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Sotheby’s International Realty network held a successful and sold out 2011 Global Networking Event October 24-27, 2011. They were proud to welcome nearly 1,100 attendees from 30 countries!  Held in Miami, Fl at the Fontainbleau, this year’s event was touted as being the best networking event ever.

Staff and Wire Reports Published: Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. The number of homes under contract in the Sarasota-Bradenton market dropped about 8 percent from August, mirroring a trend that has been under way nationally for three months. A total of 1,156 homes were under contract in the market last month. That figure…read more

By CHRISTINE HAWES Bradenton Herald HOLMES BEACH — Roses are placed at the center of every table — and sometimes handed out by the servers. The owner often walks around the room offering tastes of wine. And if diners are overheard pondering one entree or another, they’ll sometimes receive both their order and a small…read more

MUNDANE GETS A MAKEOVER By Iyna Bort Caruso First bathrooms became sumptuous spas. Then closets turned into wardrobe showplaces. Now, laundry rooms, among the last frontiers of domestic utility, are getting their due. They are moving out of the realm of the purely pragmatic and into the high tone company of granite, crystal and travertine.…read more

Fancy Vivid Blue 6ct. Diamond Sells for $10M Hong Kong Auction Garners $65M Oct 6, 2011 6:32 AM   By Avi Krawitz RAPAPORT… Sotheby’s Hong Kong received a record price for a fancy vivid blue diamond sold at auction this week as its Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite sale. The auction closed with a total of $65.4 million…read more

The Sotheby’s International Realty® brand has partnered with Smarter Agent, the leader in mobile real estate technology, to co-develop the FREE Sotheby’s International Realty mobile application-SIR Mobile. SIR Mobile is leading the charge of the growing mobile marketplace and helping our network own the mobile relationship with your clients and potential clients. SIR Mobile is…read more

By CYNTHIA ANDERSON, Correspondent Published: Friday, September 23, 2011 at 5:27 p.m. It was a lovely home. Updated throughout — floors, kitchen, bathrooms, even wall coverings — and it also was located in a well-regarded Sarasota neighborhood. The problem wasn’t the house or the location, but the yard. “Plain Jane,” said a neighbor who was…read more

Staff and wire reports Published: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 10:46 a.m. A sign notes the foreclosure status of a single-family home in Denver in 2010. Big lenders are holding back on foreclosing on homes because they are facing several big lawsuits. Home prices rose for a fourth straight month in most major U.S. cities…read more