Although born in Mexico City, I was basically raised in Bel Air. From the age of 6, I lived right around the corner from the Glen Centre and now, a few decades later, I still live right around the same corner with my own family. It’s so peaceful living up in the hills away from the hustle and bustle of the city.… Read more

This past Friday, The Agency’s Mauricio Umansky appeared on Fox Business “Markets Now” with Dagen McDowel and Connell McShane to discuss the current state of the housing market. Joining him in the discussion, which covered everything from the shortage of homes on the market to property tax and homeowners insurance, was the Corcoran Group founder … Read more

  With all the economic uncertainty around the world, one market has become the go-to ‘safe haven’ for wealthy investors: luxury housing. In a recent Forbes article, Morgan Brennan takes a look at the growing trend of billionaires turning to uber-luxury real estate as a “safe, relatively low-risk place to park cash that hedges against … Read more

The Agency’s Mauricio Umansky is in the spotlight for epitomizing the “Modern Hispanic Gentleman” in the latest issue of Angeleno magazine. The full page spread, presented by Ketel One Vodka, features a photo of Mauricio along with an interview that highlights our CEO’s philanthropy and the way he balances work, family and play. Last fall, Mauricio … Read more

The Agency’s Mauricio Umansky was one of the featured panelists at WESTWEEK 2013, the annual design industry show held last week at the Pacific Design Center. Umansky spoke on a panel led by Jennifer Polachek, publisher of Interiors California, discussing the art of catering to the discerning tastes and desires of high net worth clientele. As Lauren Beale of the L.A. … Read more

The Agency’s Mauricio Umansky was on the TODAY show this morning with Kathie Lee and Hoda discussing Los Angeles real estate, and specifically, what it will cost you to buy a home in popular L.A. neighborhoods if you want to live near celebrities like George Clooney, Ryan Gosling and Jennifer Aniston. Neighborhoods covered include Studio … Read more

The Agency’s Mauricio Umansky was in San Diego last week to host an invite-only open house at 1492 Cottontail Lane, La Jolla, a rare “figure 8″ architectural home located in the exclusive neighborhood of Muirlands and designed by custom home designer Cherie Noble of Cherie Noble Designs. While there Mauricio had a chance to talk with Fox5 … Read more

The Agency’s CEO Mauricio Umansky was a guest on Fox Business last Friday, talking with Robert Gray about the booming luxury real estate market in California, which is at its strongest in years. The interview took place on another beautiful L.A. winter day at the stunning Nightingale Residence, located in the coveted “Bird Streets” of the Hollywood Hills.… Read more

The Agency’s Mauricio Umansky and his wife Kyle Richards are flying off to Puerto Rico this week to stay at the new Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve. Situated on 1,400 acres of the former Laurance Rockefeller estate and spread across 50 acres and one mile of beachfront, the resort is one of only two Ritz-Carlton Reserve properties in … Read more