SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY®

Sotheby's International Realty® was established in 1976 as a real estate service for clients of Sotheby's auction house, which was founded more than two centuries previously. Since its inception the real estate division has become one of the world's leading luxury residential brokerage firms, meeting the needs of today's marketplace while remaining true to the principles of quality and service on which Sotheby's was founded.

With offices worldwide, Sotheby's International Realty® provides brokerage, marketing and consulting services for distinctive properties, including estates, ranches and resorts.  Through the Sotheby's International Realty® network and a continued connection to Sotheby's auction businesses, its brokerages can communicate property information quickly to an established client base.  Because of the global recognition and respect for the Sotheby's name, its agents' listings get the attention of the most qualified purchasers in the international marketplace.

While Sotheby's International Realty® offices have set many selling price records and handled the sale of some of the world's most extraordinary estates, its comprehensive approach to selling property has proven effective for quality listings in a range of prices. Nonetheless, the firm has consistently maintained an average sales price of over $1.5 million.

Sotheby's International Realty® brokerage offices are located in key residential and resort markets including London, Manhattan, the Hamptons, Greenwich, Jackson Hole, Palm Beach, San Francisco, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Malibu, Palm Springs, Santa Barbara and Montecito.

The Santa Barbara area Sotheby's real estate offices -- in Montecito's Upper and Lower Villages, downtown Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez/Los Olivos -- have a tradition of providing the highest level of real estate service to clients and California's Central Coast. The 250 full-time brokers and associates are devoted to the guiding principle that the client deserves the utmost in service. While Sotheby's International Realty® has grown and expanded over the years, the esteemed firm has always valued and maintained its strong commitment to clients – past, present and future.

When clients put this prestigious company's local connections and knowledge together with a 260 year tradition of global reach, they have an unparalleled marketing opportunity for their properties. Only Sotheby's International Realty® can place a client's property in front of the most qualified clientele in all price ranges and all over the world.

Please visit the Sotheby's International Realty® website at www.sothebyshomes.com.