Josh Altman (born March 10, 1979) is an American real estate agent, real estate investor and reality television personality. He appears on the television show ''
Million Dollar Listing
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'', on the
Bravo!
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television network. He has also appeared on ''
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
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'' and ''
Giuliana and Bill
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'' on the
E! network. Although similar in name to a television producer, Altman was not affiliated with the Netflix documentary ''
Pandemic
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'' as claimed in some outlets.
Early life
Josh Altman was born to a
Jewish
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family
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September 28, 2015 on March 10, 1979, in
Newton, Massachusetts
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. He had a
Bar Mitzvah in both the US and in Israel.
Education
Altman attended
Newton South High School
Newton South High School is one of two public high schools in the city of Newton, Massachusetts, United States, the other being Newton North.
History and student life
By the late 1950s, Newton's sole public high school, Newton High, grew to 3,00 ...
from which he graduated in 1997. Among his high school graduating classmates were actors
B. J. Novak and
John Krasinski
John Burke Krasinski (; born October 20, 1979) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his role as Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom ''The Office''. He also served as a producer and occasional director of the series throughout its nine ...
.
After high school, Altman went to
Syracuse University
Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ...
, where he received a degree in Speech Communications in 2001. As often mentioned by Altman on Million Dollar Listing episodes and elsewhere, he was a kicker for a brief period on the
1998 Syracuse Orangemen football team
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. He did not appear in any games.
Career
After college, Altman moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in real estate. He started as an investor and flipper. He then ran a real estate finance company for three years before joining his brother, Matt Altman, to form The Altman Brothers at the real estate brokerage, Hilton and Hyland. Altman specializes in the
Platinum Triangle (Beverly Hills, Bel Air, and Holmby Hills) and the Sunset Strip and Hollywood Hills luxury housing market. He has represented entertainers, athletes, and international clientele.
In 2010, as part of The Altman Brothers, Altman sold $40,000,000 in real estate, followed by $60,000,000 in 2011. , he has sold $75,000,000. He is known for selling an Ocean Drive condo for $10.5 million, recorded as the highest sale in the history of Santa Monica for a condo. In 2010, he sold the former home of
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, who formerly published the magazine, ''
Perfect 10'', for $16,500,000, the sixth largest sale in Los Angeles county. In 2013, Altman was ranked #30 in national team sales by The Wall Street Journal with $200,000,000 in sales.
Altman consults with various media outlets including ''
Wall Street Journal
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'', and ''
Boston Herald
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''. Altman has been featured as a keynote celebrity speaker and host at engagements such as The Luxe Event in Seattle, Century 21 Allstars Sales Rally, 65th Annual Installation Luncheon for Downey Association of Realtors, Renter's Warehouse Event and hosted Terra Bella Presents "The American Dream".
, Altman co-stars with
Josh Flagg
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.
He is an original cast member on the show ''Million Dollar Listing ...
and
Tracy Tutor
Tracy Tutor (born August 11, 1975) is an American actress, author, real estate agent and reality television personality. She is a main cast member on the real estate reality television program, ''Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles'', appearing ...
, and formerly with
Madison Hildebrand
Madison Pomeroy Hildebrand (born October 28, 1980) is an American media personality and realtor specializing in the luxury real estate market located in Malibu, California. A broker with Partners Trust Real Estate, Hildebrand formerly co-starred i ...
, on the reality television show ''
Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles
''Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles'' (previously ''Million Dollar Listing'') is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on August 29, 2006. The series chronicles the professional and personal lives of realtors in the real e ...
.'' He appeared for the first time during the fourth season in 2011. Altman returned to the show for the fifth season on May 6, 2012. The show follows three young real estate agents in Los Angeles as they sell high-end homes. He also appeared as a real estate agent on ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' and ''Giuliana and Bill''.
Altman wrote the book ''It's Your Move: My Million Dollar Method for Taking Risks with Confidence and Succeeding at Work and Life''. It was published by
HarperCollins
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in 2015.
In 2022, the ''
Jewish Journal
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'' named Altman one of "The Top 10 Jewish Reality TV Stars of All Time."
Real estate investing
Throughout his career, Altman has invested in real estate, generally flipping houses on a part-time basis. In August 2014, it was reported that Altman profited over one million dollars flipping just one property.
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1979 births
20th-century American Jews
American television personalities
Male television personalities
American real estate businesspeople
Living people
Newton South High School alumni
21st-century American Jews
Participants in American reality television series