Peter Sigal, the well-respected deputy editor of The New York Times’ Sunday real estate section, has accepted a position at The New York Times-owned International Herald Tribune in Paris, according to an announcement by email sent earlier today to writers (this one included).

Mr. Sigal oversaw the paper’s residential coverage in the Sunday paper as well as commercial coverage on Wednesdays.

His replacement will be none other than Vivian Toy, known primarily for writing the section’s On The Market page.

After the jump, the email to former and current writers. Read More