In 2012, Flagg started a mobile app called 'Star Maps,' which is a directory of hundreds of properties associated with celebrities in the Los Angeles area. The book is an autobiography that details his personal life from growing up in Los Angeles to becoming one of the city's top real estate agents. įlagg published his second book, Million Dollar Agent: Brokering the Dream, in 2011. Proceeds from the book's sales go towards the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. The book, A Simple Girl: Stories My Grandmother Told Me, was published in 2009. As her only grandchild, Flagg was close to his grandmother, who was a Holocaust survivor and, later, a fashion industry executive. Other activitiesĪt 14 years old, Flagg began writing a book about his grandmother, Edith Flagg.
The series aired its 10th Season in 2017, with Flagg, Harris, Hildebrand and Parnes returning and realtor Tracy Tutor joining its cast. Flagg and Altman were joined by James Harris and David Parnes for Season 7. Īfter Season 6 concluded in 2013, Hildebrand left the show, making Flagg the only remaining original cast member. The show continued with the original cast until Season 4 when Josh Altman co-starred along with Flagg and Hildebrand. They started filming for the show, Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, and it aired on Bravo in August 2006.
In 2006, Flagg, along with two other agents, Madison Hildebrand and Chad Rogers, were picked to star in a reality TV series following their careers in the real estate industry. He later began working with Rodeo Realty. In 2009, Flagg started working at Keller Williams Westside in Los Angeles, California, where he started "Josh Flagg Estates." According to Forbes, Flagg has sold over $1 billion worth of property during his career. He has also sold homes to various celebrities including Adam Levine, Steve Aoki, Shonda Rhymes and Tom Ford. He has also been the listing agent for reputable estates including Merv Griffin's Bel Air estate and the Dorothy Chandler Estate in Hancock Park. Throughout his career as a real estate agent, Flagg has had many record sales, including the highest sale in the history of Brentwood Park and a $25 million residential sale in Beverly Hills. Flagg began his career while still in high school under real estate broker Bruce Nelson with the John Bruce Nelson firm in Bel Air, followed by a brief stint at the Coldwell Banker Beverly Hills East office in 2007. Careerįlagg began working as a real estate agent at the age of 18 when he started making residential sales in high end neighborhoods such as Beverly Hills and the Sunset Strip. In 2003, Flagg left Brentwood and attended Beverly Hills High School where he graduated the following year. įlagg grew up in Los Angeles where he attended Brentwood School, a private school in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles. Edith was later known for her reoccurring role on Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles alongside her grandson. On his father's side, Flagg is the grandson of American ( Romanian-born) fashion industry executive and designer Edith Flagg, best known as one of the first designers to import polyester as a fashion textile to the United States. He is the grandson of philanthropist, electronics industry executive and Jewish leader Herman Platt and great-grandson of Benjamin Platt, founder and owner of the nationwide Platt Music Corporation chain of stores.
He is the son of Michael and Cindy (Platt) Flagg of Los Angeles. Josh Flagg was born on Augin Los Angeles, California. He has also been featured on NBC's Today Show, ABC's Good Morning America E!, CBS The Insider, Fox, and Bravo's Watch What Happens: Live as well as in the pages of The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Forbes Magazine, and Variety, among others. Flagg was featured on Forbes' 30 Under 30 in 2012 as a top record-breaking real estate agent. įlagg has authored two books, A Simple Girl: Stories My Grandmother Told Me, published in 2009, and Million Dollar Agent: Brokering the Dream, which was published in 2011. Flagg has been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as one of the top-ranked agents in California and nationally by sales volume and as a top 25 real estate agent by The Hollywood Reporter.
The show follows young real estate agents in Los Angeles as they sell high-end homes. He is an original cast member on the show Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles on the Bravo television network. Joshua Daniel Flagg (born August 20, 1985) is an American real estate agent, television personality, author and contributor to several real estate publications and news outlets.