The brand new Luxury Portfolio lifestyle magazine is now available to view online!

Tour exceptional luxury properties from Hawaii to Washington DC, Massachusetts, New Mexico and Portugal - all with remarkable histories. See the latest in interior customization and entertaining, read about top trends in today's luxury residences, get ideas from design experts, and more.

Click here to see the full version of the magazine!

As more and more people browse the web on their smartphone rather than desktop or laptop, it is becoming more and more important to provide mobile-friendly content that is clear and convenient. Luxury Portfolio member Inmobiliaria Rimontgo recognizes this and recently introduced mobile versions of their company blogs: Reality Sense (English) De Mar a Villa (Spanish), Sinnvolle Realität (German) and Sens du Réel (French). This is smart way to ensure they are reaching the largest possible audience with their informative content. Read more on the launch.

You can also check out the mobile version of Luxury Portfolio at LuxuryPortfolio.com/mobile.

Luxury Portfolio Fine Property Collection is proud to have had a terrific showing in the recent Real Trends/WSJ 2009 Top 400 list - a list of the top 400 real estate agents and teams in the United States by transaction side and volume. Luxury Portfolio brokers appeared on each of the 4 lists and overall represent a spectacular group of the Best of the Best. Big congrats to the following people - we are PROUD to have you as members of Luxury Portfolio!

Congratulations to the incredible:

Luxury Portfolio member Michael Saunders & Company, with several amazing luxury listings along Florida’s Gulf Coast, recently premiered a new web site. The upgraded site is consumer-friendly with a simple search function and large property photos, along with local market data and neighborhood pages. Read the full release.

The fantastic new site is easy to use and contains a wealth of useful information - take a look.

Luxury Portfolio is proud to be a prominent partner with and advertiser in the Wall Street Journal throughout the world. You’ll regularly see us and our members' beautiful properties in full page color ads in the printed paper as well as our interactive, global reaching online ads on WSJ.com. See us in the real estate section and other areas with relevant real estate and investment related content. Check out our newest creative which went live on WSJ.com just yesterday! (Note there are several ads in the creative and you can refresh your browser to view more)

And... one of our favorite sections of WSJ.com is the House of the Day where we hold a prominent sponsorship - check it out - ensuring that those in the market for a home think of Luxury Portfolio first when they think of luxury real estate!

Patricia Choi, President and Principle Broker of Luxury Portfolio member Choi International, will be receiving the Fall 2010 Luxury Real Estate Lifetime Achievement Award at an upcoming conference.

Pat has achieved over one billion dollars in sales and has been the leader in luxury Honolulu residential sales by dollar volume each year from 1996 - 2009. With over $200,000,000 in sales in 2005, she ranked #3 in the Top 200 Brokers in the U.S. and was recently named Oahu’s #1 Realtor for 2009 in addition to being acknowledged at the Luxury Portfolio SUMMIT earlier this year for the highest volume of Luxury Portfolio listings.

Congratulations to Pat on another tremendous and well-deserved honor!

New luxury home listings added to LuxuryPortfolio.com in July include remarkable properties in 8 different states as well as a beautiful Italian villa. A record sale in Coral Gables, Florida was one of the top reported closings for the month, along with properties in Connecticut, New York, Texas, Colorado and California. Check out the lists below for the top ten new listings and reported sales for July. Click on the listing information for more details and photos of these extraordinary luxury homes.

Earlier this week, the Luxury Portfolio team had the privilege to tour the historic Frank Lloyd Wright Robie House in Hyde Park, just south of downtown Chicago.

We were also fortunate to have a fantastic guide - Jim Schiefelbein, Chair of the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust and also Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer of Luxury Portfolio member Baird & Warner. Jim’s knowledge of Robie House and all things Frank Lloyd Wright made for a very informative and entertaining experience.

The work currently being done to conserve and restore Robie House is fascinating - from recreating built-in shelves and a dining room buffet to carefully removing trim to see and match original wall colors. Thanks again to Jim for a great tour!

Read more on the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust and plan a visit to Robie House.

Luxury Portfolio member Ebby Halliday Realtors has had their blog nominated for the Zillow-sponsored People’s Choice Best Real Estate Blog Award in Dallas.

Their blog – found here – is updated regularly with great content and is certainly deserving of the award. Voting has already begun and runs through 2:00 pm central time on August 11. You can place a vote once per 24 hour period. CLICK HERE to vote for the Ebby Blog now!

The new LuxeTrends® newsletter provides some suggestions on how to get the most of your outdoor living and entertaining spaces. Ideas include an amazing grill endorsed by celebrity chefs, unique lighting options, outdoor furniture, and the incorporation of natural elements through “waterscaping” and items like stylish wind chimes and hummingbird feeders.

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