As president of Douglas Elliman, Durkin manages operations for the nation’s sixth largest brokerage, which has nearly 7,000 agents who do approximately $29 billion in annual sales. He joined the firm in 2016 after a 26-year career with fellow New York City brokerage The Corcoran Group. In 2021, parent company Vector Group announced plans to spin off Douglas Elliman as a standalone public company that will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the DOUG ticker.