Estately Launches AgentMatch to Help Consumers Find the Best Real Estate Agent

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) June 28, 2007 -- In a sea of over 45,000 Washington State real estate agents and hundreds of real estate brokerages, consumers often have trouble finding the real estate agent who has the right experience, expertise, and personality when buying or selling a home. Today it is easier: Estately.com is introducing a program to match home buyers and sellers with the best pre-screened real estate agent for them - for free.

Beginning today, home buyers and sellers can tell Estately.com what they need in an agent and be matched with the best 3 real estate agents for them. Estately has recruited the best agents from dozens of brokerages in the greater Seattle area and throughout Western Washington to participate in the program.

"Having a great agent can be the difference between selling your home at full cost or at a discount or the difference between getting the home you love and getting out-maneuvered," said Estately co-founder Galen Ward, "And it's really tough picking the great agents out from all the so-so agents. With the launch of Agent Match, it's much easier to find local experts who are true professionals and to pick the one who really matches your needs."

Estately's beta testers have greatly enjoyed the service. "Estately recommended three great agents to me, and I chose the one I liked best," said one Estately beta tester, Chuck Groom, "She offered great value in her in-depth experience of things to watch out for and how to find hidden gems. When I made an offer, she offered great advice and pretty much dictated the terms to the seller's agent."

Estately's Agent Match algorithm uses consumer answers from a brief questionnaire to match them with highly qualified, individually recruited agents who meet their needs. Consumers and agents are matched geographically, based on consumer's needs and based on agent feedback from past clients. Consumers are shown all the feedback for each agent recommended to them. Home buyers and sellers can choose to remain anonymous until they are ready to work with an agent.

About Estately:

Estately, previously ShackPrices.com, is a privately held real estate search site where home buyers and browsers can quickly and intuitively search through tens of thousands of homes for sale on a map, view precise details about each home, and see what parks, schools, restaurants, transit stops and more are near each home. Estately.com is a licensed real estate brokerage in Washington State and a member of the Northwest MLS. Visit http://Estately.com/ or http://blog.estately.com/ for more information.

Contact: Galen Ward of Estately.com, +1-206-801-1959

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