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29 Dec, 2022
Industry leaders and top producers address the main challenges they are facing today and what strategies they are implementing to close out 2022 strong.
29 Dec, 2022
Expert panelists and Mansion Global reporters will speak to what's next for real estate in an increasingly digital and high-tech landscape, from properties in the metaverse to innovations in sustainable homes. 
29 Dec, 2022
Representation, or lack thereof, is a buzzword that’s floated throughout social circles recently, especially since America’s reckoning in 2020. But, at its core, it truly is powerful. If you can’t see it, you can’t be it. Rod Watson (04) believes the luxury real estate industry is no different. With the company he co-founded, Aston Rose — a new luxury real estate brokerage based in Beverly Hills — he plans to be the change he wants to see in the real estate world. “I didn’t even know what a realtor was when I was in college,” Watson said. After starring on the basketball team at San Diego Christian College from 1996 to 2001, he played pro ball overseas and coached under Art Wilmore while earning his Master’s in Education at PLNU . “I had heard of a real estate agent, but I never paid attention to that career because I didn’t see anybody who looked like me. Like today’s modern athlete, I was fixated on being the next Michael Jordan.”
28 Dec, 2022
His journey began with a dream to get out of the impoverished 5th Ward community in Houston, Texas, the community in which he grew up, and make his name in sports. He did that and so much more. Today, a successful Realtor in the luxury market, Rod counts his clients as some of the most recognized names in sports and entertainment. Yet, this real estate professional is much more than a salesman. I caught up with Rod to learn more about the switch from professional sports to real estate, and why he made a pledge to himself to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of what he, and his industry does. I caught up with Rod to learn more about the switch from professional sports to real estate, and why he made a pledge to himself to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of what he, and his industry does.
28 Dec, 2022
Basketball veteran Zach Randolph has yet to find a team for the upcoming NBA season, but he has found a new home. A corporate entity tied to the two-time All-Star has paid out $5.195 million for a brand-new mansion in Encino, records show. The affluent San Fernando Valley neighborhood is home to many athletes, and fellow basketball players JaVale McGee, Kenny Smith and Gilbert Arenas have all owned property there over the last few years. Covering half an acre, the property packs in plenty of amenities. In addition to an 8,200-square-foot home, there’s a swimming pool, a cabana with a bathroom, a fire pit lounge, an outdoor kitchen, an herb garden and a basketball court.
28 Dec, 2022
Rod Watson, Real Estate Advisor to celebrity sports stars like Zach Randolph, De’Aaron Fox, and Markelle Fultz, has left his role as Sports and Entertainment Director at Revel Real Estate to join forces with Keller Williams Beverly Hills, The Real Deal has learned. The reason Rod has chosen to partner with KW Beverly Hills is simple, it’s all about leadership and support. “At KW Beverly Hills they fully support my vision. I will work jointly with our leadership team, Paul Morris and Josh Spitzen, to continue my efforts in building the premier Sports and Entertainment real estate brand.” KW has a proven track record of helping its agents build profitable businesses through their systems and billion-dollar technology. “The Forward Living sub-brand of KW offices in greater Los Angeles provides further resources and leverage to help me realize my vision more quickly and profitably,” Rod says this partnership will help provide his brand with a global presence along with the support to help train and grow his team.  Rod officially joined KW Beverly Hills on May 26th and will focus on servicing celebrities, athletes, investors, developers, millennials and high-net-worth professionals.
01 Apr, 2022
Aston Rose, the first ultra-luxury national real estate firm, specializes in finding homes for celebrities, athletes, and high-net-worth individuals. On March 17, the firm made its debut in the California and Florida real estate markets. Tomi Rose, cofounder and senior director of Aston Rose, is a sports and entertainment real estate trailblazer who has been consistently recognized as the niche industry's leading figure and strategic innovator for the past 20 years.  The former professional cheerleader pioneered the idea of forming sports and entertainment divisions within real estate brokerage firms in 2013, a vision that has since been adopted by powerhouse firms such as ONE Sotheby's International Realty, Douglas Elliman, and Compass.
01 Apr, 2022
Lisa Leslie is a four-time Olympic gold medal winner, a two-time WNBA champion and the first woman to ever dunk in a WNBA game. The former Los Angeles Sparks player even has her own Nike sneaker, 1998’s Nike Total Air 9. She is also a real-estate agent, and now the co-founder of a sports and entertainment real-estate firm named Aston Rose. The firm is composed of a team of sports pros-turned-agents in Florida and California, and launched on March 17. The goal of the firm, Ms. Leslie says, is “connecting the dots for these athletes and entertainers, helping them understand what are some good investments and what are not, some pitfalls on things they should avoid, and figuring out how we can create general wealth.”Lisa Leslie is a four-time Olympic gold medal winner, a two-time WNBA champion and the first woman to ever dunk in a WNBA game. The former Los Angeles Sparks player even has her own Nike sneaker, 1998’s Nike Total Air 9.
01 Apr, 2022
Lisa Leslie is a four-time Olympic gold medal winner, a two-time WNBA champion and the first woman to ever dunk in a WNBA game. The former Los Angeles Sparks player even has her own Nike sneaker, 1998’s Nike Total Air 9. She is also a real-estate agent, and now the co-founder of a sports and entertainment real-estate firm named Aston Rose. The firm is composed of a team of sports pros-turned-agents in Florida and California, and launched on March 17. The goal of the firm, Ms. Leslie says, is “connecting the dots for these athletes and entertainers, helping them understand what are some good investments and what are not, some pitfalls on things they should avoid, and figuring out how we can create general wealth.”  “I’ve gone through it,” she says. “I am a pro athlete who experienced making money, and sometimes, especially in the African-American community, we [athletes] are the first earners of millions of dollars” in the family, said Ms. Leslie.
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