Scott Durkin returns to Corcoran as associate broker

“I couldn’t be happier to welcome Scott back to Corcoran,” Pamela Liebman, Corcoran’s president and CEO, said in a statement. “He brings an unmatched knowledge of our business, deep international expertise, and with the strength of the Corcoran brand behind him, I have every confidence that this next chapter will be his most successful yet.”

Durkin is a real estate industry veteran with over three decades of experience. The early days of Durkin’s real estate career included time as a sales agent at Corcoran in the early 1990s. He then moved into management, holding a regional leadership role in Florida and managing the firm’s Chelsea office before ultimately serving as Corcoran’s chief operating officer. Durkin made the move to Douglas Elliman in 2015,  where he helped spearhead the firm’s national expansion efforts. 

“Coming back as a luxury residential associate broker at Corcoran truly feels like returning to my roots,” Durkin said in a statement. “I spent almost 27 years at Corcoran to start my career, and I’ve always had tremendous respect for Pam and the incredible company she’s built. We grew up in this business together and I’m thrilled to be back. After years in executive leadership, I’ve always felt a real pull to return to what first inspired me about real estate: the relationships and the white glove service that happens one client at a time.”

According to Corcoran, Durkin is currently licensed in New York and he will soon be licensed in Florida. 

Durkin was terminated as Douglas Elliman’s CEO in October 2024, amid a widespread leadership shake up. His dismissal came after the firm took heat from its investors, who felt that the company’s finances were being mismanaged due to its continued losses in quarterly earnings. At the time, its value had dropped from roughly $900 million to $130 million since 2021, according to the Times.