Gibson Sotheby's expands

Gibson Sotheby's International Realty of Boston said today it is expanding its reach to Dover, Needham, and Wellesley.

The agency, which has played a big role in Boston's South End neighborhood, said that Pattie Oasis and Alice O'Connor have joined the firm from Century 21 David Craig Properties.

According to Gibson Sotheby's, Oasis and O'Connor sold more than $15 million in real estate last year in the Dover, Needham, and Wellesley area.

The Boston firm was known as Gibson Domain Domain; it was recently acquired and renamed by two local businessmen and became one of 250 franchises of Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates Inc., which is separate from the famed auction house.

"The most attractive part of the Sotheby's International Realty network is the outreach," Oasis said in a statement. "The international advertising, gorgeous website, and a myriad of other marketing services allows us to tap into a market that is new for this area."
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)