Glenn Holtz with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices is an excellent person to turn to whether you're relocating to the area or looking for a new home.

A professional who focuses on the client's interests. We contacted Steve Shanks over a year aago. He demonstrated knowledge, experience, and judgment - v. hard sell and smoke and mirrors too common in this business. And he stuck with what he represented. He kept us in tune with the market and its fluctuations, provided knowledge, advice, and guidance, and continued to keep in touch and do his best to serve our needs. In the end, we were not able to list our house with Steve - but he is the first person I would call for any real estate transaction (buy or sell) and the first I would recommend to others. (Another Berkshire Hathaway office in Beverly Hills unfortunately got involved - and the experience with them was less than satisfactory: so buyer beware - it's all in the individual agent you select. Screen and select carefully.)

Scott has been my representative in two purchases and one sale on the Santa Barbara mesa during the past seven years. I have found him to be quite knowledgeable about the mesa and the general real estate market.Scott showed me several dozen homes over a period of years. He was invariably well informed, courteous and punctual. When the time came for negotiations he proved to be an effective and ethical representative.He maintains and continually updates a list of repair/maintenance personnel and workmen which is very helpful whether buying or selling.Another plus is the truck Scott provides for use by clients and qualified charities or community service organizations.Scott is a hard working agent who diligently represents his clients with integrity.Like

Excellent people!

The BEST!

Old fashioned full service real estate broker with family of services.

Friendly, very knowledgeable about the area and what people wantI've sold 2 properties in 6 months and both sold quickly.

The very best for everything real estate!

I recently moved into a home in Santa Barbara which I had the pleasure of purchasing with the help of Scott Williams and Susannah O'Dea of Berkshire Hathaway. I had been recommended to Scott by a family friend who had worked with him on purchasing multiple properties, and she said that he had helped her to win several bidding wars, little did I know that his skill set would be exactly what I needed!I started looking in January, and Scott and Susannah showed me many, many houses, and in great variety too. I was kept up to date on the MLS, but Scott and Susannah found plenty of relevant houses. As a team, I felt like they were always in reach and that I was able to see a house that came on the market ASAP. Susannah was consistently a joy to coordinate with and was always sensitive to my needs. She also adapted to my communication preferences, which was so nice.Ultimately, Susannah found "the one". I saw it the day it was listed, fell in love and immediately Scott got to work on comps in order to assess the value of the home. The next day, we returned for a second showing and were ready with a solid offer immediately after. There was another offer from a buyer, and we were in a bidding war on the second day the house was on the market. I was very eager, and while Scott certainly took my wishes into account, he also erred on the side of not offering too much so as to save me money. He could have easily just made a very high offer, but Scott was just the right amount of conservative, which I found to be ethical and honorable. Needless to say, we won the bidding war and I was elated! Scott and Susannah made the win feel so special and ceremonious which was so heartwarming.After my offer was accepted, Scott and Susannah lined up all of the inspections. There were many, but gave me a great opportunity to understand my house, which was built in 1925. We ultimately were able to get the final purchase price under asking with the allowances for repairs & improvements.I couldn't speak more highly of Scott and Susannah. Scott's extensive experience was invaluable and Susannah's expert communication, guidance and professionalism make them an excellent team. Though I had purchased a few properties in the past, my experience couldn't compare in the least to this. I felt taken care of from start to finish, learning along the way. The purchase felt really ceremonious, which was something I didn't know I valued until I experienced it.I would most definitely work with Scott and Susannah and recommend them to anyone in the future.

Norma Betancourt helped our family find our dream home through the challenges of being long-distance clients and made the process easy and smooth. She listened to our family’s needs and wish-list and delivered the ideal home and neighborhood on our first day of touring homes. She is very professional, extremely thorough, honest and straightforward. She always made herself available to us even moving her schedule around to fit our extremely chaotic one. She’s a real go-getter who fought on our behalf when issues arose with our builder and lender in a professional manner. She went above and beyond to ensure every single one of our questions and concerns were addressed and went out of her way using her personal time to seek advice from contacts to check that our paperwork was done correctly. Thanks to her dedication, errors were found on our purchasing estimates and we did not lose the opportunity to purchase our dream home. She even helped us find a temporary rental while our home was being built. Norma provided guidance and support every step of the way from purchasing, to construction, closing, and following up afterward to verify that all last-minute builder issues were corrected to our standards. We never felt lost with Norma. She was so thoughtful and caring that we felt we were being taken care of and guided by family. Norma is the best realtor we have ever encountered in the industry. We were so lucky to have her during that process and could not have asked for a better realtor.