(LAKE TAHOE, Nevada) – Chase International real estate agent Trinkie Watson, owner/broker of Chase’s Tahoe City and Truckee offices and a corporate broker with the company’s Incline Village office, is the top agent in the Lake Tahoe, Reno/Sparks and Carson region with more than $55 million in sales for 2006.Sales are based on the Multiple Listing System for Tahoe Sierra, Incline Village, South Lake Tahoe, Reno/Sparks and Carson. Watson has been in the real estate business for more than 30 years and is active in a variety of professional and community-based organizations. She also recently received Chase International’s prestigious President’s Award for Outstanding Overall Achievement at the company’s January meeting in Reno, Nevada.“It’s wonderful to be the area’s top agent and to be honored by my accomplished peers,” Watson said of the recent accolade and company award. “Working in the real estate business in one of the world’s most scenic places is, for me, a dream come true. I find it enormously gratifying to assist clients in achieving their lifestyle goals. My goal is to keep clients for a lifetime, no matter where their real estate needs take them.”Watson, however, continues to branch outside of the region. In fact, last fall she teamed up with the Bella Vista Group, Inc., of Tampa, Florida, as the exclusive broker in the Lake Tahoe/Reno region for a new resort destination on Lake Pend O’Reille in Sandpoint, Idaho. Adding to her portfolio, Chase, through Watson’s efforts, recently became the area broker for the luxurious Lodges at Calistoga Ranch, a private resort in Napa Valley. Chase International, as a whole, also fared well in 2006 with top percentage sales in the over $5 million and over $10 million real estate markets.Founded in 1986, Chase International is a longstanding exclusive member of Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate and Leading Estates of the World, was elected to the Board of Regents for luxury real estate and is an exclusive member of the Artisan Group, comprised of the Bay Area’s top firms. Chase’s membership in the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, and its luxury arm, Luxury Portfolio, further positions the company as an industry authority on luxury real estate and strengthens its client services.Chase International also utilizes its membership opportunities in the National Association of Realtors International Division, Woman's Council of Realtors and the International Real Estate Federation (an international network in 60 countries serving all disciplines of real estate). For more information, contact Trinkie Watson of Chase International at 530-582-0722 or visit the company website at www.chaseinternational.com.