Sotheby's International Realty Reviews

Pros

Great agents, great cohesive culture. Great marketing tools, support staff. Owners very knowledgable.

Cons

Changed to Sotheby's. Corporate influence squashing the independent culture. Franchise fee cuts deeply into commissions. Sotheby's brand hard to sell to the smaller priced listings and short sales. New people from Southport Sotheby's who came over brought their disfunctional culture and attitudes, which tainted the atmosphere.

Advice to Senior Management

Focus on the agents' need to make a living and be more fair about distributing leads. Reward effort and talent.

Pros

Friendly marketing team
Flexible schedule
good benefits

Cons

no room for growth
poor pay

Pros

Salary was decent and the benefits were good.

Cons

Unprofessional and judgmental. And the agents have way too much power over what goes on in management.

Pros

Very creative corporate marketing department with an emphasis on quality.

Cons

For obvious reasons, communication is slow to trickle from the top, and often not sensitive to local markets.

Advice to Senior Management

Probably should divide different markets by pricepoint and then market accordingly. Also floortime leads should go to the floor person, not the liisting agent. This is the Brokers decision, I believe, so check before you leap, otherwise your just babysitting someone elses listing.

Pros

Nice people
Good location
fast paced
good food near by

Cons

cramped office space
too many employees

Advice to Senior Management

keep doing what you're doing

Pros

Respect, brand reputation, fairness, level of service.

Cons

Starting commission could be better.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep doing a great job!

Pros

Sotheby's has a good name and that is what they basically rely on to impress people.

Cons

Management is run by a bunch of robotic corporate types.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop being arrogant.

Pros

Great Benefits package, including recognition of a domestic partner. There is room for advancement due to how corporate and huge the company has become. 401K is GREAT - they match 6 percent. If you enjoy the real estate business, it is a great place to work because you will learn very quickly all about the business and they do high volume &, high end.

Cons

Its corporate - so your job can disappear without you knowing and you can feel stabbed int he back when they decide to let you go. A con is that agents are crazy, egotistical and big babies.

Advice to Senior Management

Communication with your staff please. so it doesn't feel so much like there is this huge gap between upper management and office administration. It would be great if there were more upward mobility for office administration, some positions between branch management and OA.

Pros

Great people and environement to work in.

Cons

Not much advancement considering it is a small staff and there is no room for growth.

Advice to Senior Management

Let staff know if there is room to grow. Staff needs more compensation and/or perks.

Pros

-best salary around compared to other large RE firms
-the impression that you are more 'international' or fancy than the other RE firms

Cons

-poor communication from management, especially at corporate level
-the company model seems like it is leaning towards failure

Advice to Senior Management

-most of them seem to be jumping ship too