Real Estate Agent brought these two together??

Alex Rodriguez appears to have gotten good advice from his real estate broker - and not just on property. Harrison/Getty

Alex Rodriguez appears to have gotten good advice from his real estate broker - and not just on property.
Actress Kate Hudson was introduced to A-Rod through the New York-based superagent. Thayer/Reuters

Actress Kate Hudson was introduced to A-Rod through the New York-based superagent.


Alex Rodriguez's real estate broker snagged him more than a fantastic apartment: He got the Yankee slugger his new girlfriend, Kate Hudson.

We hear that superagent Adam Modlin of NYC's The Modlin Group suggested A-Rod might hit it off with fellow client Hudson - and Rodriguez jumped at the chance.

"Adam and Alex have been close friends for years," reveals an insider. "They talk at least four or five times a day on the phone. Sometimes Alex will call him twice in an hour. Alex even flies Adam around on his private jet to spring training or games so they can hang out."

Continues the source, "Adam has known Kate for a while, as well. He's been showing her townhouses in the West Village for about a year now. He thought Alex and Kate would like one another, and sure enough, when they connected, it was a home run.

"The man knows love and where to find a posh condo! If Alex and Kate get married, at least they'll know exactly who to call to find a place to live!" laughed the insider about Modlin, who very politely declined to comment when we contacted him.

According to a second source, A-Rod and Kate first met "in Miami at the Fountainebleau hotel opening in November '08 - Adam introduced them. The first five to 10 minutes of their conversation was about Adam. At the time, A-Rod was all about Madonna."