Christie's Education Awards Agents Luxury Specialist Designation

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New City, NY (September 30, 2021) — Christie’s International Real Estate, the real estate arm of Christie’s, the world’s leading art auction house, welcomed over 400 brokers from 20 countries, including 20 U.S. states, to the network’s annual conference. At the conclusion of the forum, attendees were designated as a “Christie’s International Real Estate Luxury Specialist” by Christie’s Education.

The platform is reserved for brokers of Christie’s International Real Estate. The interactive format was designed to hear from renowned speakers on global trends, as well as panels with network peer leaders, and space reserved for breakout discussions for all in attendance to join the conversation.

Featured speakers include Shawn Kanungo, who advises international organizations to best plan for the opportunities arising from global disruptions, such as the pandemic, with forward-looking business strategies. Elliot Eisenberg, an expert at making a daunting topic, like the global economy, welcoming to non-economists. His presentation spoke to the trend that signs still point to growth worldwide but slowing growth. Cara Robins, having worked social media on social media management and influencer partnerships for lifestyle brands such as Martha Stewart, Cuisinart, and Christie’s International Real Estate, provided a look at best practices to continuing to drive visibility over the coming horizon for their personal brands.

Other topics were: What we learned from the pandemic and strategies going forward, managing multi-bids in an inventory constrained environment, and proven insights for success as a luxury specialist. Executives also introduced the new suite of marketing materials available to the network.

Dan Conn, CEO of Christie’s International Real Estate, commented: “Our brokers are specialists and leaders in their local markets. This conference was designed to offer them new and unique insights into the dynamics affecting the residential real estate industry generally and how best to serve the world’s most discerning clientele more specifically. The conference content canvassed real estate best practices, and went beyond real estate, focusing on other collectible categories that matter to our clients. The knowledge shared among network colleagues during the conference helps enable Christie’s International Real Estates’ real estate specialists to further differentiate themselves and their service offering with existing and prospective clients. With real estate transactions happening at an unprecedented rate in an equally unprecedented global environment, understanding and being able to provide differentiated and trusted advice to our clients has never been more important.”

“Congratulations to all of our agents. The Christie’s worldwide conference allowed our specialists to network with fellow agents from across the country and the world, showcasing our beautiful properties and market area. Our agents are proud to provide unparalleled customer service, as well as local expertise with global connections and recognition,” said Sonja Cullaro, Executive Vice President of Christie’s International Real Estate Westchester | Hudson Valley.

The agents who received their 2021 Luxury Specialist Designation at the Christie’s Conference are:

· Kay Bal

· Francesca Bonavita

· Elisa Brickell

· Frank Cerisano

· Joanne Clemente

· Louise Colonna

· Sinead Coughlan

· Alison Crowther

· Diane De Angelis

· Alexander Delgado

· Gladys DiSisto

· Tulay Erdem

· Yuet Fong

· Gita Kinney

· Joan Marks

· Theresa "Terry" Negast

· Gabriel Pasquale

· Sherri Preston

· Nancy Shafiroff

· Jane Simonson

· Michael Strzalka

· Leandra "Lee" Vazquez

About Christie’s International Real Estate Westchester | Hudson Valley

Christie’s International Real Estate Westchester | Hudson Valley, the southern New York State affiliate of Christie’s renowned real estate brand and a recipient of Christie’s 2018 Affiliate of the Year award, covers Rockland, Westchester, and Orange Counties in New York. The brokerage is rapidly expanding, with existing offices in New City, Scarsdale, Chappaqua and Nyack, NY and additional office locations coming soon. With a staff of accomplished real estate agents and brokers, its clients across the region are provided with customized, personalized services, backed by the global real estate brand of Christie’s International Real Estate. Christie’s International Real Estate is a worldwide network of over 31,000 agents in more than 48 countries, with annual sales of more than $100 billion. Christie’s provides local expertise with global connections. For more information, call 845-205-3521 or visit www.christiesrehudsonvalley.com.

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