and F. Ron Smith and David Berg of the Smith & Berg Team, Douglas Elliman’s Juliette Hohnen, Amalfi Estates’ Anthony Marguleas and The Beverly Hills Estates’ Angel Salvador.” READ MORE

“I love that I work with some of the world’s most creative and talented minds in the world of sports and entertainment,” says The Ikem Company’s Ikem Chukumerije. “Whether it’s a 1 million or 10 million deal, everyone is treated as our VIP.” In the past year, he has done $71 million in sales and has repped LaKeith Stanfield, NBA player Lonzo Ball, former NBA player Richard Hamilton, and Terry Crews. “I own several properties and want each of my clients to experience the many benefits of homeownership,” he adds, noting that “Black people are falling behind in homeownership at just under 45 percent, even with home prices hitting all-time records. The single biggest vehicle for increasing wealth in this country is through homeownership.” READ MORE

They say nothing in life is more stressful than moving, home renovations, and childbirth. Naturally, my husband, Jonathan, and I embarked on them all at the same time—in the middle of a pandemic, no less.

The dream was to go from the top floor of a Bed-Stuy brownstone to a chic hideaway in the Hollywood hills. But we were halfway up a particularly perilous, winding single-lane road when I said aloud to our real estate broker, Ikem Chukumerije: “I don’t care what this next house looks like; there is no way I’m doing this drive every day.” READ MORE

Just eight months after Lonzo Ball was traded to the Chicago Bulls, the point guard has purchased a home in the suburban L.A. neighborhood of Sherman Oaks, according to Dirt. The home is reportedly Ball’s most pricey real estate purchase to date.

Appropriately private for the NBA star, the six bedroom eight bathroom home sits behind a gate and an extra long driveway. Split over two levels, the spare modern home measures in at 6,195 square-feet…READ MORE

Top brokers are seeing record sales as wealthy entertainment-industry clients trade up for more space amid the pandemic: "It's as active a year as we've ever had."

“It’s not for the timid,” says Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties’ Elisabeth Halsted of L.A.’s supercharged market, where many agents are on track to have their best sales year ever and buyers “need to have a strong stomach,” she adds….READ MORE

It took a couple of price cuts, but Oscar-nominated director Ava Duvernay has sold her Midcentury perch in Hollywood Hills for $2.06 million.

The California native behind the films “Selma” and “A Wrinkle in Time” picked up the property for $1.85 million in 2017 and put it on the market late last year for $2.48 million. Records show she trimmed the price to $2.2 million, then $2.1 million before closing the deal in July…READ MORE

The top agents on Variety’s list work with the most exclusive properties in the buzziest markets: Los Angeles, New York and Miami….READ MORE

When professional athletes need to change cities and abodes, Ikem Chukumerije and his sports relocation company handle all the details. And if it’s appropriate, he seeks out commercial real-estate properties for his pro sports clients.

“I help athletes focus on assets that will generate passive income,” he says….READ MORE