Rego Sotheby's International Realty was among the winners at an international awards ceremony in San Diego.

The firm won "Best Property" in The Americas Property Awards 2009 in association with The New York Times and KOHLER, for "Deepwater", a home located on Harrington Sound in Smith's parish.

Held in conjunction with the International Property Awards, the event is part of the world's most prestigious competition dedicated to finding the best real estate professionals across the globe for the last 15 years.

The four star award is given only to the top two most outstanding entries of each category globally and "Deepwater" was selected Best Property in all of The Americas.

Mary-Claire Havas, Rego Sotheby's vice-president of Sales & Marketing said: "We have an exceptional collection of properties in Bermuda, so we are thrilled that 'Deepwater' has been recognised. Our sales associates take pride in uniting our clients with our extraordinary properties."

Participating companies had to submit their comprehensive marketing strategies and materials for this competition. Entries are judged by a panel of professionals.

This year's judges include Ben Wood, industry head property markets of Google UK; Peter Bolton King, group chief executive of the National Federation of Property Professionals; Imtiaz Farookhi, chief executive of the National House Building Council; Christopher Hall, president elect of FIABCI; Wilhelm Harnish, Master Builders of Australia (MBA); Thijs Stoffer, International Consortium of Real Estate Agents Association (ICREA); Helen Shield, editor-in-chief of International Homes magazine and Gillian Farr, head of design of Laura Ashley Home.