SEATTLE, WA USA – Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate is thrilled to be celebrating 20 years of luxury real estate conferences with the upcoming Fall Conference in Seattle, Washington taking place from October 4 to October 7, 2015 at the Four Seasons Hotel Seattle. The conference will provide an opportunity to celebrate the success of previous Lifetime Achievement Award recipients and to induct John Brian Losh into this esteemed group.
The Lifetime Achievement Award honors pillars in the real estate community across the globe for their valuable contributions and engagement in the Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate network as well as their influence on the real estate world as a whole. The prestigious award is given twice annually and is based on peer recognition, hard work, and excellence throughout one’s career. As the attendees convene at the Fall Conference this year, it will be a time to celebrate the past Lifetime Achievement Award winners, all of whom have made an outstanding impact and continue to set an example for the real estate industry.
Reflecting on 20 years of Luxury Real Estate conferences, this year’s award ceremony in Seattle will be about recognizing and honoring the past recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award and their influence in the industry. The Luxury Real Estate Lifetime Achievement Award recipients include:
- 2007 Diane Turton, Diane Turton Realtors
- 2008 John Daugherty, John Daugherty Realtors
- 2008 Lois Schneider, Lois Schneider Realtor
- 2009 Shari Chase, Chase International
- 2009 Thomas B. Anderson, Washington Fine Properties
- 2010 Joan Thomson, Waterfront Properties and Club Communities
- 2010 Patricia Choi, Choi International
- 2011 José and Antonio Ribes Bas, Rimontgó
- 2011 Robbie Briggs, Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty
- 2012 Eleanor Farnsworth, Gardner, Realtors
- 2012 Patricia Petersen, Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty
- 2013 Vicki Mitchell and Bill Mitchell, Carmel Realty Company
- 2013 Jenny Pruitt, Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby's International Realty
- 2014 Beth Beauchamp, Intercoastal Realty
- 2014 Saul Cohen, Hammond Residential Real Estate
- 2015 Ann Chiasson, RE/MAX Sea to Sky Real Estate
It is fitting to present this year’s award to John Brian Losh in his hometown of Seattle. The success of Brian is attributed to a combination of many things, including his extensive experience in all aspects of the real estate industry, an innate business sense, a natural curiosity and joie de vivre. Brian has spent more than 40 years as Chairman and Designated Broker of Ewing and Clark, Inc., Seattle's oldest brokerage firm, later founding Ewing and Clark's Our Distinctive Home Shop, which specializes in luxury properties. The Home Shop consistently claims the highest average sale price in the Seattle area and has represented many of Seattle’s most high-profile residents in discreet transactions. Brian also founded the Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate network in 1986, the international network of some of the worlds’ finest brokers.
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