Summary

• Austin Victoria has been a real estate agent since 2017.
• Austin's conflict with agent Sean Palmieri escalated on the show, leading to his removal from a lucrative Ritz Carlton property listing.
• The O Group, run by twin brothers Jason and Brett, expanded to San Diego and Cabo San Lucas, with Orange County as their top-performing office.

Tyler Stanaland, Brandi Marshall, Polly Brindle, Kayla Cardona, Alexandra Jarvis, and Gio Helou for another season of epic real estate dealings and interpersonal drama. Selling the OC is the first spinoff of Selling Sunset.

Twin brothers Jason and Brett Oppenheim are the CEOs of both offices, and they made more expansions in the last few years. The O Group also has an office in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, although they don't have a show for that office yet. In Selling the OC season 3, Jason and Brett announced the launch of their newest office in San Diego. The twins also said that the Orange County office was the top-performing office under their umbrella.

Austin's Real Estate Background

Austin Used To Be A Model

33-year-old Austin used to be a model who traveled the world. He has been with his wife Lisa Victoria for 13 years, and they got married in 2018. They have twin daughters together. They originally lived in Los Angeles but moved to the OC for Austin's opportunity with The O Group. Austin became a realtor in 2017 with the dream of ing his family through his property sales. Lisa is a stay-at-home mom influencer and wants more kids with Austin.

Austin Escalated Issues With Sean Palmieri

Austin Took Things Too Far

In season 3, Austin was at the center of drama with Sean Palmieri. Sean is an agent at The O Group but has not sold any property in the two years he has been licensed there and he is not a main character of the show. In any case, Austin, Sean, and Tyler all used to be close, with Austin even having Sean over for dinner with his wife and kids. However, things took a turn after rumors circulated that were allegedly started by Sean accusing Austin and his wife of coming on to him and wanting a three-way.

Austin was seriously offended by the notion and called out Sean as a liar in front of the other agents.

During the confrontation at the office, things got heated and Austin shoved Sean before they were separated.

Austin regretted getting so heated by the incident but thought he was defending his family and the truth.

Jason Took Austin Off The Ritz Property

Jason Gave An Explanation

Austin was the agent on a coveted 18-million-dollar Ritz Carlton property that was 5,500 square feet with 5 beds and 5 baths. Austin stood to make hundreds of thousands of dollars on the deal and he was going to use that money to put a down payment on a place for him and his family. However, Jason took him off the listing, and there is a reason behind that.

"The agent the seller used to work with reached out to me, said the seller has decided he wants to work continue to work with his previous agent, so he does not want you inolved wit the sale. He's gonna allow me to work with the other agent," Jason explained.

When Austin asked if there was something wrong he did professionally to lose the listing for himself, Jason said he didn't know what was "going on behind the scenes." Austin said he felt used, and Jason offered Austin a 25% referral fee on the deal. However, in a private interview Jason gave, he insinuated that Austin lost the deal because of his own actions, which could have likely had to do with what went down with Sean since Jason was very unhappy with Austin and how he handled that situation.

"Austin's a fantastic agent. You know? He's proven himself over and over again. But this is a small town, and the way you handle yourself in every single situation matters significantly, and Austin needs to understand that."

What Jason said could mean that Austin has tarnished his reputation in some way and it could have ripple effects. Either that or it was Jason who took him off the listing because of his behavior with Sean. The true answer isn't clear, but Selling the OC agent Austin's sale loss is likely because of his actions.

Selling the OC seasons 1-3 are available to stream on Netflix.