Daniel Gale Sotheby’s Listings Highlighted on New Golf Properties Specialty Website

HUNTINGTON, N.Y. - May 1, 2013 - PRLog -- Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty (DGSIR), one of the nation’s leading realtors, has announced the introduction of a property website that specializes in listings located on or near golf courses. Sotheby’s International Realty’s latest specialty market website, golfpropertysir.com, provides detailed golf lifestyle listing information and resources aimed at buyers and sellers and the sales professionals who represent them.          

“We are very enthusiastic about this latest Sotheby’s website as Long Island is currently home to 168 public and private golf courses,” said Daniel Gale Sotheby’s President and CEO Patricia J. Petersen.  “In its rating of 100 golf courses across America, the Metropolitan Golf Association ranked three Long Island courses in its Top 10. This in-depth focus in the Golf specialty market will help a broad range of potential home buyers identify Long Island as a haven for golfers.”

“Long Island’s beautiful rolling terrain and the exciting vistas of the Atlantic Ocean, the Long Island Sound, harbors and spectacular woodlands, all create an outstanding backdrop for some of the finest golf courses to be found in the United States,” adds Barbara Candee, Vice President Upper Tier Marketing at Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty.  

The website covers a full spectrum of lifestyle types and properties including: living on a golf course, proximity to a golf course and living adjacent to a golf course.  The site was launched with more than $22 billion of golf property listings worldwide.  It will also highlight notable sales and features area-focused sections and advanced search capabilities.

“Golf enthusiasts are a very dedicated group of consumers,” said Wendy Purvey, chief marketing officer, Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC.  “For those looking to immerse themselves in this lifestyle, we can offer a truly global perspective on a wide variety of extraordinary properties.”

The Sotheby’s International Realty network currently has 12,800 sales associates located in approximately 660 offices in 47 countries and territories worldwide.  Each office is independently owned and operated.

Founded in 1922, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty (http://www.danielgale.com/) consistently leads the nation in achieving one of the highest average sales prices in the country.  DGSIR is a $1.8 billion dollar plus organization with close to 600 sales associates in 21 sales offices spanning Long Island.  Services include a Relocation Division, an award-winning Marketing & Technology Department, a newly-formed Development Marketing Group, Commercial and Rental Divisions; Ambassador Abstract (http://www.ambabstract.com/) title company, and a Wells Fargo Home Mortgage (https://www.wellsfargo.com/) affiliation.  The Sotheby’s International Realty® (http://www.sothebysrealty.com/) affiliate for Long Island’s North Shore since 1976, DGSIR has gained national and international recognition, including top honors worldwide.

In addition to its place on the Regents Board of "Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate," Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty is active in Real Trends and The Realty Alliance (comprising some of the real estate industry's most influential companies with participation "by invitation only").  For more information visit www.danielgale.com.

About Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC
Founded in 1976 to provide independent brokerages with a powerful marketing and referral program for luxury listings, the Sotheby’s International Realty network was designed to connect the finest independent real estate companies to the most prestigious clientele in the world. Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC is a subsidiary of Realogy Holdings Corp. , a global leader in real estate franchising and provider of real estate brokerage, relocation and settlement services.  In February 2004, Realogy entered into a long-term strategic alliance with Sotheby’s, the operator of the auction house.  The agreement provided for the licensing of the Sotheby’s International Realty name and the development of a full franchise system. Affiliations in the system are granted only to brokerages and individuals meeting strict qualifications. Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC supports its affiliates with a host of operational, marketing, recruiting, educational and business development resources. Franchise affiliates also benefit from an association with the venerable Sotheby’s auction house, established in 1744. For more information, visit www.sothebysrealty.com