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LA's 'Selling Sunset' real estate agency opens a Dubai office

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The Oppenheim Group, a luxury real estate agency from Los Angeles known for its Netflix reality show "Selling Sunset," has opened an office in Dubai. Despite concerns about market correction and signs of slowdown in high-end property sales, Jason Oppenheim, the president of The Oppenheim Group, sees this as positive for long-term stability. Major developments like a $1.4 billion extension to Dubai's financial hub continue, with units at the under-construction Four Seasons still being sold.

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The Oppenheim Group, a luxury real estate agency from Los Angeles known for its Netflix reality show "Selling Sunset," opened an office in Dubai in September 2026. Despite signs that the premium segment of Dubai's real estate market is slowing down, Jason Oppenheim, president of The Oppenheim Group, views this as a necessary correction to prevent a potential market crash. He told the Financial Times that a slower yet steady pace is ideal for any real estate market. Additionally, a $1.4 billion extension of Dubai’s financial hub and sales at the under-construction Four Seasons project indicate ongoing confidence in the city's property market.

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2026-10-16

LA's 'Selling Sunset' real estate agency opens a Dubai office

Who wrote this

Kelsey Warner

12 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

🔮 Whether they will bring their Netflix reality show cameras is another question, but The Oppenheim Group, known for Selling Sunset, pressed ahead with opening a new office in September.

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Topics

Dubai Los Angeles’ Netflix The Oppenheim Group the Financial Times

Subjects

Dubai GPE · 2× The Oppenheim Group ORG · 2× Bloomberg ORG · 1× Four Seasons ORG · 1× Jason Oppenheim PERSON · 1× Los Angeles’ GPE · 1× Netflix ORG · 1× the Financial Times ORG · 1×

Narrative

Despite signs the premium segment is stalling, some brokers and developers say this is a much-needed correction in one of the world’s hottest real estate markets that is helping to avert a market crash.

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🔮 Whether they will bring their Netflix reality show cameras is another question, but The Oppenheim Group, known for Selling Sunset, pressed ahead with opening a new office in September.

2026-10-16 · Semafor

LA's 'Selling Sunset' real estate agency opens a Dubai office · assertive framing

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The sheer volume of properties selling in Dubai for $5 million-plus — even during wartime — has lured one of Los Angeles’ top luxury real estate agencies. asserted

volume → sell → agencies

Whether they will bring their Netflix reality show cameras is another question, but The Oppenheim Group, known for Selling Sunset, pressed ahead with opening a new office in September. asserted

Group → bring → September

that → stall → crash

“Now you just have a slow burn, and that’s exactly what you want in every real estate market,” he told the Financial Times. asserted

he → have → Times

Another sign of confidence: A $1.4 billion extension of Dubai’s financial hub is going ahead, selling units at the under-construction Four Seasons, Bloomberg reported. asserted

Bloomberg → go → Seasons