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M I D - AT L A N T I C P E R S P E C T I V E S H O M E S & E S TAT E S | M I D - AT L A N T I C C O L L E C T I O N D.C. Sees Surge in Foreign Buyers While Washington, D.C. and its surrounding area have long been home to countless wealthy residents, the region has recently been drawing even more attention from well-heeled international buyers. According to the National Association of Realtors 2017 Profile of International Activity in U.S. Residential Real Estate, 10,000 residential properties were purchased by foreign buyers between April 2016 and March 2017 in Maryland and Virginia, with Virginia ranking as one of the most popular states for Chinese buyers. China led foreign investment in U.S. residential real estate during the same period, at $31.7 billion, followed by Canada with $19 billion transactions. ® Rick Hoffman or London and access to the nation’s seat of government, according to a May 2017 article in The New York Times. With a global network of 88,000 sales associates in 3,000 offices throughout 49 countries and territories, Coldwell Banker is uniquely qualified to find the right buyer for your luxury home. Our internet reach includes as many as 900 websites. Additionally, Coldwell Banker Global Luxury properties can be found on over 50 high-end international websites, including the three leading Chinese sites. SM So, whether the next buyer for your property is local, national or international, you can trust the Coldwell Banker Global Luxury program to reach discerning home buyers wherever they may live. Ultra-wealthy business owners and power brokers from around the world are discovering the benefits of adding a home in the greater D.C. area to their portfolio, which include less expensive prices than places like New York Director of Global Luxury Marketing, Mid-Atlantic Region Branch Vice President, Georgetown Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Using Social Media to Connect with Buyers The Coldwell Banker Global Luxury program is focused on delivering valuable content directly to affluent home buyers. Our comprehensive marketing strategy promotes luxury properties through exclusive print publications, as many as 900 websites and a global network of 88,000 Coldwell Banker sales associates that reaches buyers in 49 countries and territories. SM ultra-luxury properties, which drew over 1.8 million views on social media during the first eight months of 2017 . Featured homes are also seen by tens of thousands of subscribers to the coldwellbankerluxury.com blog, which provides an insider’s viewpoint on luxury real estate, lifestyle and design. 3 ® In recent years, we’ve also embraced the power of social media to connect with scores of affluent home buyers who are active on these platforms. As a result, in addition to becoming the #1 most-visited residential real estate brand online , Coldwell Banker is the most influential real estate brand on social media . 1 2 Our Global Luxury social media strategy has clearly attracted the attention of affluent consumers, as evidenced by our national “Home of the Week” video series featuring In addition, Coldwell Banker affiliated agents are adept at using social media to pursue targeted potential buyers for their luxury listings and provide their sellers’ properties with powerful, cost-effective marketing. Social media is just one aspect of the highly effective marketing strategy that affluent homeowners receive when they choose a Coldwell Banker Global Luxury property specialist. As we continue to evolve and embrace the latest technology and customers’ preferences, our goal remains the same as it has for more than 110 years: to find the perfect buyer for every home as quickly as possible. 1. comScore, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2016. 2. Klout, December 31, 2016. 3. January 1 – August 31, 2017 views on YouTube and Facebook 2 | Homes & Estates | Mid-Atlantic Collection Shawn Guzzo Regional Vice President, Greater Baltimore Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage