The 16th Annual Luxury Real Estate Fall Conference was recently held Monday, October 10th to Wednesday, October 12th, at the Grand Del Mar. Keynote Speakers included Robert Frank, wealth columnist with the Wall Street Journal and Joe Stumpf, of By Referral Only.
The conference was hosted by John Brian Losh, Chairman/Publisher of Luxury Real Estate, (LuxuryRealEstate.com and Who’s Who in 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.
Discussions covered multiple topics of great interest to those who serve the high net-worth demographic. Featured speaker Robert Frank gave a particularly timely presentation about the role of the high net-worth in economic boom and bust. Frank writes the Wall Street Journal’s Wealth Report, a blog focused on the culture and economy of the wealthy. He is also author of the bestselling book “Richistan” and the forthcoming book “The High-Beta Rich. A full day of meetings for the Board of Regents followed the conference, as well as a Vacation Rental Forum for luxury real estate members specializing in the luxury rental market.
The presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Robbie Briggs of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty was a highlight of the event. 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. “Robbie is a leader in the industry and a true humanitarian,” states John Brian Losh, “and we are honored to give him this award”.
Other award winners include: Best Brand Integration – 2Costa Rica Real Estate, Best Overall Marketing Package – Creig Northrop Team, Long & Foster Realtors, Most Innovative Marketing Technique – Paris Luxe, Best Website Design – Profusion Immobilier, Best Website Innovation – Rimontgó, Best Print Marketing – Beacham & Company, REALTORS, Best Industry Networking – Rob Thomson, Waterfront Properties & Club Communities, Billionaires Club – Glennis Beacham, Beacham & Company, REALTORS; Mary Worrall, Mary Worall Associates Sotheby's International Realty (former member); Brian Hazen, Mason Morse Real Estate; Christopher Invidiata, The Invidiata Team; Joyce Rey, Coldwell Banker Previews International, Outstanding Rookie – Kathy Standage, Exclusive Vail Rentals, Extraordinary Philanthropist – Joyce Rey, Coldwell Banker Previews International, Best New Community – The Century, Most Impressive Listing – Joyce Rey, Coldwell Banker Previews International, Outstanding Social Media Savvy – Li Read, Sea to Sky Premier Properties; Jim Walberg, Keller Williams International, Most Valued Partner – Empower Consulting Group, Most Outstanding Vacation Rental – Cypress Cove, Carmel Realty Company.
Attendees of the conference were treated to many give-away opportunities to win luxury goods and services including an iPad, Amazon's Kindle Fire, Wagyu beef and trips to Paris, Italy and Hawaii courtesy of Luxury Real Estate’s partners and sponsors: Wall Street Journal, 3rd Home, Paris Luxe, Hualālai, Mason Morse Real Estate, duPont Registry, Snake River Farms, Empower Consulting Group, Private Trade Winds, Unique Homes, Real Time Rentals, Inspirato, Paradizo, and Fractional Life.
About LuxuryRealEstate.com
LuxuryRealEstate.com, a Webby Award Honoree, has been voted ‘Best of the Web’ by Forbes magazine multiple times, praised by the International Herald Tribune, Town & Country, 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.
Known in the industry for the last quarter-century 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 70,000 professionals in more than 85 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 by Chairman/Publisher John Brian Losh, one of REALTOR Magazine’s 25 Most Influential People in Real Estate and broker of fine properties and estates through his Seattle-based brokerage firm, Ewing & Clark, Inc.