Premier Sotheby’s International Realty opens new Sanibel location today

NAPLES, Fla. - Nov. 12, 2014 - PRLog -- Judy Green, President and CEO of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty, today announced the opening of the firm’s newest Sanibel Island location at 2341 Palm Ridge Rd. A grand opening and ribbon-cutting event will be held today, Wednesday, November 12, at 5:00 p.m.

“This new Sanibel location provides the perfect setting to serve our current clients and attract new ones,” said Green. “A presence here helps us serve the luxury real estate market's needs, both seasonal and year-round, with our unrivaled global reach and innovative resources.”

Premier Sotheby’s International Realty offers exclusive marketing, advertising and referral services designed to attract well-qualified buyers to the firm’s property listings. In addition, the firm and its clients benefit from an association with the Sotheby’s auction house, which promotes real estate referral opportunities with auction house clientele. As a Sotheby’s International Realty affiliate, the company also has the unique ability to refer its real estate clientele to the auction house for jewelry, art, unique furniture and collectible appraisal services. Property listings from Premier Sotheby’s International Realty also are marketed on the sothebysrealty.com global website, as well as on its local website, www.premiersothebysrealty.com.

The company recently served as lead listing agent in the sale of a gulf front estate which closed in October for $8,480,000, representing the highest 2014 transaction to date on the Lee County island.

The office is led by Managing Broker Wil Rivait, a 25+-year Sanibel/Captiva business owner and resident with more than 15 years of residential and commercial real estate experience. He is a member of The Sanibel and Captiva Association of Realtors, Naples Area Board of Realtors, Florida Association of Realtors, and the National Association of Realtors.

With more than 700 associates and employees in 22 locations along Florida’s Gulf Coast and in the Carolinas, Premier Sotheby’s International Realty ranks 37^th among the 500 Largest Brokers in the U.S., according to the annual Real Trends 500 survey of the top U.S. residential sellers.In 2013, the company closed more than 3,670 transactions resulting in more than $2.8 billion in sales volume. In January, Judy Green was ranked #133 among the 200 most powerful people in U.S. residential real estate for 2013 in the Swanepoel Power 200 (SP200) (http://www.swanepoel.com/power200/).

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About Premier Sotheby’s International Realty

Premier Sotheby's International Realty (http://www.premiersothebysrealty.com/) is led by real estate veteran Judy Green and headquartered in Naples, FL. The firm has more than 700 employees and associates in 24 locations along Florida’s Gulf Coast and in the Carolinas. Premier Sotheby’s International Realty is the real estate division of The Lutgert Companies, which has operated in Southwest Florida since 1964. An affiliate of the Sotheby's International Realty^® brand, which currently has more than 15,000 sales associates throughout 750 offices in 52 countries worldwide, Premier Sotheby's International Realty also benefits from an association with the storied Sotheby's auction house, established in 1744.