Your Guide to Selling Property
PRESEN TED BY SARAH HOLT & TOBEY N EM SER
Tobey Nemser Tobey started her real estate career in 20 03, helping her husband Mike design and build custom new construction homes. She joined BOWES Real Estate in Arlington in 20 0 6 as the office manager, and worked tirelessly with owner Bob Bowes, to build a company that placed the needs of the consumer first , consistently delivering an exceptional customer service experience and establishing a reputation for honesty, integrity and fair dealings. In July 2020, BOWES decided that the best way to grow the company was to welcome a new owner who shared their core values. Gibson Sotheby's International Realty was selected as the perfect suitor, and Tobey took on the role of the Office Director for Sotheby?s Arlington and Cambridge offices and became a member of the Leadership Team. Tobey believes that luxury is not a price point , but rather a level of service, and Gibson Sotheby's is able to offer all buyers and sellers a suite of exclusive services designed to provide value at every stage. In 2022, Tobey stepped back from her managerial role, to exclusively work with buyers and sellers. Tobey is a licensed REALTOR® and holds her Massachusetts and Maine real estate licenses. Also a Harvard graduate with a magna cum laude degree in Economics, she has extensive marketing, public relations and design experience, and loves helping agents, clients and customers see her vision of what could be. Tobey and husband Mike are still working in construction too but sneak away as much as possible to their beach home they built on Drakes Island in Wells, Maine where their five children, spouses and eight grandchildren are frequent visitors!
Sarah Holt Sarah Holt is a proud member of Gibson Sotheby's International Realty. She is a licensed REALTOR and Quality Service Certified agent, and currently holds a 100% customer satisfaction rating. Sarah makes a significant investment in her clients. For Buyers, Sarah knows that providing individual attention - at your convenience - is paramount. Buying a home is one of the most important decisions you will ever make, and having someone that is your advocate, negotiating in your best interest can not only save you money, but insure you pick the property that is right for YOU! Sarah is passionate about helping people, and by hiring Sarah as your Buyer?s Agent, you can be confident that someone is looking out for you. Each year, the industry bestows its most prestigious awards to an exclusive group of agents who are the best of the best. These individuals demonstrate a superior level of service by meeting and exceeding a high level of standards. Sarah is a Nationally Recognized Real Estate Agent. Out of 422 REALTORS that service the Arlington, MA area, Sarah has the highest customer satisfaction rating, according to REALTOR.com!
Don?t just get it on the market. Get it the attention it deserves. To maximize property exposure, your listing agent will work closely with our team of marketing experts to form a thoughtful strategy that showcases your home through a local, national and global lens.
The following outlines a comprehensive overview of marketing possibilities available to you through Gibson Sotheby?s International Realty.
The Selling Process I N I T I A L C O N S U LTAT I O N Discuss Listing Timeline Documents and Disclosures Pricing and Valuation
P R E PA R E Y O U R H O M E Decluttering and Cleaning Repairs and Updates Staging
M A RK ET I N G YO U R H O M E Professional Photography and Floor Plans
M A N AGI N G OFFERS Review
Print and Digital Marketing
Negotiate
Showings and Open Houses
Accept
M A N AGI N G T H E SA L E Purchase and Sale Financing/ Appraisal Mortgage Approval
M A N AGI N G T H E CLOSI N G Documents and Certificates Final Utility Readings Coordinate Closing
Marketing Overview Print Marketing PRIN T COLLATERAL Gibson Sotheby?s International Realty offers a variety of print marketing options that highlight key features of your home and generate exposure ? including pieces to share with prospective buyers and targeted mailers.
- Custom multi-page brochures - Brochure inserts (i.e. floor plans, improvement sheets, etc.) - Direct-mail postcards - Office window displays
PRIN T ADVERTISIN G Gibson Sotheby?s International Realty partners with an array of regional and national publications allowing agents to place both print and digital advertisements with preferred pricing. Your home could potentially appear in the following newspapers/ magazines:
- Boston Homes
- South Shore Real Estate Insert
- Harvard Magazine
- Dorchester Reporter
- The Cricket
- North Shore Magazine
- Cambridge Chronicle
- Boston Magazine
- New York Times
- Hometown Weekly
- Wellesley Weston Magazine
- Wall Street Journal
Digital Marketing EM AIL M ARKETIN G Gibson Sotheby?s International Realty provides a selection of tailored email campaigns to promote your property to a variety of audiences.
- Email blasts to your listing agent?s sphere of influence - Email blasts to Gibson Sotheby?s International Realty?s agent network and local brokers
SOCIAL M EDIA M ARKETIN G Through targeted social media advertising, we have the potential to capture an extended audience outside of our own network. Gibson Sotheby?s International Realty offers a variety of social media tools to further promote a property ? designed to generate leads, create awareness, and drive web traffic.
PROPERTY WEBSITE Gibson Sotheby?s International Realty will provide a property website that highlights property details and digital marketing assets such as photography, video, Matterport 3D virtual tour, and floor plans.
DIGITAL ADVERTISIN G Gibson Sotheby?s International Realty partners with a variety of digital advertising outlets that offer diverse campaigns to strategically market your property across the web ? targeting local, national, and/ or international audiences.
ON LIN E PRESEN CE Your home will be displayed on SothebysRealty.com and GibsonSothebysRealty.com. In addition, the property will be distributed to over 100 Sotheby?s International Realty affiliates around the world and shared with our global property marketing partners comprised of the most authoritative news, lifestyle, and financial voices, as well as real estate-centric websites.
- Boston.com
- FinancialTimes.com
- Zillow.com
- Realtor.com
- LP-LuxuryProperties.com
- Juwai.com
- WSJ.com
- HomeFind.com
- IHT.com
- NYTimes.com
- Trulia.com
- & many more
Additional Awareness Efforts PUBLIC RELATION S For our most significant and newsworthy properties, Gibson Sotheby?s International Realty?s in-house public relations department will leverage strategic media outreach efforts for local, national and international exposure. Notable listings can take center stage in an array of print and digital publications, capturing a wide audience.
OUR N ETWORK When your home is represented by Gibson Sotheby?s International Realty, it benefits from our well-connected network of 450+ local agents as well as our robust global network. Through personal outreach via office meetings, emails and calls, your property will be marketed to our agents and their highly qualified global clientele who know and trust the Sotheby?s International Realty brand.
Trusted to Sell Arlington Homes for 75+ Years Arlington Homes Sold by the Top 10 Offices January 2025 ? December 2025
Gibson Sot heby?s Int ernat ional Realt y | Arlingt on
144
Compass | Cambridge
34
Coldwell Banker Realty | Lexington
23
Compass | Boston
23
Gibson Sot heby?s Int ernat ional Realt y | Cambridge
22
Redfin Corp. | Burlington
22
Keller Williams Realty Boston Northwest | Lexington
22
Coldwell Banker Realty | Cambridge
21
Leading Edge | Belmont
18
Aikenhead Real Estate | Arlington
16
Arlington Market Share Gibson Sotheby?s International Realty sells more homes in Arlington than our top five Arlington competitors combined.
71% Gibson Sot heby?s Int ernat ional Realt y Arlingt on
8%
7%
6%
Aikenhead Real Estate Arlington
Leading Edge Real Estate Arlington
Senne Arlington
Source: MLS Pin, January 2025 ? December 2025
5% Advisors Living Arlington
2% Old New England Properties Arlington
REC EN T SA L ES
Arlingt on 177 Mt. Vernon Street Arlington Seller | Sale Price $1,305,000
Arlingt on 2 Bellevue Road Seller | $1,217,000
Arlingt on 107 Hibbert Street Seller | $875,000
Arlingt on 73 Beacon Street Seller | $1,000,000
Arlingt on 31 Walnut Street Buyer | Sale Price $1,690,000
Arlingt on 86 Melrose Street Seller | Sale Price $1,325,000
Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated.
Client Testimonials ?Sarah and Tobey were fantastic, they took care of everything, were perpetually on the ball, and incredibly patient with us and our counterparties. We've worked with them on purchases and sales in down and up markets, and they've handled both perfectly. On one hand, we have an amazing talent for picking unforeseeably problematic counterparties, and on the other hand, they manage to shepherd us smoothly through despite it all. I would never want to try this with anyone else.?
"Sarah Holt and Tobey Nemser were a pleasure to work with and I give them my highest recommendation! The family home they sold for us was at a very difficult time for my family and with the pandemic it made things even more challenging in terms of our family crisis. In the midst of all of this Sarah and Tobey were the consummate professionals providing us with excellent guidance and putting our needs on the top of their list always. Sadly my Dad passed away right after we listed the house which was a devastating loss to our family and I don't even know how we managed through it. Tobey and Sarah were so understanding of our loss, so reassuring that we didn't have to worry about the house, they went above and beyond anything I could imagine and led the way to the sale of the house. Sarah and Tobey checked on the house as needed including during cold spells as my Mom moved in with us and the house was vacant. Selling the house, because of Tobey and Sarah's work, was the smoothest thing that we had to deal with as we navigated our way through a sea of unknowns and difficult decisions related to the death of my Dad. I would emphasize that Sarah and Tobey were the reason that the sale of the house went as well as it did, they just went the extra mile on every level. I would recommend them to anyone I know, they truly are superstars and we are so grateful to have them to count on! Gibson Sotherbys you have real gems in Sarah and Tobey, I am sure you know that but I can't re-state it enough they were fantastic and we are so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with them, kudos to Tobey and Sarah!"
Sarah Holt Global Real Estate Advisor Sarah.Holt@GibsonSIR.com 90 8.256.6856
Tobey Nemser Global Real Estate Advisor Tobey.Nemser@GibsonSIR.com 617.448.1522
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