Luxury Real Estate Firm in California Joins Sotheby?s Network

Barnes & Associates Real Estate affiliates with luxury real estate organization
Barnes & Associates Real Estate affiliates with luxury real estate organization

RISMEDIA, September 25, 2006?Sotheby?s International Realty Affiliates, Inc. has announced that Barnes & Associates Real Estate has joined the Sotheby?s International Realty luxury network. The firm, which will now do business as Barnes & Associates Sotheby?s International Realty, will have access to exclusive marketing products and business resources designed to help market their clients? properties to a global audience of well-qualified buyers. The firm is based in Cambria, Calif., and is owned by Michael R. Barnes.

?California continues to be a highly desired place for Sotheby?s International Realty clientele and we are pleased that our services will be offered in Cambria and surrounding areas of the central coast,? said Michael R. Good, president & CEO of Sotheby?s International Realty Affiliates, Inc. Michael Barnes is an extremely talented broker and the luxury real estate services that his firm provides are a great addition to our growing international network.?

?Our firm strives to provide the best possible results for our clients, and this affiliation will help us provide an even higher level of service,? said Michael Barnes. We now have access to additional resources to attract more buyers to our clients? properties, and the prestigious Sotheby?s International Realty name will help generate more listings for our agents. Our local real estate market attracts many clients from outside the area, and this affiliation is a tremendous competitive advantage.?

Sotheby?s International Realty brokers benefit from networking and referral opportunities with other affiliates located in more than 300 offices around the world. The network?s inventory of property listings, currently comprised of more than 13,000 properties, are each advertised with the Sotheby?s International Realty name and marketed on the sothebysrealty.com global Web site.

Barnes & Associates Sotheby?s International Realty is located at 743 Main Street in Cambria. The firm specializes in finer homes of many California central coast communities, including Cambria, San Simeon, Cayucos, Morro Bay and other areas within San Luis Obispo County. For additional information, visit the firm’s Web site at www.basothebysrealty.com or call (805) 927-1200.