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President Patricia Petersen Honored Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty (DGSIR), one of the nation’s leading realtors, recently received two of the top honors at the 13th Annual Luxury Real Estate (LRE) Fall Conference in Philadelphia.

In an astonishing display of serendipity, Lois Schneider, founder of Lois Schneider Realtor in Summit, N.J., will return to her hometown of Philadelphia to receive the Luxury Real Estate Lifetime Achievement Award at the 13th Annual Fall Conference.

LuxuryRealEstate.com, the most-viewed luxury real estate Web site, was rated the most prestigious real estate Web site by wealthy U.S. consumers in the 2008 Luxury Brand Status Index survey released today.

On July 15, 1988 a little-known film called “Die Hard” debuted in theaters and changed the face of action movies. That same day, a little-known broker named Jane Powers made her debut at Ewing & Clark, Inc., sparking a die-hard 20-year career.

The Luxury Real Estate Board of Regents announced the launch of its newly redesigned www.Regents.com Web site. The site’s new features emphasize the group's global focus by including multilingual content and access to members around the world.

More than 250 high-end brokers and agents gathered at The Grand Del Mar in San Diego last week for the 6th Annual Luxury Real Estate Spring Retreat. Actor/economist Ben Stein was this event’s keynote speaker. Attendees roundly praised this event.

For the first time, LuxuryRealEstate.com members will have access to the luxury-travel services of Andrew Harper, a famed travel advisor. Agents can offer special travel deals to clients as closing gifts.

Funkylofts, the first Seattle-based brokerage to specialize in lofts and urban living, was recently created by a real-estate agent with Ewing & Clark, Seattle’s oldest real-estate brokerage.

John A. Daugherty, Jr. is the winner of the Luxury Real Estate Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be presented to him at the 6th Annual Luxury Real Estate Spring Retreat in San Diego this month.

Five relocation experts will help agents and brokers take advantage of international referrals and many other opportunities at the 6th Annual Luxury Real Estate Spring Retreat, which will be hosted in San Diego from April 15-18, 2008.

Hammond Residential GMAC Real Estate, well-known in the Greater Boston area as a trusted source of real-estate services, has been accepted into the Luxury Real Estate Board of Regents, an exclusive group of leading brokers.

The Luxury Real Estate Web Team ended a record month by deploying three websites in the last three weeks of February. The three websites the team released are miamirealestate.com, ewingandclark.com and thefloridaauthority.com.

“If we don't create value, we will die,” warned Patricia Hoferkamp, president of Burgdorff ERA in New Jersey. Her warning is aimed at luxury real estate brokers, and she will expand on this idea at the Luxury Real Estate Spring Retreat.

Scott Lawrence, an experienced real-estate agent with Alain Pinel Realtors in San Francisco, will lead a key discussion on technology at the 6th Annual Luxury Real Estate Spring Retreat in April, joining an event packed with other renowned speakers.

The uniquely designed and aptly named “Round House” in Wilton, Conn. recently made its first TV appearance on the show “Open House New York” on NBC channel 4 in New York. Floating 12 feet above the ground, this structure rotates 360 degrees.

Stephanie Ahlberg, one of Hill & Co. Real Estate’s top sales leaders and a 28-year veteran of the industry, will present her insights into the condition of the real-estate market at the 6th Annual Luxury Real Estate Spring Retreat in San Diego.

Kaira Sturdivant Rouda, president of one of the fastest-growing real-estate franchises in the U.S., Real Living, will share her inspirational successes at the 6th Annual Luxury Real Estate Spring Retreat in San Diego.

Starting as a Web project and ending as a personal quest, LuxuryRealEstate.com today launched the completely redesigned version of www.miamirealestate.com, the Web site of Audrey Ross of Christie’s Great Estates – Esslinger Wooten Maxwell.

Ben Stein, the famed actor and economist, will be the keynote speaker at the 6th Annual Luxury Real Estate Spring Retreat, which will be hosted in San Diego from April 15-18, 2008. Hundreds of luxury real estate professionals are expected to attend.

The 3rd Annual Luxury Real Estate European Conference recently brought many of the world’s top-selling brokers to Austria to engage in dynamic discussions on global real estate. This event was hosted by John Brian Losh, CEO of LuxuryRealEstate.com.

Extending its reach to hundreds of thousands of additional North American luxury consumers monthly, LuxuryRealEstate.com announces an exciting strategic alliance with LuxéMont, a media company offering up-to-date information related to fine living.

After much anticipation, Norris & Company Real Estate unveiled its Web site, www.norrisandcompany.com, which was redesigned by the LuxuryRealEstate.com Web team. It now offers new property-search features, a Flash® map and more customizability.

One of central New Jersey’s best-performing luxury real estate firms, Gloria Nilson GMAC Real Estate, expanded its exclusive territory into Mercer County, which includes Princeton. This firm is a member of the Luxury Real Estate Board of Regents.

Luxury Real Estate’s Board of Regents recently announced its expansion into Panama with BusinessPanama Real Estate. LuxuryRealEstate.com has the largest international presence of any luxury real estate network, with members in 65 countries.

Great Estate Immobiliare, a luxury real estate firm in central Italy, recently became the second Italian brokerage firm in two months to join the international LuxuryRealEstate.com network, which includes more than 1,400 brokers and firms.

LuxuryRealEstate.com was recently rated the most-prestigious luxury real estate Web site by wealthy consumers in the 2007 Luxury Brand Status Index survey. LuxuryRealEstate.com is the second-most-prestigious luxury real estate company overall.

The luxury real estate market is strong, according to the Luxury Real Estate Board of Regents. Contrary to popular media reporters, sales records of luxury homes are being broken in Florida, New Jersey, Nevada and many other supposedly weak markets.

Hundreds of real-estate brokers and agents from six countries attended the 12th Annual Luxury Real Estate Membership Conference in Vancouver, B.C. from Sept. 29 to Oct. 2 to enjoy dynamic discussions, inspirational speeches and award presentations.

Red Property Group recently joined the international network LuxuryRealEstate.com. Red Property Group was established in early 2006 to provide specialist consulting and selling services to the Queensland, Australia property-development industry.

LuxuryRealEstate.com recently announced a partnership with Realty Video USA, a leader in video production and online distribution for luxury real-estate professionals.

LuxuryRealEstate.com announced nominations for its eight annual awards and will present them to winners at the 12th Annual Membership Conference in Vancouver, B.C. from Sept. 29 to Oct. 2. More than 300 experts are expected to attend this event.

LuxuryRealEstate.com will host the 12th Annual Membership Conference from Sept. 29 to Oct. 2, bringing hundreds of international real-estate experts to Vancouver B.C. LuxuryRealEstate.com is renowned for its annual conferences.

Home buyers and sellers in around the world are likely to reap impressive benefits from the addition of the newest firm, called Luxury Places SA, to join Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate’s worldwide network of brokers and firms.

Several Dale Sorensen Real Estate associates joined more than 200 of the most brilliant minds in the industry, from Dubai to Costa Rica, at an important conference hosted by Luxury Real Estate in Key Biscayne, Fla. from April 22 to 24.

Cara Sheriff, a California real estate expert with 31 years experience, will join a panel with four other professionals to discuss a new program called Luxury Referral Services at the Luxury Real Estate Spring Retreat in Key Biscayne, Fla.

John D’Ambrogio, an executive with more than 17 years of experience in the real estate industry, will join a panel of four other experts to discuss a new program called Luxury Referral Services at the Spring Retreat in Key Biscayne, Fla.

Yalile Alpizar, the president of Costa Rica Luxury Estates, will lead hundreds of real estate experts in key discussions on the importance of networking in the luxury real estate industry at the Spring Retreat in Key Biscayne, Fla.

LuxuryRealEstate.com will bring together the finest minds in the industry to the Spring Retreat in Key Biscayne, Fla. from April 22 to 24. Milton Pedraza, the CEO of Luxury Institute will offer exclusive information on important trends.

LuxuryRealEstate.com recently created a new program called Luxury Referral Services to improve its marketing abilities and ensure that its customers receive exceptional service.

The Board of Regents, which only allows the best luxury real estate brokers in the world to join its network, recently admitted Equitable, Arizona’s premier luxury real estate firm into its ranks.

Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate recently hired Joanne Douds to oversee a new division called Luxury Referral Services. This service will improve Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate’s marketing abilities.

Chip Maxfield, the president and broker of Henry S. Maxfield Real Estate in Wolfeboro, N.H., recently received an exciting new leadership position on the newly formed Executive Committee in the prestigious Board of Regents.

Dubai-based Luxury City Real Estate was recently accepted into Luxury Real Estate's international network of brokerage firms. This is one of the first firms in the Middle East to join this network, and it is a positive step for the region.

A Dubai-based real estate broker recently joined Luxury Real Estate's world-renowned network of industry professionals. This addition coincides with the release of the new division, LuxuryRealEstate.com/middleeast.

Expanding its global network of brokers, Luxury Real Estate recently accepted a Spain-based brokerage called Inmobiliaria Rimontgó into its prestigious and highly coveted network.

Boldly expanding into the burgeoning Middle East market, Luxury Real Estate recently released a new division of its Web site, LuxuryRealEstate.com/middleeast, to increase its global network of brokers.

An historic Hawaii estate is being sold for the first time ever. Built in 1963 by the heir of the famous Mason Navigation Company, this estate has stood the test of time and awaits its first new owner. It is found on LuxuryRealEstate.com.

Firmly establishing its role as an industry leader, Luxury Real Estate created the first Board of Regents Executive Committee to act as leaders for real estate brokers and firms around the world and to guide the Regents program.