Jeffrey Jonathon Hyland ( 1946 – February 16, 2022) was an American real estate businessman,

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of Hilton and Hyland, a real estate firm in

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, and

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. He had personally handled several billion dollars in real estate sales.

Early life

Hyland was born and raised in Little Holmby in Los Angeles, California.Chad Garland
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'', August 10, 2014 He attended

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's School of Hotel Administration, but returned to California to surf. He graduated from

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Career

He obtained his broker license on 8 January 1975. During his early years in real estate, he became an

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.Best of the Best 2002: Home & Design: Best Realtors
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, ''A Legacy of Style'' by Karen Hudson and

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and Wallace Neff's ''The Romance of Regional Architecture.'' Jeff co-authored The Estates of Beverly Hills (published 1984, republished 1990) and authored the monograph The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills (Rizzoli). He was named “The Gatekeeper of Beverly Hills” by Town & Country and has served as President of the Beverly Hills Board of Realtors, President of the

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Boards of Real Estate, and State Director for the California Association of Realtors. He recently received the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art's Legacy Award and The Will Rogers Real Estate Lifetime Achievement Award from the City of Beverly Hills. Hyland broke the record for the highest sale in Los Angeles history in 2019 with the sale of The Manor for $120 million and then broke the record again with the sale of the late Jerry Perenchio's Chartwell Estate for $150 million.

Hilton & Hyland

In 1993, Jeff Hyland and Rick Hilton co-founded Hilton & Hyland with the original intent of creating a highly personalized real estate firm that today is the highest grossing single office in the world. Casa Encantada, the most expensive home listing in Los Angeles at $225 million, is currently listed by Hyland. Former ''

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'' cast member Chad Rogers,

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's daughter, Nichelle,

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's son, Robert,

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's former husband, Coleman Laffoon, and Richard D. Zanuck's daughter-in-law, Marisa, are among Hilton & Hyland's 106 salespeople.

The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills

He is the author of ''The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills'', a history of 50 estates in

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, and Bel-Air.

Personal life and death

Hyland was married to Lori Hyland, a painter. He died after a long battle with cancer on February 16, 2022, at the age of 75.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hyland, Jeffrey 1940s births 2022 deaths Year of birth missing American male writers American businesspeople in real estate Businesspeople from Los Angeles Cornell University alumni Cornell University School of Hotel Administration alumni Historians from California United States International University alumni Writers from Los Angeles People from Holmby Hills, Los Angeles