Barbara Corcoran
New York real estate founder who sold The Corcoran Group for $66 million and has been a Shark on Shark Tank since the show began.
1973-Present
Years Active
1 Hit
Commercial Wins
Hit vs Flop Analysis
2017 · Wikipedia says her $50,000 investment became $468 million in three years, and she was then bought out. We have not checked this figure against another source. [source]
Career Momentum Index
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Barbara Corcoran in 30 Seconds
- check_circleBorn 10 March 1949 in Edgewater, New Jersey, the second of 10 children, according to Wikipedia.
- check_circleBuilt The Corcoran Group into a New York real estate brokerage and sold it to NRT for $66 million in 2001.
- check_circleAn original Shark on Shark Tank. Wikipedia lists her as a main Shark in every season through season 18.
- check_circleAs of January 2023 she had made 130 deals on the show. The largest was $350,000 for 40% of Coverplay (per Wikipedia).
- check_circleCompeted on season 25 of Dancing with the Stars in 2017, partnered with Keo Motsepe.
Early Life & Education
Wikipedia says Corcoran was born in Edgewater, New Jersey, into a working-class Irish-Catholic family. She struggled in school, started high school at St. Cecilia High School in Englewood, failed several courses in her first year and moved to Leonia High School, where she graduated. She earned an education degree at St. Thomas Aquinas College in 1971, and says she did better there.
Career Milestones
Graduates from St. Thomas Aquinas College
She earned a degree in education.
Co-founds The Corcoran-Simonè
She started the real estate firm with her then-boyfriend, who lent her $1,000.
Starts The Corcoran Report newsletter
Wikipedia dates this to the mid-1970s and gives no exact year.
Forms The Corcoran Group
Wikipedia says she split from her partner seven years after founding the first firm and then started her own company.
Sells The Corcoran Group to NRT
The sale price was $66 million.
Publishes her first book, Use What You've Got
Co-written with Bruce Littlefield and published by Penguin.
Joins Shark Tank as an original Shark
Wikipedia lists her as a main Shark in every season through season 18.
Publishes Shark Tales
Co-written with Bruce Littlefield.
Competes on Dancing with the Stars
Season 25, partnered with Keo Motsepe.
The Comfy investment on Shark Tank
Wikipedia says her $50,000 became $468 million in three years before she was bought out.
Lifestyle & Possessions
Park Avenue co-op, Manhattan
Wikipedia says she bought a 2,700-square-foot apartment in 2001 for $3.5 million.
Fifth Avenue penthouse, Manhattan
Wikipedia says she bought it in 2015 for $10 million.
Double-wide home, California
Wikipedia says she bought it in 2017 for $800,000 and lost it in the Pacific Palisades wildfire in January 2025.
Key Collaborators & Relationships
Bill Higgins
1988 - PresentWikipedia says he is a retired U.S. Navy captain and former FBI agent. The couple live in Manhattan.
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Bruce Littlefield
writer · Co-author of Use What You've Got and Shark Tales.
Keo Motsepe
other · Her professional partner on Dancing with the Stars season 25.
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Barbara Corcoran?expand_more
Barbara Corcoran is currently 77 years old (born 10 March 1949). This updates automatically each year.
How much did Barbara Corcoran sell The Corcoran Group for?expand_more
She sold it to NRT for $66 million in 2001, according to Wikipedia.
Is Barbara Corcoran an original Shark on Shark Tank?expand_more
Yes. Wikipedia describes her as an original Shark, and its Shark Tank page lists her as a main Shark in every season through season 18.
What was Barbara Corcoran's biggest deal on Shark Tank?expand_more
Wikipedia says that as of January 2023 the largest was a $350,000 investment for 40% of Coverplay.
What is Barbara Corcoran's net worth?expand_more
We do not publish a figure. The numbers we found online came from low-quality sites with no clear source, so we left it out.
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