Jason Oppenheim Backed By Realtors Who Say it is OK to Symbolize Antisemitic Kanye

Jason Oppenheim, president and founding father of the famed Oppenheim Group, is now representing Kanye West within the sale of his Malibu beachfront property, and there is been some criticism Oppenheim shouldn’t symbolize an antisemite, however we have contacted some high-end realtors who really feel it is absurd to have a litmus take a look at on which shoppers they are going to symbolize.

The L.A. realtors we have spoken with say there isn’t any approach on this divided social and political local weather anybody can do enterprise by excluding shoppers whose views they discover offensive. The instance that repeatedly comes up is the battle within the Center East. As one high-end realtor put it, “What are we imagined to do, ask a possible shopper in the event that they aspect with Israel or Palestine?”

A particularly profitable L.A. realtor begged to vary, saying, “Wait a minute. Kanye is without doubt one of the greatest antisemites on the planet. I’d by no means symbolize him, ever.”

However one other realtor mentioned, “Are we imagined to see if a shopper is a registered Republican and say screw you, I am not representing you?”

It goes past faith and politics … one realtor mentioned, “What if a shopper has an offensive put up on Instagram? Or what if a shopper’s in the midst of nasty divorce and I aspect with their partner?”

A number of realtors mentioned it is ridiculous to assume they might Google each potential shopper to search for a motive to not symbolize that particular person.

And one realtor, who was at one time a working towards lawyer, mentioned it is absurd to assume an lawyer would decide a shopper earlier than taking a case, including, “It is simply not actuality.”

And a realtor we spoke with mentioned what if a shopper had a distinct view on homosexual marriage? He mentioned, “Sooner or later it simply turns into not possible to do enterprise.”

That very same realtor requested, “What in regards to the purchaser who pays Kanye $53 million for the Malibu property?” earlier than including, “What if Kanye goes to a Mercedes dealership. Ought to they not promote him a automobile?”