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To understand how much the real estate industry has come to value superstar brokers, one need only look at the bounty of resources that Compass Real Estate recently showered on Joshua Golan.
Golan is a former member of the dream team of brokers assembled by Ryan Serhant, the Realtor-turned-TV star, while he was still at Nest Seekers. During Serhant’s climb to the top, Golan served as managing director of his Brooklyn office, and led that team as it evolved into the top-ranked sales team in New York City.
Serhant, star of the Bravo cable show “Million Dollar Listing New York,” recently described Golan as a “great broker and friend” who led “my Brooklyn team to great success.” But in September, when Serhant departed Nest Seekers to start his own brokerage, Golan was approached by Compass with an attractive offer to join their team. As Golan began to weigh his options, he recognized that two tectonic shifts had occurred: