Jackson Hole Real Estate Associates Receives 2011 Affiliate-of-the-Year Award

London, U.K. — Christie’s International Real Estate, the world’s leading network of luxury real estate specialists, presented the Affiliate-of-the-Year Award to Jackson Hole Real Estate Associates in Wyoming. The real estate brokerage was selected as the overall winner from the small-, medium-, and large-market categories at the network’s 2011 Global Annual Leadership Conference in London. Julie and Matt Faupel accepted the trophy from Neil Palmer, CEO, and Jarvis Slade, Managing Director, Americas, at the 2011 Global Annual Leadership Conference in London.

“Our winner singlehandedly participated in nine highly qualified referrals to the network last year, in addition to two art referrals,” says Neil Palmer, Chief Executive Officer. “Jackson Hole Real Estate Associates are masters at fully aligning themselves with the Christie’s brand, in print, digital media, and by sponsoring events. They have attended, without fail, more regional and global conference than any other affiliate the past six years. Beyond attending these events, they are valued participants on our expert panels. The enthusiasm Jackson Hole Real Estate Associates holds for the Christie’s brand is infectious.”

The Affiliate-of-the-Year Awards recognizes excellence in branding and marketing throughout the Christie’s International Real Estate network. The top brokerages are selected in the small (population less than 275,000), medium (population between 275,000 and 1,750,000), and large (population over 1,750,000) markets. The overall Affiliate-of-the-Year is chosen from the three winners in the market categories.

The 2011 Affiliate-of-the-Year Awards finalists and winners were:

Small Market
Finalist: Fenton Lang Bruner & Associates of Jupiter Island, Florida
Finalist: Wetag Consulting Immobiliare from Locarno, Switzerland
Winner: Jackson Hole Real Estate Associates in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Medium Market
Finalist: Premier Estate Properties of Boca Raton, Florida
Finalist: Residence Fastighetsmämakleri from Stockholm, Sweden
Winner: Profusion Realty of Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Large Market
Finalist: Long & Foster Real Estate from Chantilly, Virginia
Finalist: Harry Norman, Realtors, in Atlanta, Georgia
Winner: Hilton & Hyland Real Estate of Beverly Hills, California

Submissions were received from all corners of the international network, which is comprised of the world’s top luxury real estate brokerages. The Senior Vice Presidents of Christie’s International Real Estate—Kathy Coumou of Northeastern United States and Canada; Rick Moeser, who oversees the Southeast, Caribbean, Central and South America; Zack Wright, in Western North America and Western Mexico; and Joachim Wrang-Widèn, who manages the EMEA region—were also charged with nominating worthy brokerages from their regions.

The Senior Vice Presidents narrow the field down to the finalists. The finalists are then sent to the company’s Executive Management Committee to decide on the order of finish. This is a group that includes Mr. Palmer; Mr. Slade; and Mitch Lewis, Managing Director, Asia Pacific. 

(Pictured above: Julie and Matt Faupel of Jackson Hole Real Estate Associates with the Christie's International Real Estate Senior Management team)