Real Estate Power Couple Splits Up (Professionally)

One of the most dynamic power couples in real estate has parted ways—professionally, that is. Brenda Powers will leave Sotheby’s International Realty and join startup brokerage Compass, leaving longtime partner Elizabeth Sample at Sotheby’s.

She will now split her time between NYC and Miami, The Real Deal reports. This transition marks the end of the couple’s enormously successful run. Together they sold hundreds of millions of dollars worth of luxury real estate, including a triplex co-op at the Pierre in 1999 for $21.5M, which set a NYC record. [TRD]

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