Nine years after marrying Ryan Serhant, Emilia Bechrakis Serhant is joining the brokerage that bears her surname. On Tuesday, SERHANT. announced that Bechrakis Serhant was joining the firm’s New York City office as a licensed real estate agent. She will work alongside Melissa Post.
Born in New York and raised between New York and Athens, Greece, Bechrakis Serhant holds three law degrees and practiced maritime law, serving as manager of legal and cargo claims at MSC, USA until 2016. Since then she has transitioned into land title insurance and has worked at both Commonwealth Land Title Insurance and most recently, Kensington Vanguard National Land Services.
“Growing up in a real estate family between New York and Athens, I have always had a passion for the business. When it came to choosing a brokerage and reviewing my options, and after weighing them all carefully, I ultimately chose SERHANT.,” Bechrakis Serhant said in a statement. “Of course, that decision had absolutely nothing to do with my husband. It’s simply the best, and most innovative firm to build a career in real estate today.”
Bechrakis Serhant and Serhant wed in 2016. The two have a daughter who was born in 2019.
RealTrends data shows that between 2023 and 2024, the firm has leveraged the popularity of its Netflix show Owning Manhattan to grow its transaction side count by 135.7%. In recent months the firm has welcomed top agents and teams in Washington, D.C., Florida, New Jersey and Phoenix.
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