{"id":11646,"date":"2017-03-29T18:02:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T22:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/sothebys-international-realty-welcomes-list-sothebys-international-realty-in-hong-kong\/"},"modified":"2017-03-29T18:02:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T22:02:00","slug":"sothebys-international-realty-welcomes-list-sothebys-international-realty-in-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/sothebys-international-realty-welcomes-list-sothebys-international-realty-in-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Welcomes List Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty in Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MADISON, N.J.<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">HONG KONG<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 29, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Affiliates LLC<\/a> today announced that it has signed an agreement with List International Realty Limited, which owns List Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty, to now represent the Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty&reg; brand in <span class=\"xn-location\">Hong Kong<\/span>. The firm will be led by President and CEO, <span class=\"xn-person\">Hisashi Kitami<\/span>, who also leads List Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty operations in <span class=\"xn-location\">Japan<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">the Philippines<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Hawaii<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Singapore<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;<span class=\"xn-location\">Hong Kong<\/span> residents have a keen interest in luxury real estate and the territory also has a strong appeal to international buyers,&quot; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Philip White<\/span>, president and chief executive officer of Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Affiliates LLC. &quot;<span class=\"xn-location\">Hong Kong<\/span> is a key global market, and we are proud to be represented in this important region by <span class=\"xn-person\">Hisashi Kitami<\/span> and his team.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>List Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty is set to open its first office in <span class=\"xn-location\">Hong Kong<\/span> in the second half of 2017. As previously announced, the firm also has plans to open in <span class=\"xn-location\">Bangkok, Thailand<\/span>, within the next year.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We have had a strong track record with the <i>Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty<\/i> brand and have since used this formula for success to expand into additional global markets,&quot; said Kitami. &quot;At List Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty, we serve the needs of clientele who seek to diversify their real estate assets across locations internationally and we are committed to setting the industry standard for excellence.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The <i>Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty <\/i>network currently has more than 20,000 affiliated independent sales associates located in approximately 880 offices in 66 countries and territories worldwide. In 2016, the brand achieved a record global sales volume of <span class=\"xn-money\">$95 billion USD<\/span>.&nbsp;List Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty listings will be marketed on the sothebysrealty.com global website. In addition to the referral opportunities and widened exposure generated from this source, the firm&#8217;s brokers and clients will benefit from an association with the Sotheby&#8217;s auction house and worldwide <i>Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty <\/i>marketing programs. Each office is independently owned and operated. <\/p>\n<p><b>About Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Affiliates LLC <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1976 to provide independent brokerages with a powerful marketing and referral program for luxury listings, the <i>Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty <\/i>network was designed to connect the finest independent real estate companies to the most prestigious clientele in the world. Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Affiliates LLC is a subsidiary of Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY), a global leader in real estate franchising and provider of real estate brokerage, relocation and settlement services. In <span class=\"xn-chron\">February 2004<\/span>, Realogy entered into a long-term strategic alliance with Sotheby&#8217;s, the operator of the auction house. The agreement provided for the licensing of the <i>Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty <\/i>name and the development of a full franchise system. Affiliations in the system are granted only to brokerages and individuals meeting strict qualifications. Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Affiliates LLC supports its affiliates with a host of operational, marketing, recruiting, educational and business development resources. Franchise affiliates also benefit from an association with the venerable Sotheby&#8217;s auction house, established in 1744. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.sothebysrealty.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>CONTACT <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Kay Lee<\/span><br \/>Director, International Marketing, <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia Pacific<\/span><br \/>Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Affiliates LLC <br \/>175 Park Avenue <span class=\"xn-location\">Madison, NJ<\/span> 07940 <br \/>+1.973.407.4953 <br \/><a href=\"mailto:Kay.Lee@sothebysrealty.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kay.Lee@sothebysrealty.com<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Takae Suzuki<\/span><br \/>List Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty<br \/>List Kannai Bldg., 4-47 Onoe-cho, Naka-ku, <span class=\"xn-location\">Yokohama<\/span>, Kanagawa, 231-0015 <span class=\"xn-location\">Japan<\/span><br \/>+81.45.671.1111<br \/><a href=\"mailto:takae.suzuki@sothebysrealty.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">takae.suzuki@sothebysrealty.com<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder2\">\n<\/div>\n<p>SOURCE  Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Affiliates LLC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rt.prnewswire.com\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=NY49476&amp;Transmission_Id=201703291802PR_NEWS_USPR_____NY49476&amp;DateId=20170329\" style=\"border:0px; width:1px; height:1px;\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MADISON, N.J. and HONG KONG, March 29, 2017 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;&nbsp;Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Affiliates LLC today announced that it has signed an agreement with List International Realty Limited, which owns List Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty, to now represent the Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty&reg; brand in Hong Kong. The firm will be led by President and CEO, Hisashi Kitami, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sothebys-international-realty"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11646\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}