Jason Oppenheim and his eponymous real estate brokerage donate their services to help individuals displaced by wildfires in Los Angeles.
“If you lost your home in the Los Angeles fires and need to find a place to rent until your home is rebuilt, all Oppenheim Group agents will represent you for free or reimburse you for the commission we receive on the transaction,” the Selling Sunset star, 47, wrote on Thursday, January 9, Instagram publish. “Please contact us at office@ogroup.com.”
Jason co-owns his agency with his twin brother Brett Oppenheimfurther explaining his new pro bono mission in the uploaded video.
“I woke up this morning with many friends and clients who reached out to me because they lost their homes over the last few days and now they need help with a place to live,” said Jason. “Their families have been displaced and as real estate agents, we obviously have an obligation to help them find a place — even when it’s going to be difficult with thousands of people (looking for) places and (not) nearly as many houses available.”
Real estate agents looking like supermodels descend spectacular glass staircases overlooking sparkling infinity pools. Ask for prices with so many zeroes that you can’t even say them out loud. Colleagues who spend more time flirting, arguing and eating in moodily lit small-plates restaurants than actually working. It is fair (…)
He further called on all the city’s real estate dealers to “unite and work hard for the community.”
“This is our time to give back,” the Netflix personality said. “Everyone stay safe, thank you.”
Several of Jason’s employees reiterated their willingness to help in the comments section, including Alexandra Jarvis, Davina Potratz, Mary Fitzgerald Bonnet, Polly Brindle and Chrisshell Stause.
“We’re ready to help down in OC! ❤️,” I am selling OC‘s Brindle, 38, replied, while Fitzgerald Bonnet, 44, sent a string of heart emojis.
A series of wildfires broke out in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood and the surrounding Los Angeles area on Tuesday, January 7, causing massive devastation. As of publication, 11 people have died as the fires have burned more than 37,000 hectares of land. In addition, more than 12,000 structures were reportedly destroyed, and tens of thousands of residents were forced from their homes under mandatory or voluntary evacuation orders.
Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic; Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images Many reality TV personalities evacuated Los Angeles amid the ongoing wildfires that broke out in the Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, January 7th. “My heart goes out to those affected by the wildfires here in LA County,” former Bachelorette Katie Thurston wrote via Instagram Story on Wednesday, January 8. “Wake up this (…)
As the wildfires continue to rage through the LA area, many victims are beginning to figure out their next steps. Jason wailed for his part later struggles with real estate faced on Friday, January 10.
“I’ve been searching the MLS (directory) trying to help displaced families from the fires find rental properties,” he said in an Instagram Story video. “I see dozens of examples of people trying to do this kind of thing, where they can’t get $9,500 or even $9,000, and then yesterday they raise the rent by over 30 percent to $12,000.”
While Jason pointed out that he is “all for free market capitalism,” he argued that natural disaster is “obviously being exploited” at the moment. Stause (43) agreed with her boss, with whom she was previously in a relationship in 2021.
“This is disgusting,” Stause wrote via her Instagram stories. “Other realtors who have a moral compass, please report to management.”
Check it out LAFD website for local reports on forest fires and click here for resources on how to help those affected.