RISMEDIA, September 27, 2010–Diane Turton, President & Broker of Record of Diane Turton, Realtors and Cheryl Vetovick, Director of Marketing & Development attended the 15th Annual Luxury Real Estate Fall Conference was recently held Monday, September 20th to Wednesday, September 22nd, at the Four Seasons Seattle. Keynote Speakers were Cliff Burrows, President, Starbucks USA, and Stuart Silk, Stuart Silk Architects.
The Conference was hosted by John Brian Losh, Chairman and CEO of Luxury Real Estate, (LuxuryRealEstate.com and Who’s Who of Luxury Real Estate), a membership-driven luxury brokerage assemblage based in Seattle, Washington. The network includes the most prominent global luxury brokers and meets three times each year, nationally and internationally, to discuss current real estate trends.
The recent conference in Seattle covered multiple topics of great interest to those who serve the high net-worth demographic. An ongoing theme, covered at each of the conferences, is the state of the luxury market around the world. In addition, discussions focused on the effective use of social media marketing, catering to an international clientele, vacation rental best practices and many more. Featured speaker Cliff Burrows, President of Starbucks Coffee, USA, gave an inspirational talk about transforming the company over the past two years, a topic that resonated with several in the room.
The highlight of the event was the Awards Presentation, honoring the career of Patricia Choi of Honolulu, Hawaii, with the Lifetime Achievement Award. This prestigious award is given to Luxury Real Estate members who set an example for the real estate industry and display excellence throughout their career. Diane Turton was the first recipient of this prestigious award in 2005.
About LuxuryRealEstate.com
LuxuryRealEstate.com, a 2009 Webby Award Honoree, has been voted ‘Best of the Web’ by Forbes magazine multiple times, praised by the International Herald Tribune, Town & Country, and the Wall Street Journal and has been ranked ‘Best Website’ by consumers according to surveys by the Luxury Institute. Since its debut in 1995, LuxuryRealEstate.com has remained the #1 portal for luxury properties on the internet, consistently driving more traffic to member websites and generating more qualified inquiries than any other website. LuxuryRealEstate.com has several times more $1,000,000+ content of any near-peer.
Also known in the industry as the Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate network, a global collection of the finest luxury real estate brokers in the world, this group of more than 1000 brokerage firms and 95,000 professionals in more than 65 countries collectively sells in excess of $190 billion of real estate annually, with an average sale price of $2,450,000. Members sell homes for record prices and handle transactions of incredible complexity and magnitude with complete discretion. Every member is carefully selected and Diane Turton holds the special designation as REGENT for Ocean County. REGENTS are the advisory council of the Luxury Real Estate organization.
About Diane Turton, Realtors
Founded in 1986, Diane Turton, Realtors is a full-service real estate company with 14 offices throughout Monmouth and Ocean Counties in New Jersey. Diane Turton, Realtors consistently ranks in the top of the markets it serves. The firm also provides a full range of financial service including home mortgages, property and casualty insurance, title insurance and more. The company’s website is www.dianeturton.com and toll-free number is 1-877-DTURTON.
