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About Us
The Chernov Team is the #1-ranked real estate team serving Studio City, Sherman Oaks and Encino. The 2026 RealTrends Verified rankings place it #1 among large teams in all of Los Angeles by sales volume, with $395 million closed across 181 transactions in 2025. Based in Sherman Oaks and led by founder Dennis Chernov (DRE #01850113) at Equity Union Real Estate, the team also serves Toluca Lake, Valley Village and the greater San Fernando Valley. The team has sold approximately $3 billion in residential real estate, ranks among the top 20 large teams in the United States, and Dennis Chernov was named to the Los Angeles Business Journal's LA500 in 2025 and its Top 100 Residential Real Estate Agents in 2026. The team represents buyers and sellers of luxury, new-construction and off-market homes.
Our Story
With a track record of success under his belt as a loan officer and consultant, Dennis Chernov first entered real estate as an agent with Keller Williams Studio City when the recession hit in 2008. He had just gotten married to his high school sweetheart, Yana, and they had already purchased their first home together in Studio City. They met in the valley, they lived in the valley, and they knew that they would eventually raise their children in the valley ─ this was their home, and they were determined to work through this housing crisis together.
Shortly thereafter, Dennis excelled as a top agent in Studio City and, after having two beautiful baby boys, Yana made the jump into marketing and operationalizing Dennis’s real estate listings and processes. At that point it was clear, Yana and Dennis not only loved their hometown, but were fiercely passionate about proliferating the growth and success of their neighbors and community through the real estate market.
Building a highly skilled team of hand-selected agents, marketers, and industry specialists, together they have grown the Chernov Team into the #1 large real estate team in Los Angeles by sales volume, according to the 2026 RealTrends Verified rankings, with $395 million closed across 181 transactions in 2025 and approximately $3 billion in career sales. Now at Equity Union Real Estate, the Chernov Team is a full-service boutique real estate group focused on performance and committed to driving exceptional results for all of our clients.
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