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hode Island’s luxury real‑estate firms see the arrival of Serhant Real Estate—run by Netflix star Ryan Serhant—as proof of a booming market. The brokerage is adding 30 agents to the state. Meanwhile, former judge and TV personality Judy Sheindlin sold her Newport home for $15.3 million, up from $9 million when she bought it seven years ago. Competing agencies view Serhant’s entry not as a threat but as a sign of growth.