The Aaron Kirman Group

What The Aaron Kirman Group does

The Aaron Kirman Group is a private luxury real estate brokerage founded in 2017 by Aaron Kirman and operating under the Christie's International Real Estate | Southern California brand following a Fall 2022 partnership with Christie's International Real Estate. The firm serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals, celebrities, royalty, foreign investors, and crypto-wealth buyers seeking estates in Southern California's most exclusive neighborhoods including Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Hollywood Hills, Malibu, Santa Monica, and Pacific Palisades, with international reach via offices in New York, Shanghai, and Hong Kong and the broader Christie's network spanning 50+ countries.

The firm's core offering is traditional luxury brokerage — buying, selling, and leasing ultra-luxury residential property — augmented by three differentiated product lines. First, Estate Dynamics is an in-house AI platform that uses 120+ data point parameters across multiple APIs to perform behavioral targeting, predictive buyer-property matching, and geographic analytics from global to hyper-local markets. Second, a Crypto Real Estate division enables cryptocurrency-denominated transactions (Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDC) with blockchain-backed verification, having closed over $200M in crypto-based sales as an early mover. Third, Christie's auction house affiliation provides access to exclusive auction-led sales, exemplified by the $141M sale of The One Bel Air in 2022.

The business model is transaction-based, earning commissions on luxury property sales and leases (typical 5–6% commission rate, retained after agent splits). The firm generates leads through a combination of Aaron Kirman's personal brand (CNBC's Listing Impossible television show, Wall Street Journal top-5 ranking, #1 in Los Angeles), earned media coverage in major publications, Christie's brand prestige, and proprietary AI-driven buyer matching. Reported scale includes $1.7B+ in 2024 sales volume, $24B+ in career sales, and 300+ agents and staff as of 2026. The firm operates from its headquarters at 433 N Camden Dr #600 in Beverly Hills.

Name

The Aaron Kirman Group

Legal name

Christie's International Real Estate | Southern California

Website

https://aaronkirman.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Aaron Kirman Group is a private luxury real estate brokerage operating as Christie's International Real Estate | Southern California, serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals, celebrities, and international buyers in Southern California's most exclusive markets through traditional sales, auctions, crypto transactions, and its proprietary Estate Dynamics AI platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Luxury & High-End Residential Brokerage (BPAJAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Real Estate Brokerage (Buy/Sell) (FSAEAJAA), Real Estate Investment Advisory (Acquisitions/Dispositions, Capital Allocation) (BPAJANAA)

Keywords

• Luxury real estate brokerage
• Residential property sales
• Luxury home leasing
• Cryptocurrency real estate
• Beverly hills properties

Headquarters

HQ city

Beverly Hills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Sales Commission: Traditional real estate commission-based revenue from buying and selling luxury properties. Commission rates typically 5-6% split between listing and selling agents, with the firm taking a portion as brokerages.
2. Luxury Real Estate Leasing: Lease commissions from luxury rental properties ranging from $100,000 to $195,000 per month in rental rates.
3. Auction Services: Christie's Auction House platform for exclusive property auctions generating commission on auction sales including record-setting transactions.
4. Crypto Property Transactions: Over $200 million in crypto-based real estate sales, enabling cryptocurrency transactions for luxury properties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Aaron Kirman Group is a luxury residential real estate brokerage operating as Christie's International Real Estate | Southern California. The firm buys, sells, and leases ultra-luxury estates in Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Hollywood Hills, Malibu, Pacific Palisades, and other prestigious Southern California neighborhoods, with global reach through the Christie's network. Complemented by a proprietary AI-powered buyer matching platform (Estate Dynamics) and a specialized cryptocurrency real estate division, the brokerage provides end-to-end luxury property services to ultra-high-net-worth individuals, celebrities, and international buyers.

Product overview

The Aaron Kirman Group operates as a luxury real estate brokerage under the Christie's International Real Estate | Southern California brand. The core offering is luxury residential real estate brokerage (buying, selling, and leasing), complemented by several specialized divisions and products. Estate Dynamics is the proprietary AI-powered technology platform that powers behavioral targeting and buyer-property matching across 120+ data points. The company also offers a Crypto Real Estate division for cryptocurrency-based transactions, and operates the CNBC television show 'Listing Impossible' as a marketing platform. The brokerage has access to Christie's global network spanning 50+ countries for international referrals and luxury buyer connections.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• $24 billion+ in career luxury home sales
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and minor.

• Christie's International Real EstateflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2022In Fall 2022, AKG transitioned into a brokerage and formed a landmark partnership with Christie's International Real Estate, launching AKG | Christie's International Real Estate. This partnership provides access to Christie's global network spanning 50+ countries, $550B in collective sales volume, and the prestigious Christie's auction house platform for luxury property transactions.
• Lucid MotorsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLuxury electric vehicle brand partnership targeting similar affluent consumer demographics. Partnership page displays Lucid branding alongside Porsche.
• PorscheminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLuxury automotive brand partnership co-marketing with Lucid Motors. Targets similar high-net-worth consumer base interested in luxury lifestyle brands.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Compass: Compass is a tech-enabled national brokerage with significant luxury presence in Los Angeles and New York. It competes with AKG for high-end agents and listings while deploying proprietary technology and an agent equity model that represents a structural competitive threat to traditional boutique brokerages.
• Hilton & Hyland: Hilton & Hyland is a Beverly Hills-based luxury boutique brokerage specializing in Beverly Hills, Bel Air, and Hollywood Hills trophy properties. It directly competes with AKG for the same SoCal ultra-luxury listings, off-market inventory, and UHNW seller mandates in their shared core geographic market.
• Westside Estate Agency: Westside Estate Agency is a Beverly Hills-based luxury brokerage focused on ultra-high-end residential sales, founded by Stephen Shapiro. It competes directly with AKG in the same trophy-property segment and geographic market, including record-setting Bel Air and Holmby Hills transactions.
• Nest Seekers International: Nest Seekers is a New York-based luxury brokerage with significant West Coast presence that competes with AKG for UHNW buyers, celebrity clients, and trophy listings. It employs a similar founder-led brand-driven approach (Eddie Shapiro) with active international marketing and high-profile transactions.
• Sotheby's International Realty: Sotheby's International Realty is the most direct competitor to Aaron Kirman Group in luxury residential brokerage. Both firms affiliate with major auction houses (Christie's vs Sotheby's), serve UHNW clients globally, and emphasize brand prestige, off-market access, and international referral networks in the same trophy-property segment.
• The Agency: The Agency is a Beverly Hills-headquartered luxury boutique brokerage with a similar celebrity-driven, founder-led brand model (Mauricio Umansky). It competes directly with AKG for the same Southern California ultra-luxury listings, agents, and UHNW buyer pool, and has expanded into similar secondary markets.

Broad incumbents

• Engel & Völkers: Engel & Völkers is a global luxury brokerage with European roots operating across residential real estate, including premium US markets. It is broader than AKG and serves a wider price band, but competes in the same luxury segment with a comparable international referral network model.
• Coldwell Banker Global Luxury: Coldwell Banker's Global Luxury program is the luxury tier of one of the largest US residential brokerages. It competes with AKG across the luxury segment, particularly in Southern California, while offering broader geographic scale, established technology platforms, and institutional support that AKG lacks as a boutique firm.

Others

• Christie's International Real Estate (Network): The Christie's International Real Estate network encompasses all affiliate brokerages worldwide that operate under the Christie's brand. AKG is the Southern California flagship affiliate; the broader network provides AKG's referral pipeline while sibling affiliates in other markets represent adjacent rather than directly competing entities.

Emerging players

• eXp Realty: eXp Realty is a cloud-based, agent-ownership-model brokerage expanding aggressively into luxury segments. While primarily a volume-driven model, its tech-forward approach and aggressive luxury agent recruitment make it a structural competitor for both listings and top-producing agents in markets like Los Angeles.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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