An eXp agent made a thoughtless joke after Kobe Bryant’s death. She was fired

“Who’s his realtor?” post in industry group was met with outrage

Baha Nabulsi's Facebook post
Baha Nabulsi's Facebook post

Kobe Bryant’s death in a helicopter crash Sunday triggered an outpouring of grief across the world, with sports fans paying tribute to one of basketball’s greatest-ever talents. But one eXp Realty agent saw the tragedy as an opportunity, and an off-color remark she made on social media has now led to her dismissal.

“Who’s his realtor?” agent Baha Nabulsi posted in a Facebook group called “Real Estate Mastermind” just hours after Bryant, his teenage daughter and seven others were killed when their helicopter crashed into a Calabasas hillside outside Los Angeles. According to Inman, a managing broker from eXp’s Austin office, Shelia Dunagan, posted an apology and promised that the issue would be “dealt with.”

Nabulsi was later fired from eXp, with a spokesperson for the firm telling Inman that the firm “does not condone or support behavior that does not match our core values.”

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Bryant, a five-time NBA champion with the L.A. Lakers and the fourth-leading scorer of all time, lived in a gated community in Newport Beach off of North Pelican Hill Road, and owned a number of other properties in the area.

Founded in 2009, eXp is one of the fastest-growing national brokerages with 20,000 agents as of August. At a time when traditional firms have been competing for agents, eXp offers high splits, revenue-sharing and company stock options. During the second quarter of 2019, it reported a “record” $266.7 million in revenue, up 104 percent year-over-year, but its losses were also up 16 percent, to $2.2 million. It recently launched its own iBuying program called Express Offers. [Inman]TRD Staff