Luxury Portfolio International® Expands Globally with 15 New Members in Q1

April 30, 2013

CHICAGO, IL – April 30, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Luxury Portfolio International® has expanded its global footprint with the addition of 15 new member firms in the first quarter of the year, with extended coverage throughout Europe, as well as the U.S. and Canada. The network has also welcomed two new communities to its Luxury Development Collection, further supporting the network’s growth.

Luxury Portfolio represents more than 200 market-leading real estate firms specializing in the high-end real estate market and is the luxury component of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, an organization encompassing over 500 companies with 140,000 sales associates worldwide.

International firms joining the network include ART EMLAK (Istanbul, Turkey); BlueHouse (Prague, Czech Republic); CI Exclusive Properties (Geneva, Switzerland); Rustic Corner (Barcelona, Spain); Sally McGarr Realty Corp. (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada) and SPACE Gayrimenkul Dan??manl?k (Istanbul, Turkey).

New U.S. affiliates include Beacham & Company, REALTORS (Atlanta, GA); Gerrard-Hoeschler REALTORS (La Crosse, WI); Mopper-Stapen, REALTORS (Savannah, GA); Perry & Co. (Denver, CO); Sprague & Curtis Real Estate (Augusta, ME); Stone House Properties (West Stockbridge, MA); The Maine Real Estate Network (Portland, ME); Weichert Realtors, Coastal Properties (Hilton Head Island, SC) and Windermere Real Estate – Nevada (Henderson, NV).

New to the network’s Development Collection are Four Seasons Private Residences Vail (Vail, CO) and Kempinski Residences – Skiper Villas and Apartments (Istria, Croatia).

Affiliates of Luxury Portfolio have access to a comprehensive program designed to market high-end homes to affluent consumers worldwide. The cornerstone of the program is the award-winning website, www.LuxuryPortfolio.com, which attracts website visitors from over 200 countries/territories every month and showcases a total inventory each year of more than 25,000 properties totaling almost $40 billion.

Members of Luxury Portfolio International® and Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® also have access to exclusive network events, including the upcoming International Symposium in Venice, Italy, October 20-22.

For more information, visit www.LuxuryPortfolio.com.

Contact:
Robin LaSure / Luxury Portfolio International® / (312) 424-0436 /