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Westside Estate Agency (WEA) is defined by the values and the vision of its two founders, Stephen Shapiro and Kurt Rappaport. In 1999, Stephen Shapiro and Kurt Rappaport were two of the most well-known, highly compensated real estate agents in Los Angeles. Nevertheless, they felt there had to be a better way to meet the expectations and individual needs of their high-net-worth clientele.

It wasn’t long before the two began making plans for a different kind of brokerage, a real estate agency committed to putting client service first, with the goal of completely satisfying the needs and desires of each client. In the words of Stephen Shapiro, “Negotiations conducted with intelligence and integrity result in what we call the ‘triple win.’ Great results for the buyer, the seller, and WEA.”

Just as every home and every client is unique, so is every agent-advisor. We hand-select our real estate agent-advisors from the worlds of business, academia, entertainment, and, of course, real estate. They are high achievers from diverse fields and experts in the details and subtleties that define multi-million-dollar negotiations. Our agent-advisors possess a passion for fine architecture and intimate property-by-property knowledge of their local areas. They innately understand the finer points of caring for clients with high net worth and even higher expectations. We match our agent-advisors with our clients through a precise understanding of both, knowing which agent-advisor will inherently meet a client’s needs and goals.