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Lenders have tightened criteria to access home equity loans, find out what experts are telling homeowners to consider

Digital curb appeal is a new variable in the curb appeal equation for home sellers and home buyers. Not only does your home need to shine like a diamond when potential buye...

So how do you survive a shifting real estate market? Any experienced agent will tell you rock-solid customer service is the best way to navigate any market shift. But what ...

The right shade for your office really comes down to how you want to feel when you’re working, says Maureen McDermut, a Montecito, California-based real estate agent with S...

Congratulations Maureen McDermut on being recognized as one of 2023 Los Angeles Magazine's Real Estate All-Stars.

Enhancing the energy efficiency of your home has two big advantages: It’ll make your place more eco-friendly and help you save money. A home with reduced energy usage will ...

Maureen McDermut is a Realtor in Santa Barbara and Montecito, California, where she has helped many clients sell historic homes that are big on charm, but not so much on en...

2022 was a year of upheaval in real estate. What’s on tap for 2023? Sotheby's International Realty home realtor Maureen McDermut says “2023 will be a year of returning to n...

A tough year for homebuyers: “2022 was a hard year for owners and buyers for a few different reasons,” said Sotheby's International realtor Maureen McDermut. “The main reas...

Featured in the SF Gate, Maureen McDermut discusses the current housing market and mortgage rates. since reaching a 20-year high in October rates have begun to come down sl...

A Spanish-style retreat in Santa Barbara, a grand 1933 home in the Hollywood Hills and a Mediterranean-style house in Long Beach.

Congratulations Maureen McDermut on being recognized as one of the top ranked real estate professional in the state of California!

This California home with six bedrooms dates to the 1930s and includes a tower offering ocean and mountain views. The roughly seven-acre property also has a guesthouse and ...

After years of tight supply and rising prices, luxury buyers find more options in secondary markets outside major hubs

It never hurts to look...

King George III is perhaps most famous for losing Britain’s trans-Atlantic colonies in the Revolutionary War. And the monarch’s shaky mental health was examined in the Osca...

Historic homes with a lot of character—and a story behind them—can be a rarity. If you’re someone who prefers to live in these storied walls over shiny new builds, we’d rec...

A more than century-old, iconic home in Montecito, California, that was once home to singer, actress and activist Lena Horne, has come onto the market for $8.5 million. Kn...

In recent years, the Southern California coastal enclave of Montecito has derived its fame from its many celebrity residents. Rob Lowe. Oprah. Meghan and Harry.

The tony beach town has seen an influx of young families moving from big cities amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Large, landscaped outdoor spaces have become a top priority during coronavirus.

Nowhere has the COVID pandemic been as paradoxically good for the real estate market, perhaps, as California’s patrician seaside community of Montecito, where TV writer-pro...

A primary or vacation home just steps from the fairways is a dream come true for the avid golfer. In locations from the Hamptons to prestigious Pebble Beach—with the distin...

Montecito is an enclave popular with the rich and famous that sits on the Southern California coast south of the Santa Ynez Mountains. The small, scenic community is a refu...