{"id":1192,"date":"2019-01-03T18:44:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T18:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/03\/douglas-elliman-ceo-sells-stake-in-brokerage-for-40-million\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:18:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:18:11","slug":"douglas-elliman-ceo-sells-stake-in-brokerage-for-40-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/03\/douglas-elliman-ceo-sells-stake-in-brokerage-for-40-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Douglas Elliman CEO Sells Stake in Brokerage for $40 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>CEO Dottie Herman sells 29.4% stake<\/h1>\n<p>Dottie Herman, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elliman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Douglas Elliman<\/a>, has sold her 29.4 percent stake in the New York City-based brokerage for $40 million to its parent company.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-53875\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-03-at-11_36_54-AM.png\" alt=\"dottie herman - Douglas Elliman CEO\" width=\"340\" height=\"339\"><\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vectorgroupltd.com\/welcome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vector Group<\/a>, among the country\u2019s largest tobacco manufacturers, which had already controlled 71 percent of the firm. Herman sold her shares for $10 million up front and $30 million to be paid in 12 quarterly payments according to an SEC filing.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in New York City in 1911, Douglas Elliman is the largest brokerage in the New York metropolitan area and the third-largest residential real estate company nationwide. It was ranked third among real estate brokerages nationwide for transaction volume as recently as 2017, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/rankings\/rt500\/survey?show\">Real Trends 500 .<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Steve Murray, president and owner of Real Trends, said that Elliman is probably worth $250 million to $300 million. Real Trends represented Herman in the sale. He believes both sides walked away with a good deal, given the dynamics.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cShe wanted to sell, but he was under absolutely no compunction to have to buy. The leverage was always with Howard because he\u2019s the majority owner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>-Steve Murray<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Howard Lorber, the president and CEO of Vector Group and chairman of Douglas Elliman, acquired the company in December 2013 with Herman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDottie and I couldn\u2019t have imagined that the venture we embarked on years ago would grow into the largest residential brokerage firm in the New York metropolitan area,&#8221; Lorber said in <a href=\"http:\/\/ir.vectorgroupltd.com\/news-releases\/news-release-details\/vector-group-acquires-remaining-29-interest-douglas-elliman\">a press release<\/a>. &#8220;Her vision for and dedication to Douglas Elliman have proven invaluable and have helped cement Douglas Elliman as one of the country\u2019s premiere brokerages. 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