Colleen Shehane at Pacific Sotheby's International Realty in Encinitas operates from the brokerage's office at 687 South Coast Highway 101 in Old Encinitas, part of a luxury network spanning 80-plus countries. Pre-listing staging transforms interior presentation through designers at Casa Contour Interior Design, aligning furnishing scale and coastal aesthetic with the property's architectural style before photography. The Sotheby's International Realty brand originated from the London auction house founded in 1744, extending that provenance to residential real estate in 1976 and connecting Encinitas sellers to a curated global buyer pool through proprietary marketing channels. Capital-gains planning for high-value coastal sales involves tax-preparation coordination with Pacific Pro Tax Solutions to model exclusion eligibility, installment-sale structures, and 1031 exchange timelines. The Encinitas office (DRE #01767484) covers listings along Coast Highway 101 from Cardiff State Beach through Leucadia, with particular strength in oceanfront and bluff-top properties commanding premium exposure through the Sotheby's global platform.