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We had an enlightening conversation with John Brian Losh, CEO and founder of www.luxuryrealestate.com and publisher of The Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate Directory and the Luxury Real Estate Magazine. Mr. Losh has a dry sense of humor and a relaxed, introspective persona. We had a very enjoyable conversation with him.
Mr. Losh is the broker of Ewing & Clark, Inc. Seattleâs oldest real estate brokerage firm. www.ewingandclark.com. He talked about his real estate background which spans over 30 years in luxury real estate.
Mr. Losh discussed what lead him to develop the worlds most visited and successful luxury real estate website, where anyone can log in to find their next luxury property from over 58,000 currently listed on the website, represented by over 1,800 members.
Here are some fascinating stats on this website.
Key Statistics* on LuxuryRealEstate.com in May 2008:
Hits (monthly)ââ62,000,000 (daily)ââ2,100,000
Page Views (monthly)ââ3,200,000 (daily)ââ110,000
Visitor Sessions (monthly)ââ215,000 (daily)ââ7,400
Total Visiting Countriesââ92Active
Listings on LuxuryRealEstate.comââ58,523
Average Listing Priceââ$2,508,707
Number of Countries with Active Listingsââ100
Total Dollars on LuxuryRealEstate.comââ$139,076,459,429
*Actual numbers provided by Urchin Web Analytics v.5.7 from Google. Last four weeks.
Total LuxuryRealEstate.com Membership, as of May 31, 2008:
Agentsââ120,998
Officesââ5,815
Membersââ1,813
Countriesââ65
We discussed market trends in Luxury Real Estate, the current economy's impact on this special market, where some of the emerging markets exist in the USA and across the Globe and why in some markets, buyers need to act now on the purchase of their luxury home. He told us which areas across the world have the best values and buys in luxury real estate.
Mr. Losh discusses what defines Luxury Properties and Markets, where people tend to go in search of their luxury properties, demographics of the luxury home buyer and what the newest "tool" is in marketing such properties.
We discuss at length how a brokerage firm is included in this exclusive, invitation only membership with www.luxuryrealestate.com and all the resources and benefits that go along with this special membership, including 3 conferences each year.
Listen in and learn about his most recent conference in Salzburg Austria and how this website serves a wide range of people for many interesting and varied reasons.
You will also want to hear Mr. Losh's personal family connection to our great City of Atlanta, GA.
Mr. Losh reviews the global markets that they represent and the areas in which they are looking to expand their representation.
We also discussed an interesting concept of "Shared Ownership" both in the luxury hotel arena and individual properties.
Mr. Losh shared with us his favorite city to visit in the entire USA as well as his favorite city outside the US. See if his favorites match yours! He also told us what he enjoys the most about his profession as he travels the world.
Finally we wrapped it up by talking about how time influences what people should do and if you are blessed with the good fortune of being able to purchase luxury real estate, why the time is NOW, not later, to purchase your dream home.
Luxury real estate is such an intriguing and interesting niche market, which millions of people are drawn to and want to know more about, so we thank John Brian Losh for spending time with us on our show to discuss this fascinating market segment.
**Luxury Real Estate has represented some high profile celebrities over the years including: Madonna, Paula Abdul, Halle Berry, Eric Clapton, Bruce Willis, Paul Newman & Barbra Streisand to name a few.
Mr. Losh also offers speaking engagements, so check out his site www.luxuryrealestate.com for more details.
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