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About Estately

A little bit about the website and the people behind it

Estately Inc. is a licensed real estate brokerage in Washington, California, Illinois, New York, and Georgia.

Estately.com

Search Thousands of Properties

Estately 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 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. Estately's brokers—Kevin Boer, Chadwick Bissette, Martin Conneely, Bradley Nix, and David Kennedy—are here to help you buy or sell your home. If you are interested in a home outside of their areas, they can also match you with the best agents from dozens of local real estate brokerages based on your area, your needs, and feedback from previous clients.

Learn more: read more about how Estately 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 Ward

Galen Ward founded Estately with Doug Cole in 2006 with the vision of making it easier for consumers to find the right home for them. Before starting Estately, he worked with large spatial databases for public agencies in the Pacific Northwest and for the EPA in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. He is passionate about UI, data crunching and the bottom line.

Doug Cole

Doug 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.

Courtney Vester

Courtney Vester joined Estately in late 2008 and is Estately's lead people person, managing client and agent relations. Courtney has a degree in Sociology from the University of Washington, and has worked in real estate for over eight years. Prior to working at Estately she was a commercial property manager for medical, office and industrial real estate portfolios.

Washington Office

Chadwick Bissette

Chadwick Bissette is Estately's licensed broker in the state of Washington. Chadwick has been a licensed broker for over 5 years.

California Office

Kevin Boer

Kevin Boer is Estately's licensed broker in the state of California.

Illinois Office

Martin Conneely

Martin Conneely is Estately's licensed broker in the state of Illinois.

Georgia Office

Bradley Nix

Bradley Nix is Estately's licensed broker in the state of Georgia.

New York Office

David Kennedy

David Kennedy is Estately's licensed broker in the state of New York.