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O.C. real estate gets cutthroat reality treatment

Los Angeles Times

Orange County has no shortage of reality television drama. Now Bravo, the cable network behind "The Real Housewives of Orange County," has a new offering: "Real Estate Wars," which pits two teams of O.C. agents against each other, with liberal doses of backstabbing and client-poaching. The show, set against lavish coastal properties shown by trash-talking agents battling for million-dollar commissions, premieres Oct. 5. Back-from-bankruptcy agent John McMonigle heads one team that has banked a reported $6.1 billion in listings. The rival Relegance Group is powered by the so-called real estate queen of Orange County, Jojo Romeo, the show's wild-card agent who dabbles in healing crystals. "Real Estate Wars" is thick with bad blood -- thinned somewhat by the McMonigle Team's more sensible Hoda Hajirnia.