Kurt Rappaport
Westside Estate Agency
Los Angeles · Malibu
Kurt Rappaport is the co-founder and chief executive of Westside Estate Agency and has handled seven of the ten most expensive home sales in California history, including the two largest on record. His clients have included Jay-Z and Beyoncé, David Geffen, Larry Ellison, and Brad Pitt.
PRESS ARCHIVE
20251 placement
The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter named Kurt Rappaport among the top Los Angeles agents of 2025, citing his representation of James Packer in the $110 million purchase of 630 Nimes Road, alongside Drew Fenton, and his $61 million Holmby Hills listing.
September 2025
20241 placement
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times profiled Kurt Rappaport as the broker behind seven of the ten most expensive home sales in California history, months after the $210 million off-market sale of Oakley founder James Jannard’s Malibu estate reset the state record in June 2024.
June 2024
20233 placements
The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter reported the $200 million sale of the Tadao Ando-designed estate above Paradise Cove to Beyoncé and Jay-Z, at closing the highest price ever recorded for a California residence, with Kurt Rappaport handling both sides of the transaction.
May 2023
Forbes
Forbes reported the record $200 million Malibu purchase, noting the estate had been privately listed at $295 million and that Kurt Rappaport of Westside Estate Agency represented both buyer and seller.
May 2023
The Malibu Times
The Malibu Times reported the record Paradise Cove transaction, with Kurt Rappaport of the Westside Estate Agency handling the deal for both the buyers and the seller.
May 2023