Are theSelling SunsetCast Members Actual Real Estate Agents? Here’s Who Is (and Isn’t) Licensed

Mar. 15, 2025

Jason Oppenheim and Mary Fitzgerald on ‘Selling Sunset’.Photo:Courtesy of Netflix

Courtesy of Netflix

The proof is in the real estate commissions.

Since Netflix’sSelling Sunsetpremiered in 2019, celebrities with a knack for real estate and a cast member of Bravo’sMillion Dollar Listing: Los Angeleshave questioned whether or not The Oppenheim Group agents actually sell real estate for a living.

“I will say, I look at L.A. real estate a lot and havenever seen any of these peoplelol [neither] have our agents, who I have obsessively asked,” Chrissy Teigen wrote onX (formerly Twitter)in August 2020.

“Any insinuation that the agents on our show are not experienced, successful, or licensed, evidencesa complete disregard for the facts,” he said. “Even a superficial investigation would identify previous team photos, hundreds of millions in transacted sales, and more than 50 years of combined licensed real estate experience from these agents.”

According to the California Department of Real Estate, the entire cast ofSelling Sunsetseason 8 has active real estate licenses except for Amanza Smith,whose license expired in March 2024.

Still,Million Dollar Listing’sJosh Flaggisn’t convinced. When asked aboutSelling SunsetonWatch What Happens Livein July 2024, he said: “I only like to watch licensed real estate brokers. How bout them apples?”

From their license statuses to homes sold, here’s everything we know about theSelling Sunsetcast’s real estate careers.

Are theSelling Sunsetcast members licensed real estate agents?

Selling Sunset. (L to R) Mary Fitzgerald, Jason Oppenheim, Nicole Young, Amanza Smith, Heather Rae, Bre Tiesi, Davina Potratz, Brett Oppenheim, Emma Hernan, Chelsea Lazkani, Chrishell Stause in season 6 of Selling Sunset.Adam Rose/Netflix

Adam Rose/Netflix

Yes! TheSelling Sunsetseason 8 cast (minus Amanza Smith) all have valid real estate licenses.

Chrishell Stause, who formerly starred on the daytime soap operaDays of our Lives, earned her real estate license in 2016. According toThe Multiple Listing Service(MLS), she recently co-listed and sold a house for $3.5 million with Jason in August 2024.

Mary Bonnet obtained her real estate license in 2008 and is the vice president of The Oppenheim Group. Over the course of her career, she has sold more than $105 million in real estate, per herbio.

Emma Hernanearned her license in 2019, two years before joiningSelling Sunsetseason 4. Her latest sale marked on the MLS took place in June 2024 for $4.3 million. Chelsea Lazkani obtained her real estate license in 2017. Prior to joining The Oppenheim Group, she worked for Rodeo Realty.

Bre Tiesialso earned her license in 2017. She worked for Agents of LA and Forward Beverly Hills before joining The Oppenheim Group. Most recently, she sold a home for $4.9 million in June 2024.Nicole Youngbecame a licensed real estate agent in 2016. According toZillow, she sold a house for $1.7 million in 2022.

Alanna Gold, the newest member of theSelling Sunsetcast, obtained her license during the COVID-19 pandemic. She went on to work for the Westside Estate Agency before joining The Oppenheim Group.

Amanza Smith also earned her license in 2020. However, it expired in March 2024.

Is The Oppenheim Group a legit real estate brokerage?

Emma Hernan, Chrishell Stause, Chelsea Lazkani, Nicole Young, and Jason Oppenheim on ‘Selling Sunset’.Courtesy of Netflix

Brett and Jason Oppenheim are fifth-generation real estate agents. PerBrett’s website, in 1889, Jacob Stern — Jason and Brett’s ancestor — founded The Stern Realty Co. and became one of Los Angeles’ first real estate moguls.

After brief careers as lawyers, Jason and Brett renamed the family business The Oppenheim Group in 2013. According totheir website, the brokerage has made more than $3.5 billion in sales between four offices: Los Angeles, Newport Beach, San Diego and Cabo San Lucas.

Brett left The Oppenheim Group in 2020 to launch his own brokerage,Oppenheim Real Estate. FormerSelling Sunsetcast member Christine Quinn confirmed the news toGlamourthat year.

Are Jason and Brett Oppenheim actual real estate brokers?

Jason Oppenheim and Brett Oppenheim on ‘Selling Sunset’.Courtesy of Netflix

Yes. Jason obtained his broker’s license in 2009, while Brett earned his in 2007. They both worked as real estate agents for several years prior.

What other businesses do theSelling Sunsetcast members have?

Amanza Smith and Emma Hernan attend as Netflix hosts Open House Cocktail Party on June 23, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California.Araya Doheny/Getty

Araya Doheny/Getty

For many cast members, selling homes isn’t their only gig.

Before getting her real estate license, Amanza primarily worked as an interior designer — decorating homes for celebrities and staging listings for The Oppenheim Group. She is also a talentedpainter.

Meanwhile, Emma has a plant-based frozen food brand,Emma Leigh and Co., which she launched in 2022. The company is known for its mini empanadas. Outside of selling homes, Alanna alsoowns part of a town in the California desertcalled Pioneertown.

Chrishell has continued acting and took a turn onDancing with the Starsin 2020, earning 8th place.

Several of the other cast members are influencers, including Bre, Nicole and Chelsea.

source: people.com