About Holt & Shore
We sell homes in Vesper Bay, and nowhere else.
Founded 2011 (Sample)
Maren Holt (Sample)
Founder and lead agent
Maren Holt grew up over her parents' boat supply shop on Bollard Row. She learned the harbor first, one street at a time.
She sold her first home in 2009 and opened Holt & Shore in 2011. The firm is small on purpose. Maren takes part in every sale, from the first visit to the day the keys change hands.
She is known for plain talk about price. She would rather lose a listing than promise a number the market will not pay.
The name
Holt is for Maren Holt, who started the firm. Shore is for the coast where she has sold homes since 2009.
How we work
Price it right on day one
A home gets the most eyes in its first two weeks. We set the price from recent sales, not from hopes.
Show the whole truth
We share the inspection report, the floor plan and the flaws up front. Buyers bid higher when nothing is hidden.
One person owns the sale
You get one contact from start to finish. A short note goes out each week, so you always know what was done.
In numbers (Sample)
- Years in business
- 15
- Homes sold since 2011
- 214
- Neighborhoods covered
- 5
The team
Odile Ferren (Sample)
Client care lead
Odile keeps each sale on track. She plans the showings, writes the weekly note and keeps the office running.
Tobin Escarra (Sample)
Buyer's agent
Tobin works with buyers. He knows which lots catch the wind, which streets hold the light and which homes may come up for sale next.
The office (Sample)
Netloft Lane, Hawser Quay
The office is on the ground floor of an old net loft, one block from the harbor.
- Monday to Friday
- 9:00 to 5:30
- Saturday
- 10:00 to 4:00
- Sunday
- Closed
Notices
We show every home to every buyer. We follow fair housing law in all we do.
On a live site, the firm's license details go here.
On a live site, the agent's license number goes here.
In the press (Sample)
These papers and their stories are made up, like the firm.
The Vesper Bay LedgerOctober 2, 2026 (Sample)
Lentisk Point villa comes to market for the first time in 40 years
The paper walks through Villa Vespera, from its cypress drive to its seven-arch loggia. Maren Holt explains how the 2021 repair work kept the old plaster and floors.
Sunward HomeSeptember 5, 2026 (Sample)
What seven arches do at sunset
A photo essay on the loggia at Villa Vespera, shot over one evening. The light goes from white to gold to rose in under an hour.
Sill & LintelJune 12, 2026 (Sample)
The glass house on Windlass Head finds its second owner
The review looks back at how Halyard Studio set a glass pavilion on a sea cliff. It also notes that the sale, led by Holt & Shore, put the design first.
The HawserApril 3, 2026 (Sample)
An old captain's house sells in eleven days
The harbor weekly reports on the sale of an 1887 house on Fairlead Street. The sellers shared the full inspection report before the first showing.
Vesper Bay Property RecordFebruary 27, 2026 (Sample)
Winter sales hold up in Marram Flats
The trade journal lists the season's beach sales. One is a stucco house on Sandglass Street, sold while its owners were abroad.
Vesper Bay Business WeeklyFebruary 13, 2026 (Sample)
Small on purpose: Holt & Shore at fifteen
A profile of the firm in its fifteenth year. Maren Holt explains why she limits how many listings she takes on at one time.
Questions
Working with us, About this site
Which areas do you cover?
We work in all five neighborhoods of Vesper Bay. They are Hawser Quay, Cistus Hill, Marram Flats, Windlass Head and Lentisk Point. We do not take listings outside the city.
Do you handle rentals?
No. We only help people buy and sell homes.
Is Holt & Shore a real firm?
No. Holt & Shore is a concept demo built by SEO Busters. It shows what a website for a real-estate firm can do.
The homes, prices, people and places are all made up. Nothing on this site is for sale.