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Biography
Jeffrey Jonathon Hyland is an American real estate businessman, president of Hilton and Hyland, a real estate firm in Beverly Hills, California, and author. He is one of the founding members of Christie's International Real Estate and serves on the Advisory Board.
Early life
Jeffrey Hyland was born and raised in Little Holmby in Los Angeles, California. He attended Cornell University, but returned to California to surf. He graduated from United States International University in San Diego, California.
Career
He obtained his broker license on 8 January 1975.
During his early years in real estate, he became an architectural historian. He assisted in the publication of Paul Williams, A Legacy of Style by Karen Hudson and David Gebhard and Wallace Neff's The Romance of Regional ArchitectureIn 1984 he co-authored the book, The Estates of Beverly Hills.
He has served as President of the Beverly Hills Board of Realtors, President of the Los Angeles County Boards of Real Estate, and State Director for the California Association of Realtors.
Hilton & Hyland
Hyland and Rick Hilton were issued a corporation license for their real estate firm Hilton & Hyland on 26 July 1993.
Former Million Dollar Listing cast member Chad Rogers, Frank Robinson's daughter, Nichelle, Ron Kass's son, Robert, Anne Heche's former husband, Coleman Laffoon, and Richard D. Zanuck's daughter-in-law, Marisa, are among Hilton & Hyland's 106 salespeople.
Property sale to Teodoro Nquema Obiang
In April 2006, he represented the owner of an estate in Malibu which was sold to Teodoro Nguema Obiang. According to sources, Obiang's family has stolen millions of dollars from the people of their native Equatorial Guinea. Robert E. Williams, associate professor of political science at Pepperdine University, criticized Hyland for doing business with Obiang. However, it is unclear whether Hyland dealt with Obiang directly.
The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills
He is the author of The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills, a history of 50 estates in Beverly Hills, Holmby Hills, and Bel-Air. (ISBN 978-0-8478-3162-3)
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Enchanted Hill
Hillgrove
Entrance Courtyard
Grand Staircase
Buster Keaton Estate
Swimming Pool
Personal life
He is married to Lori Hyland, a painter.