CHRISTIE'S INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE RENEWS PARTNERSHIP WITH 2 AUSTRALIA’S TOP LUXURY BROKERS

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 (Bernama) -- Two of Australia’s top luxury real estate brokers, Darren Curtis and Sean Cussell, have renewed and extended their partnership with the Christie’s International Real Estate global luxury real estate brand in a bid to capitalise on the nation’s growing high-end property market and increased demand from foreign investors.

The two entrepreneurs own separate but strategically aligned brokerage firms, which have rebranded under the Christie’s International Real Estate name to better reflect their affiliation with the network. Previously, they were known as Prestige Homes of Australia.

“Sean and Darren are two of Australia’s most respected names in luxury real estate. Their unparalleled expertise in their respective markets, along with the collaboration that comes from working together under the Christie’s International Real Estate umbrella, will strengthen the brand in Australia and set the stage for future growth,” said Christie’s International Real Estate managing director in EMEA and APAC, Helena de Forton.

Curtis owns Christie’s International Real Estate Sydney, which serves New South Wales, and is also expanding his territory to introduce the Christie’s International Real Estate brand in the state of Queensland, while Cussell runs Christie’s International Real Estate Victoria, based in South Yarra and primarily focused on greater Melbourne.

According to a statement, both gentlemen are responsible for selling some of Australia’s highest-priced homes and, between them, currently hold price records for the top residential sale in 26 separate neighbourhoods.

Curtis recently sold a waterfront property for AUD$13.5 million that set the sales record in the Sydney suburb of Greenwich, as well as an AUD$11.5 million, 11-acre estate just outside of Sydney. (AUD$1=RM3.02)

In the meantime, Cussell sold an AUD$30 million penthouse in one of Melbourne’s Bayside suburbs, as well as an AUD$8.2 million estate in the Melbourne suburb of Wonga Park, a record for that municipality.

As exclusive affiliates of Christie’s International Real Estate, the brokerages benefit from industry-leading marketing and technology, national and international exposure for listings, and a connection to the iconic Christie’s auction house, for the referral of art and luxury goods.

Christie’s International Real Estate’s growth in Australia is the latest step for the global luxury network, which has been rapidly adding and expanding territory. Over the past year, it has signed on more than two dozen affiliates, including leading firms in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Estonia.

-- BERNAMA