Christie's International Real Estate Strengthens Position in the Caribbean

Christie's International Real Estate, the world's leading luxury real estate network, has awarded Affiliate status to Carimo Real Estate on the island of St. Martin. Established in 1981, the boutique firm will represent the Christie's brand in St. Martin in the French West Indies as well as Sint Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles.

Wholly owned by Christie's, the world's leading art business, Christie's International Real Estate is represented in more than 40 countries. Carimo Real Estate joins this carefully selected organization of brokerages with proven records of success in both high-end property sales and exemplary client service.

Christie’s, originally founded in 1766 by James Christie, pursued an innovative real estate venture in 1995 by acquiring Great Estates, a luxury real estate network founded in 1987. Christie’s International Real Estate is an invitation-only Affiliate network composed of the world’s most proven and qualified real estate specialists.

The company has central hubs in London, Hong Kong, and New York; field offices in Beverly Hills, Palm Beach, and Chicago; and approximately 120 Affiliates in Europe, the Americas, and the Caribbean, as well as Asia, Africa, and Oceania.

In 2011, new Affiliates were signed in Dallas, Texas; Pyrénes-Atlantiques, France; Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa; Highlands, North Carolina; Maui, Hawaii; Lake Tahoe, California; Phoenix, Arizona; the Turks & Caicos; and Toronto, Niagara-on-the-Lake, and Ottawa’s Rockcliffe Park, all in Ontario, Canada.