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Congratulations to Mayfair International Realty! We extend hearty congratulations to Mayfair International Realty—our esteemed international brokerage partner headquartered in London's fashionable West End—on its 20th anniversary. Founded in 1995, Mayfair has assembled the foremost group of luxury real estate agents throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. That's important to remember when you are planning to list your Southwest Florida home. It is a well-established fact that one of the largest contingents of buyers combing our region for properties is from the U.K.; and Mayfair is one of our most effective tools for reaching them. They are, if you will, our own personal bridge across "the pond." In 2005, Mayfair expanded to North America; and today its members are found on both sides of the Atlantic, bringing sophisticated international real estate marketing to a worldwide community of buyers and property investors. Indeed, Mayfair has been a tireless promoter of our region and extremely instrumental in securing invaluable media coverage for countless numbers of our property listings. So if you notice a few more of your neighbors speaking with a decidedly British accent, it may well be thanks to the dedicated efforts of the entire team at Mayfair International Realty. Congrats again and cheerio! Christie's International Real Estate: Mining the Art Market to Sell Luxury Homes. Fine art and luxury real estate are not usually thought of in the same breath. But when your company is affiliated with Christie's International Real Estate—which is wholly-owned by the renowned Christie's Fine Art Auction House—the synergy between the global art market and the worldwide market for luxury properties, becomes inescapable. As the leading authority on world art markets since 1766, Christie's knows a thing or two about the great homes and estates in which their art and antiquities eventually wind up. Observing that many of their high net worth art clients were also passionate collectors of the world's most desirable properties, Christie's realized several years back that they could successfully apply their centuries-old expertise to both markets. As Southwest Florida's Christie's affiliate, Michael Saunders & Company not only benefits from Christie's understanding of the luxury mindset; but also from their dual expertise in marketing fine art and properties to buyers of both. How well the art market is doing is worth knowing if you are contemplating selling your luxury property. Because, as with art, buyers of luxury properties only invest when the time is right. At present, the global market for fine art is soaring again after several years of a recessionary lull. Last year, art buyers around the world spent an amazing $54 billion on art, breaking all existing records. Similarly, their appetite for luxury homes and properties has also made an impressive comeback. With buyers definitely back in the mood for luxury, could this be your moment to sell? If so, the Christie's connection will be in your corner when you list with an agent from Michael Saunders & Company. Guided by a vision for giving homebuyers and sellers something they had never experienced before — extraordinary service, uncompromising integrity and cutting-edge marketing — a woman named Michael founded Michael Saunders & Company. Almost forty years later, and with her son Drayton by her side, Michael's firm has grown to be the leading independent real estate brokerage on Florida's Gulf Coast, with a meaningful local legacy and powerful international affiliations that place the company in a league of its own. 1976 WAS THE YEAR THAT REAL ESTATE WOULD NEVER BE THE SAME. LOCAL LEGACY. GLOBAL VISION. Guided by a vision for giving homebuyers and sellers something they had never experienced before — extraordinary service, uncompromising integrity and cutting-edge marketing — a woman named Michael founded Michael Saunders & Company. Almost forty years later, and with her son Drayton by her side, Michael's firm has grown to be the leading independent real estate brokerage on Florida's Gulf Coast, with a meaningful local legacy and powerful international affiliations that place the company in a league of its own. 1976 WAS THE YEAR THAT REAL ESTATE WOULD NEVER BE THE SAME. LOCAL LEGACY. GLOBAL VISION. michaelsaunders.com 1.888.552.5228 LOCAL LEGACY GLOBAL VISION News From Our Luxury Network

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