Chris Dietz Speaks on Behalf of Luxury Portfolio International™ at The Property Investor Show & OPP Live 2011

CHICAGO – (10/5/11) – Chris Dietz, European director for Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® - International Ltd. and Luxury Portfolio International™, will be a speaker at The Property Investor Show & OPP Live 2011 at ExCeL London, October 13-15.

The event is the final presentation in a three-part trade show series for Europe's most prestigious investors and trade professionals. Dietz has been chosen as a panelist for the session entitled "Marketing and Selling Luxury: What are the best ways to find, target, and successfully sell to luxury buyers?", on October 14.

Other confirmed panelists are: Julian Houchin, director of iO Adria; Stephen Wise, co-founder and major investor of The Hideaways Club; and Charlotte Ashton, director of AB Property Marketing. The chair for the session is Shirley Humphrey, sales and marketing director of Harrods Estates.

Dietz is based in London and recently expanded the network’s global presence by overseeing the opening of the company’s new office on Trafalgar Square in London. Five new European firms have joined the network this year under Dietz’s direction, including: Allgemeiner Grund & Boden Fundus (Germany), Belles Demeures de France (France), CGI Immobilier Nyon (Switzerland), Daniel Feau Conseil Immobilier (France), and HYPO Capital Immobilien GmbH (Germany), bringing the total number of European agencies to 29.

“I am honored to be selected as a panelist at an event with such an international focus,” comments Dietz. “Interest in the affluent market has created a worldwide demand for education on assisting luxury buyers, and I look forward to sharing my knowledge.”

Following this speaking engagement, Dietz will attend Leading Real Estate Companies of the World’s International Real Estate Symposium at the Westin Palace in Madrid, Spain, October 19-21.

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About Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®

Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (www.LeadingRE.com) is the largest network of top independent local and regional brand-name brokerage firms in the residential sector of real estate. The 550 firms affiliated with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® are represented by 4,600 offices and 140,000 associates in more than 30 countries worldwide. The organization's leadership is demonstrated by the fact that its affiliates comprise 15 of the top 25 real estate companies in the country. Collectively, LeadingRE affiliates produced nearly 800,000 home sales valued at $225 billion in the U.S. in 2010. In addition, LeadingRE locally-branded affiliates hold the Number One position in sales in 40% of the top 96 markets in the U.S., more than any national franchise organizations.

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Contact: Kimberly Ecker / Luxury Portfolio International™
/ 312.424.0400 x158 / kecker@LeadingRE.com

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