Debut of Million Dollar Listing

Million Dollar Listing debuted on Bravo Tuesday, August 29, 2006. 

Each of the six one-hour episodes promise two real estate companies working to sell a house in Malibu and Hollywood areas.    The “cast” is composed of Shannon McCloud, Scotty Brown, Madison Hildebrand, Carol Bird (why does that name sound familiar?), Lydia Simon, Ray and Dia Schuldenfrei, Chris Cortazzo, and Chase Campen.

This episode features Shannon McCloud, trying to sell her ex-fiance’s Rising Glen listing (as she represents both Jeff and the prospective buyer, Farrah), which has an asking price of $2.395 million.

Newbie real estate agent Madison Hildebrand (looking fresh out of prep school and following the guidance of seasoned mentor Scotty Brown) attempting to sell the 3.2-million “fixer-upper”, at Anna Cappa View, to potential buyer Greg, who will flip the house and make a cool mill profit.

The drama for Madison is that another guy comes along and makes an offer – but Madison had shaken hands with Gregg and promised not to take another offer.  At this crucial moment, the subscript explains that verbal agreements have no legal bearing in the real estate market.

The drama for Shannon is in Jeff’s house, which first has the plumbing breaking down and then has numerous smaller problems that Jeff refuses to fix or give a price break on – considering the offer on the house is now down to 2.280. 

Shannon is also struggling as representative for both sides.  Jeff decides to take the house off the market, losing for Shannon a commission of over 114,000.

On the other side of town, Madison is calling mentor Scotty Brown with “some new information.”  Scotty says it had better be good news, and it is.  Madison has made the deal, and is going to meet Greg to close.  His commission: 95,000 dollars.

What’s the lesson here, kids?  Well, I’m not sure there is one.  Or if there is, Shannon didn’t pick up on it.  She is almost crying as she confirms her fiance’s decision to not sell, but asks him if he wants to have some champagne, and says to the camera that the two of them really do work well together, which pleases her. Uh.  Maybe, number one, working both sides of the RE fence is risky – to YOU, Shannon, and maybe, number two, just maybe, the stubborn, anti-climax-bringing ex should not be a client?

What do I know.  I just watch; I don’t sell.  More episodes to pick apart are coming in the next five weeks, every Tuesday at 6 Pacific and 9 Eastern.

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