About Estately
A little bit about the website and the people behind it
Estately.comSearch Thousands of PropertiesEstately was created with the belief that home buyers need context when they're looking for a home. At Estately you can learn about the surrounding area, the nearby shops, the character of the neighborhood and the style, size and price of a property. Estately.com lets people interested in real estate search for homes from the most comprehensive database of homes in select United States cities and find the best agents from dozens of real estate brokerages. Estately is a real estate brokerage and is a member of many Multiple Listing Services across America (MLS), meaning Estately has the most comprehensive database of homes available in your area. Estately Agent Match matches people who are going to buy or sell a home with the best agents from dozens of local real estate brokerages based on their area, their needs, and feedback from previous clients. When consumers sign up to get proposals from great agents via Estately's Agent Match, the Estately team matches them with the best local experts for their needs. A wide variety of great agents work with estately, but all share devotion to helping their clients. When consumers are matched with agents, they can also read what previous clients have said about each agent that is recommended to you. Learn more: read more about how Estately works, how Agent Match works, or our take a peak behind the curtain on our blog. Agents can learn how to partner with Estately clients here. |
Who Runs the Show?Galen WardGalen Ward founded Estately with Doug Cole in 2006. Before starting Estately, he worked as a Geographical Information Systems analyst conducting research on Pacific Northwest waterways and contracting for the EPA in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Before founding Estately, Mr. Ward also worked as a search engine optimization consultant. Real estate runs in his family: both of his grandfathers were real estate agents. Doug ColeDoug Cole founded Estately with Galen Ward in 2006. Before founding Estately, Doug was a freelance programmer and web developer, hand built extremely high-end audio equipment, and was enrolled in a PhD-track mechanical engineering program. Doug graduated with a double major in physics and computer science from Macalester College in Minneapolis. John WulffJohn Wulff has a BS in Informatics from the University of Washington. John has been using Ruby on Rails since July, 2005. Shaun GradyShaun is Estately's graphic designer and front-end web developer. Shaun graduated from The Art Institute of Seattle with a Bachlor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, and has 5 years of professional front-end web design and development experience. |
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