ARRIAGE PROPERTIES JOINS LEVERAGE GLOBAL PARTNERS, A UNIQUE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF INDEPENDENT LUXURY REAL ESTATE BROKERAGES

Carriage Properties Becomes the Exclusive Leverage Global Partner for Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

For Immediate Release Beverly Hills, CA. – January 21, 2014 – F. Ron Smith, President of Leverage Global Partners, recently welcomed Carriage Properties as the Network’s exclusive member in Charleston, South Carolina. A unique alignment of the most prestigious independent real estate brokerage firms around the world, Leverage Global Partners offers its members the opportunity to better serve their clients’ relocation and real estate portfolio needs by establishing the Presidents of each member firm as key players in the international real estate arena.

“We personally vet each real estate brokerage before offering them membership, so we are certain that Carriage Properties is a market leader, offering exceptional service to the Charleston community,” said Smith. “We are thrilled to welcome them to Leverage Global Partners. The team at Carriage Properties has an unmatched expertise within their community. They are reliable, passionate, and committed to providing their clients with the highest level of service and trust.”

As a member of Leverage, Carriage Properties will be promoted as the sole representative in Charleston, West Ashley, James Island, Sullivan’s Island, and Mount Pleasant, with all contact and inquiries being directed to the company’s Partner and Broker‐in‐charge, Judy Tarleton. Through this network, the team at Carriage Properties are offered introductions and provided access to their partners at Leverage brokerages around the world, ensuring them incomparable networking ability in the worldwide luxury real estate market. In addition to offering exceptional service and connectivity, Leverage differentiates itself from existing international luxury real estate associations by promoting the presidents of member firms and by extending media access for their members’ properties through a robust public relations outreach and digital platform.

Leverage Global Partners is rapidly expanding its membership base and currently has members in numerous dynamic communities around the world, including Paris, Los Angeles, New York, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Vancouver, Lisbon, and Bangkok. For more information, call 310‐500‐3641, visit http://www.LeverageRE.com/about, or friend them on Facebook or Twitter.

About Leverage Global Partners

Leverage Global Partners aligns the most prestigious independent luxury real estate brokerage firms from around the world – only one exclusive member per community – creating a unique global network of professionals that serve the relocation and real‐estate portfolio needs of their clients, nationally and internationally. Founded by the visionaries of a leading independent luxury real estate firm in Beverly Hills with over US $4 billion of collective sales expertise, Leverage Global Partners offers its member cutting‐edge marketing resources in social media, public relations and communication. In addition, Leverage promotes unique real estate developments around the globe. www.LeverageRE.com

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