Jason Oppenheim and his eponymous real estate agency donate their services to help people displaced by the wildfires in Los Angeles.
“If you lost your home in the Los Angeles fires and need to find a place to rent while your home is rebuilt, all Oppenheim Group agents will represent you for free or credit back any commission we receive on the transaction,” on I am selling Zalez star, 47, wrote on Thursday, January 9, Instagram post “Please contact us at [email protected].”
Jason co-owns his agency with his twin brother Brett Oppenheimfurther explaining his new pro bono mission in an uploaded video.
“Woke up this morning to many friends and clients reaching out because lost their homes in the last few days and they need help with places to live now,” Jason said. “Their families are displaced and as 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 (there are) almost as many houses available.”
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He further urged all the brokers in the city to “come together and work hard for the community.”
“This is our time to be able to give back,” the Netflix personality said. “Everyone be safe, thank you.”
Several of Jason’s employees confirmed their willingness to help in the comments section, including Alexandra Jarvis, Davina Potratz, Mary Fitzgerald Bone, Polly Brindle and Krischel Stause.
“We’re ready to help down in OC! ❤️,” I am selling OCBrindle, 38, replied, while Fitzgerald Bonet, 44, sent a flurry of heart emojis.
A series of wildfires broke out in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood and the Los Angeles area on Tuesday, January 7, causing widespread devastation. As of publication, 11 people have died as the fires have burned more than 37,000 acres of land. In addition, more than 12,000 buildings were reported destroyed and tens of thousands of residents were forced from their homes under mandatory or voluntary evacuation orders.
Roden Eckenroth/FilmMagic; Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images Many reality TV personalities have evacuated Los Angeles amid the ongoing wildfires that started in the Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, January 7. “My heart goes out to those affected by the fires here in LA County,” former Bachelorette Katie Thurston wrote via Instagram Story on Wednesday, January 8. “Awakening this (…)
As the wildfires continue to tear through the Los Angeles area, many of the victims are beginning to consider their next steps. Jason, for his part, complained the ensuing real estate struggles he stood up on Friday, January 10.
“I’ve been searching the MLS (directory) trying to help families displaced by the fires find rental properties,” he said in an Instagram Story video. “I’m seeing dozens of examples of people trying to do things like this where they can’t get $9,500 or even $9,000, and then yesterday they increase the rent by over 30 percent to $12,000.”
Although Jason noted that he is “all for free market capitalism,” he stated that he is currently “blatantly taking advantage” of the natural disaster. Stause, 43, agreed with her boss, whom she previously dated in 2021.
“This is disgusting,” Stause wrote via his Instagram stories. “Other brokers who have a moral compass, let’s report to the board.”
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