February 18, 2015 | In the News
Robin Blass Represents Atlanta at Global Luxury Summit
Dunwoody Expert Included in NRT, LLC’s Elite Group of Coldwell Banker Previews International® Associates
ATLANTA — Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s Robin Blass, attended an exclusive conference for luxury real estate agents last week. On Feb. 8 and 9, NRT LLC hosted a Global Luxury Summit at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa in Napa Valley on behalf of Coldwell Banker Previews International®, the luxury marketing platform of Coldwell Banker®. The elite group of the top 35 Previews® Property Specialists—which represents over $3 billion in luxury home sales—was treated to an exclusive networking session and leading panel of experts who shared global luxury trends and an update on the state of the luxury real estate market.
Bruce Zipf, president and CEO, NRT LLC provided a brief overview of the national luxury landscape. Milton Pedraza, founder and CEO of the Luxury Institute, also led a panel session on servicing high-net-worth individuals with Alberto Milani, CEO of Buccellati Americas, Charles Winn, chief sales and marketing officer of Convergent Wealth Advisors and Ken Newman, regional sales director of Flex Jets. Ginette Wright, vice president of luxury marketing for NRT, and Dan Barnett, senior vice president of marketing for NRT, also shed light on all of the exciting new marketing resources offered to Previews specialists and their exclusive clients. For the finale, the group broke away for a special VIP dinner at Hamel Family Winery. Attendees walked away from the summit with a more comprehensive picture of the affluent market, a renewed sense of focus and stronger connections to their Previews counterparts who are based all over the world.
Coldwell Banker Previews International® has been serving the needs of luxury home buyers and sellers since 1933 and is exclusively available to Coldwell Banker Real Estate and its 82,200 sales associates and 3,100 offices in 50 countries and territories around the globe. In 2013, Coldwell Banker® agents handled more than 20,000 transaction sides of homes priced at $1 million or more, with an average sales price of $1.86 million*.
About Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is a leading residential real estate company with 13 offices and nearly 800 sales associates serving the communities of Greater Atlanta. Worldwide, the Coldwell Banker network includes 3,100 offices with over 82,000 sales associates spanning more than 50 countries. Every day, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage properties are exposed to 16 million buyers on more than 575 high-traffic websites. For more information or to view local properties, visit ColdwellBankerHomes.com.
*Sales volume based on closed and recorded buyer and/or seller transaction sides of homes sold for $1 million or more as reported by affiliates in the U.S. Coldwell Banker® franchise system for the calendar year 2013. USD$. Total volume calculated by multiplying the number of buyer and/or seller sides by sales price.