affiliate of Great Estates Inc., the magazine-related international organisation of independent real estate firms, specialising in prestigious residential properties.

The local firm is owned by Mrs. Peggy Sinclair and her son, Mr. John Sinclair.

The international affiliation allows Sinclair Realty an opportunity to offer broad exposure to international markets through Great Estates magazines.

Sinclair Realty is a division of A.M. Services Ltd., a family-owned international management company. Great Estates Inc. publishes a full colour magazine that has just confirmed an article on Bermuda in their upcoming Spring edition.

The magazine has a world-wide readership of over 100,000, with copies mailed to the wealthiest home owners in over 100 major US cities.

Great Estates said that their direct mail list includes Americans with personal or family net worth over $100 million, highest salaried corporate executives, affluent professionals and entrepreneurs, wealthy celebrities and sports figures and owners of large yachts and jet aircraft.

The list includes multi-millionaires and leading real estate firms throughout the world. They say that a direct mail campaign will be aimed at a specially-selected list of potential home buyers, and that their co-op advertising programme reaches over six million affluent readers throughout the world.

As an exclusive affiliate of Great Estates for the Bermuda area, Sinclair Realty stated that they are considered by the international organisation to have met certain standards, and a "demand that eligible brokers dominate the top-end market in their areas, have long standing records of business professionalism and solid reputations for conscientious client service.

"Admittance to the Great Estates network means Sinclair Realty has earned a reputation for meticulous service to affluent clients buying, investing and selling exceptional real estate.'' Sinclair Realty stated in promotional material:"We are gratified that Great Estates recognises Sinclair Realty as a firm that distinguishes itself from others in the Bermuda market.''