Jason Oppenheim and its eponymous real estate brokerage company donate their services to help individuals displaced by the Los Angeles wildfires.
“If you lost your home in the Los Angeles fires and need to find somewhere to rent until your home is rebuilt, all Oppenheim Group agents will represent you free of charge or credit you for any commission we receive in the transaction”, the Selling the Sunset star, 47, wrote in a Thursday, January 9 Instagram job. “Please contact us at office@ogroup.com.”
Jason co-owns his agency with his twin brother Brett Oppenheimexplaining his new pro bono mission in more detail in a video posted online.
“I woke up this morning to a lot of friends and customers reaching out to me because they lost their house these last few days and they need help finding a place to live now,” Jason said. “Their families are displaced and as real estate agents we obviously have an obligation to help them find housing, even though it’s going to be difficult with thousands of people. [are] looking for places and [there are] there are not as many houses available.
Real estate agents who look like models tumbling down spectacular glass staircases over glistening infinity pools. Asking prices with so many zeros, you don’t even know how to say them out loud. Coworkers who spend more time flirting, fighting, and eating in dingy little restaurants than actually working. It’s just to […]
He further urged all real estate agents in the city to “come together and work hard for the community.”
“This is our time to be able to give back,” the Netflix personality said. “Everyone stay safe, thank you.”
Several Jason employees reiterated their willingness to help in the comments section, including Alexandra Jarvis, Davina Potratz, Mary Fitzgerald Bonnet, Polly Brindle And Chrishell Stause.
“We are ready to help in OC! ❤️“, Sell COBrindle, 38, replied, while Fitzgerald Bonnet, 44, sent a wave of heart emojis.
A series of wildfires broke out in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood and surrounding Los Angeles area on Tuesday, January 7, causing massive damage. At the time of publication, 11 people had died in the fires that had burned more than 37,000 acres of land. Additionally, more than 12,000 structures were reportedly destroyed and tens of thousands of residents were forced to flee their homes under mandatory or voluntary evacuation orders.
Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic; Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images Many reality TV personalities have evacuated Los Angeles amid wildfires that broke out in the Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, January 7. “My heart goes out to those affected by the fires here in Los Angeles County,” former Bachelorette Katie Thurston wrote. via Instagram Story on Wednesday, January 8. ” Wake up […]
As wildfires continue to ravage the Los Angeles area, many victims are beginning to think about their next steps. Jason, for his part, lamented the real estate difficulties that followed he faced him on Friday January 10.
“I searched the MLS [directory] I’m trying to help families displaced by the fires find properties to rent,” he said in an Instagram Story video. “I notice dozens of examples of people trying to do things like this, where they can’t get $9,500, even $9,000, and then yesterday they raise the rent by over 30 percent at $12,000.”
While Jason emphasized that he “is all for free market capitalism,” he claimed that right now it is “blatantly profiting” from the natural disaster. Stause, 43, agreed with her boss, whom she dated in 2021.
“This is disgusting,” Stause wrote via her Instagram Stories. “Other real estate agents who have a moral compass, let’s report that to the board.”
Check the LAFD website for local forest fire alerts and click here for resources on how to help those affected.
