[3] He attended Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration, but returned to California to surf.

[5][3] He assisted in the publication of Paul Williams,[5] A Legacy of Style by Karen Hudson[6] and David Gebhard and Wallace Neff's The Romance of Regional Architecture.

[8] He was named “The Gatekeeper of Beverly Hills” by Town & Country and has served as President of the Beverly Hills Board of Realtors,[9] President of the Los Angeles County Boards of Real Estate,[10] and State Director for the California Association of Realtors.

[12] In 1993, Jeff Hyland and Rick Hilton co-founded Hilton & Hyland with the original intent of creating a highly personalized real estate firm that today is the highest grossing single office in the world.

[13] Former Million Dollar Listing cast member Chad Rogers, Frank Robinson's daughter, Nichelle, Ron Kass's son, Robert, Anne Heche's former husband, Coleman Laffoon, and Richard D. Zanuck's daughter-in-law, Marisa, are among Hilton & Hyland's 106 salespeople.