Ten years in Marbella, connected to the world.

This September marks an important moment for Karen Dadonn TEAM: ten years in real estate, and one year since joining Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE) and its luxury division, Luxury Portfolio International® (LPI).

Looking back, the two milestones don’t feel like a coincidence. They feel naturally like cause and effect.

Ten years ago, Karen Dadonn TEAM started from a simple premise: that exceptional real estate is, above all, about people, relationships and trust. That premise shaped how the team grew. Today it’s made up of professionals from more than ten nationalities, working across nine languages; not as a marketing detail, but because that’s who our clients are.

And Marbella itself has changed alongside us. It has moved from being an international destination to a global real estate market. Many of the clients we work with today are HNWI and UHNW individuals whose lives, businesses and property portfolios span several countries. For some, Marbella is a second home; for others, a third or fourth. Some are building an international property portfolio; others are simply looking for a place that fits into a broader way of living.

Their expectations have shifted accordingly. They still want someone who knows Marbella intimately, but they also expect that person to understand the world they’re coming from. That’s the gap LeadingRE and LPI help us close.

Karen Dadonn TEAM was already international by nature. Joining LeadingRE and LPI a year ago wasn’t about becoming more global for its own sake. It was about strengthening the bridge between our local expertise and the markets where our clients actually live, invest and build their lives. LeadingRE brings together leading independent real estate firms in more than 70 countries. LPI is its platform dedicated specifically to the luxury residential market. Together, they connect local specialists with trusted professionals and qualified buyers around the world.

In practice, that changes something concrete for both sides of a transaction.

For a seller in Marbella, it means the right buyer doesn’t need to start their search here. They may already have a trusted advisor in London, Geneva, Monaco, Dubai, Amsterdam or New York, and through that relationship, a Marbella property can reach a qualified audience through a channel built on trust, not just visibility.

For a buyer, it works the other way. Buying property in another country is a significant decision, especially at the luxury end of the market. Having a local advisor who knows Marbella inside out, while being plugged into a wider international network, gives continuity between the market they know and the one they’re entering.

Ten years taught us the value of local trust. The last one confirmed the value of global reach. Bringing the two together, is where we believe the real value lies for our clients going forward.

Local trust. Global reach. Ten years rooted in Marbella and a network built to meet our clients wherever they are.