QREP opens Sotheby’s realty office in Doha (Gulf Times)

THE opening of the first Qatar Sotheby’s International Realty office has been announced by Qatar Real Estate Partners (QREP), a joint venture partnership between real estate investment and development company, Qatari Diar, and leisure real estate consultancy, NorthCourse. Read full story

Orson Welles’ Oscar Goes on the Block Today (NPR)

Today, Sotheby’s is auctioning off Orson Welles’ Oscar statuette that he won in 1941 for writing Citizen Kane. Host Steve Inskeep talks to Margaret Barrett, Hollywood memorabilia expert, about the market for buying and selling Oscars.Read full story