Ranked the #8 real estate agent in the country, Santiago Arana has closed billions of dollars worth of real estate across Los Angeles, taking his place among the most distinguished professionals in the industry.

Part of a power trio that includes Billy Rose and Mauricio Umansky, Santiago joined The Agency in 2014 as Principal and Partner, specializing in high-end residential real estate and new construction across the region’s most coveted neighborhoods. Santiago spearheaded the company’s Westside expansion as Managing Partner of the Brentwood and Pacific Palisades offices. To date, he has closed over $3 billion worth of real estate, netting nearly $1 billion in sales volume in 2017 and 2018 alone.

For eleven consecutive years, Santiago has placed among the Top 250 Realtors in the United States in the annual REAL Trends Inc. ranking, featured in The Wall Street Journal. In 2019, he represented the top one half of one percent of more than 1 million REALTORS® nationwide by ranking #8 in the country, #3 in California and #1 west of the 405 freeway. For the second year in a row, Santiago ranked #1 in the country for sales volume in the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals® Latino Agent Award ranking.

Santiago recently ranked among the top agents driving the L.A. real estate market by The Los Angeles Business Journal, which also named him among the outstanding professionals on its annual list of “Who’s Brokering L.A.” Santiago has also been chosen as one of “Hollywood’s Top 30 Real Estate Agents” by The Hollywood Reporter for eight years running and has been named to Variety’s list of “Showbiz Real Estate Elite” for three consecutive years (2018, 2019 and 2020). No stranger to representing high-profile clients, such as Lady Gaga, Lebron James, Larry David, “Bond King ” Jeffrey Gundlach and Alessandra Ambrosio, among others, Santiago is artfully discreet and carefully tailors his marketing strategies to fit each individual property while protecting his clients’ privacy.

Renowned for his record-breaking sales throughout L.A., Santiago’s most notable recent sales include 568 N. Tigertail ($23 million) and 565 N. Tigertail ($22.7 million)—both of which were double ended sales built by Cutting Edge Developments, Santiago's development company— 321 S. Bristol in Brentwood ($16,780,000) and 23768 Malibu Rd. ($18,350,000). Among Santiago’s record-breaking sales are 9945 Beverly Grove ($23.8 million, the highest price-per-square-foot sale ever in Beverly Hills Post Office at $2,262 per foot); 14300 W. Sunset Blvd. ($20 million, the highest-priced sale ever for a single-family home on Sunset Blvd. west of the 405); 609 E. Channel Road ($23 million, Santa Monica’s highest priced sale on record) and 30460 Morning View Drive ($23 million, Malibu Park’s highest-priced sale ever).

Originally from Sucre, Bolivia, Santiago’s international background has helped build him a strong network of contacts from every corner of the globe. Armed with a degree in Business Administration and Marketing, Santiago offers clients knowledge-backed guidance through the real estate market as well as highly-targeted, future-facing marketing strategies. Santiago is known for his exceptional work ethic, his sharp negotiation skills, stellar ability to close deals and his warm, friendly personality. His network of contacts, professionalism and passion for exceeding clients’ expectations combine to make Santiago the ideal choice for a wide variety of real estate needs and investments. In past roles, Santiago served as Director of the New Construction Division and distinguished himself with his knowledge of and success with new development and investment properties throughout the Westside.

As a longtime resident of Pacific Palisades with his wife and two sons, Santiago has an intimate knowledge of the Westside community. When not traversing the city, he enjoys martial arts (he’s a black belt in both kickboxing and Taekwondo), good Cabernet, opera and barbecuing with his family.