"Confidence, not fear," should define California's competitive housing market, as celebrity agent Josh Altman embarks on a new mission to help protect first and second-time homebuyers.

Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles star Tracy Tutor was mostly the peacekeeper on the show. When Josh Altman and Josh Flagg went toe-to-toe, she was the go-between trying to get them to make amends.

Real estate coaching firm Tom Ferry and Josh Altman, the Beverly Hills-based Million Dollar Listing agent, are teaming up to launch The Altman Advantage. This new program provides more agents direct ...