PROVIDENCE, RI– (October 21, 2008) – Liz Messier, Director of Relocation for Residential Properties Ltd. spoke Wednesday at the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®,(LeadingRE), Fall Workshop which was held at Providence's Westin Hotel on Oct. 14-15. The meeting attracted brokers, managers and relocation professionals from LeadingRE member firms across the U.S., who gathered for educational sessions and networking opportunities.

Messier's talk addressed referral business, a topic of great interest in the real estate community. As a respected expert in this area, Messier shared insights on using e-marketing to maintain close contact with one's personal and professional network.

"People seemed energized after the seminar, knowing that success is still within reach," said Messier. "It's just a matter of trying new things and utilizing the strengths of all team members."

Messier’s session was part of the larger meeting program, which gave attendees an opportunity to discuss real estate trends and to address ways to best meet the needs of home buyers and sellers – including marketing properties on the network’s global home listings website(s), RELOHomeSearch.com and LuxuryPortfolio.com.

"Our network includes some of the most forward-thinking, service-oriented real estate professionals in the industry, said Pam O’Connor, president/CEO of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®. "By bringing these people together to exchange ideas and discuss strategies for success, we continue to support our member firms in their efforts to offer the most responsive and relevant real estate services available."

Rhode Island's largest privately-held real estate company, and a member of Leading RE (formerly RELO®), for over 12 years, Residential Properties Ltd. continues to be on the forefront of real estate trends. The company recently launched a redesigned website, www.residentialproperties.com to utilize interactive web practices including blogging and mapping. The website's platform is shared by the invitation-only Enterprise Network, a technology-minded group of private real estate firms. Tom Flanagan, the company's Director of Information Technology recently attended the Enterprise Network retreat in Breckenridge, CO. which focused on enhancing user experience.

With their website which features all of Rhode Island's listings, and as a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, Residential Properties can assist individuals buying or selling homes in virtually any community worldwide and can meet corporate relocation needs through the network’s sister relocation company, RELO Direct®, Inc. For more information on Residential Properties, visit www.residentialproperties.com.

About Residential Properties Ltd.

Residential Properties Ltd. has been serving sellers and buyers of distinctive properties since 1981 through service, innovation and sheer hard work. The Company has six offices located in Barrington, Cumberland, East Greenwich, Newport, Providence, and Narragansett and services all of Rhode Island, the Connecticut shoreline and southeastern and central Massachusetts. Their award winning relocation department services buyers and sellers throughout the country.

About Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®

Leading Real Estate Companies of the World^{® (www.LeadingRE.com) is a global real estate network comprised of nearly 700 of the best-known local and regional real estate firms. With more than 5,500 offices and 170,000 sales associates in the United States and 38 countries abroad, LeadingRE affiliates sell nearly $370 billion in home sales representing 1.2 million transactions annually. Six of the United States’ top 10 real estate firms are LeadingRE affiliates, and our members are the Number One firms in 44% of the top 88 markets in the United States, representing a powerful force in American real estate.}