About Josh Flagg
Josh Flagg | CA DRE #01470467
Josh Flagg is a real estate agent, television personality, author, public speaker, media entrepreneur and contributor to several real estate publications, news and television outlets.
Flagg has been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as one of the top-ranked agents in California and the United States and nationally by sales volume and as a top 25 real estate agent in the country by The Hollywood Reporter. He is the original and longest standing cast member on the show Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles on Bravo.
Josh Flagg commenced his real estate career at the age of 19, initially focusing on residential sales in prestigious neighborhoods such as Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Holmby Hills, and the Sunset Strip. During his high school years, Flagg apprenticed under real estate broker Bruce Nelson at the John Bruce Nelson firm in Bel Air. Nelson, renowned as the "Broker to the Stars" and the Hollywood elite, served as Flagg's mentor from age 16 to 21.
From 2021-2024, Flagg was affiliated with Douglas Elliman Beverly Hills. In 2024, he was tapped by Robert Reffkin to join Compass Inc. the publicly traded real estate firm with offices around the country. Flagg is an agent with the Beverly Hills Compass office, which ranked # 1 in sales in Beverly Hills in 2023 amongst all its competitors. Compass has been ranked # 1 in the US for three years in a row.
Throughout his career as a real estate agent, Flagg has had many record sales, including the highest sale in the history of Brentwood Park, the highest price paid for a piece of land in the Flats of Beverly Hills, the most expensive transaction recorded for a piece of land in Beverly Hills, as well as the largest parcel of land within the Flats of Beverly Hills. He sold the property for just under 40,000,000. He has also been the listing agent for reputable estates including Merv Griffin's Beverly Hills estate as well as the Dorothy Chandler Estate in Hancock Park.
Flagg was also the listing agent on Owlwood, one of Holmby Hills’ largest estates at $120 million, and facilitated the sale of the late Betsy Bloomingdale's estate listed for $40 million. He has also sold homes to various celebrities, including Adam Levine, Steve Aoki, Shonda Rhymes, Tom Ford, the Getty family and DeBartolo family, as well as notable figures like Robert Lamm and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" producer Gavin Palone, as well as Universal Publishing CEO Jody Gerson, Suzanne Somers, Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen and actor Matthew Perry.
In 2009, according to Forbes, Flagg had sold over $1 billion worth of property during his career. By 2023, this number had surpassed $3 billion.
Flagg has made significant contributions to the real estate industry, including selling the most expensive house in the history of the flats of Beverly Hills—1001 North Roxbury Drive. Additionally, Flagg successfully handled the prestigious estate of Betsy Bloomingdale, selling it to renowned fashion designer Tom Ford. These achievements highlight Flagg's prominent role in the luxury real estate market and his ability to broker high-profile deals that influence the Beverly Hills landscape.
Flagg serves on the Board of Governors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Museum of The Holocaust, and the Los Angeles Jewish Home. In 2016, he co-chaired the "Rock for Research" event for Cedars-Sinai. He serves on the board of the Temple of the Arts. In 2024, he hosted donors in his home for the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles.
In 2006, Flagg was picked to star in a reality TV series following his career in the real estate industry. He started filming the show, Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles when he was 21 years old, and it aired on Bravo in August 2006. As of 2024, Flagg is in his 15th season on Million Dollar Listing, making him the longest-cast member on the show. He is also the longest-serving cast member on the entire Bravo network.
Flagg is also recognized as the co-founder of Estate Media, the first personality driven real estate media company. Boasting 25M+ across the network, Estate is leading the way in digital real estate entertainment and education.
Josh Flagg is one of the world's most successful real estate agents and has helped hundreds of buyers find their dream home in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, resulting in over $3 Billion of closed real estate transactions.