The Agency
A global boutique luxury real estate brokerage — part brokerage, part creative agency — founded in Beverly Hills in 2011. Oscar Lauzardo represents this network across the Dominican Republic.
Part Brokerage. Part Creative Agency.
The Agency was built to be more than a traditional brokerage — it operates as a full-service creative agency for every listing, with an in-house team of designers, marketers, and strategists working alongside every agent.
In-House Creative Studio
Every listing is treated as a brand: professional photography direction, custom marketing collateral, and campaign strategy handled by an in-house team of graphic designers and creative strategists — not outsourced or templated.
Media & PR Relationships
Established relationships with traditional and digital media outlets mean listings can reach editorial and press coverage that a typical brokerage listing never sees.
One Global Referral Network
155+ offices across 14 countries function as a single referral network — meaning Oscar's Dominican Republic clients can tap relationships with Agency agents from Los Angeles to London to Mexico City.
Quality Over Quantity
The Agency is selective about who carries its name — the network prioritizes agent quality and service standards over rapid headcount growth.
Built by Real Estate People
Mauricio Umansky
Founder & CEOCo-founded The Agency in 2011 after a career as one of the top-producing luxury agents in the United States. Star of Netflix's "Buying Beverly Hills."
Rainy Hake Austin
PresidentOversees global operations, agent support, and the brokerage's marketing and public-relations infrastructure across all 155+ offices.
Billy Rose
Founder & Chief Culture OfficerCo-founded The Agency alongside Mauricio Umansky, Blair Chang, and Eduardo Umansky in 2011, and now stewards the collaborative culture that defines the brand across all 155+ offices.
Real Estate With Real Numbers
From One Office to a Global Network
Mauricio Umansky co-founded The Agency in September 2011 alongside Billy Rose and Blair Chang, with a mission to redefine how luxury real estate is bought, sold, and marketed.
The Agency opened its first international partner office in Los Cabos, Mexico — the start of its expansion beyond the United States.
The Agency's Beverly Hills office and its team of agents became the subject of an unscripted Netflix series, bringing the brand to a global television audience.
The Agency opened 29 new offices globally in a single year, according to the brokerage's annual report — one of the fastest expansion paces in the luxury brokerage industry.
The Agency opened its 150th office worldwide, cementing its position as one of the largest luxury real estate networks by office count.
Oscar Lauzardo represents The Agency across La Romana, Bayahibe, Dominicus, and the broader eastern Dominican Republic — bringing the brand's global reach and marketing platform to Caribbean luxury buyers.
A Global Marketing Platform
Behind every Agency listing is a fully staffed creative team — not a template. In 2023, The Agency launched a global Marketing Portal giving every agent worldwide, including Oscar, 24-hour access to the brokerage's full creative and PR resources.
- Custom photography, video, and listing collateral for every property
- Direct access to the in-house creative and public-relations team
- Centralized brand assets shared across all 155+ global offices
- Campaign strategy tailored to each listing, not a one-size-fits-all template
The Power of Media, In Your Corner
A bi-coastal, in-house Public Relations team holds long-standing relationships with the world's most influential journalists, tastemakers, and publications — keeping The Agency, and its listings, part of the conversation.
Regular coverage in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Architectural Digest, Robb Report, Mansion Global, Forbes, and San Francisco Chronicle, among others.
Buying Beverly Hills
The Agency's Beverly Hills office was the subject of Netflix's unscripted series "Buying Beverly Hills," which followed founder Mauricio Umansky and his team of agents through the high-stakes world of Los Angeles luxury real estate — from off-market mega-mansions to the day-to-day mechanics of closing eight- and nine-figure deals.
The series ran for two seasons (2022–2024), ranked among the Top 10 shows in 26 countries after its premiere, and nearly quadrupled The Agency's organic daily search traffic — giving global audiences an inside look at how The Agency operates, the same collaborative, client-first culture Oscar brings to every transaction in the Dominican Republic.
The Agency Magazine
Published twice yearly and designed in-house, The Agency Magazine is direct-mailed and hand-delivered to an elite list of high-net-worth clients with verified net worths ranging from $10M to $500M. Since Winter 2023, it's also carried aboard the private planes of Hera Flight, a leading private aircraft charter service.
Luxury Experiences
The Agency partners with premier luxury brands — One&Only, Spire Collection, Moët Hennessy, Tiffany & Co., and Njord — to create unforgettable VIP launches and private events that introduce properties to qualified high-net-worth buyers in style.
What The Agency Represents
From single-family homes to hospitality-branded resort residences, The Agency's global platform covers the full spectrum of real estate.
A Brand Built on Credibility
Featured on the Wall Street Journal's REAL Trends list, Swanepoel Power 200, and ranked on the Inc. 5000 for consecutive years.
Works alongside major global hospitality and developer brands including One&Only, Rosewood, and The Ritz-Carlton on branded residential projects.
The Agency's culture centers on a simple, widely cited rule: collaboration over competition, and no room for bad actors on the team.
Backed by a Global Network. Guided by a Local Expert.
Oscar Lauzardo brings The Agency's global marketing platform and referral network to every Dominican Republic transaction.
One of the World's Most-Followed Brokerages
Followed by verified, high-profile clientele including C-suite executives, athletes, celebrities, and influencers — giving every listing built-in visibility to a qualified, affluent audience.