Clever Authors

Clever Real Estate is the nation’s leading real estate education platform for home buyers, sellers, and investors. We do the research, gather the data, and write the content — so YOU can make smarter real estate decisions! Here, you can meet the team of writers, analysts and real estate experts who power our platform.

Bill MacDonald

Anytime Estimate Founder

Bill MacDonald was a mortgage loan officer for over 15 years before founding Anytime Estimate.

Anytime Estimate

Organization

Anytime Estimate is here to guide you through your next real estate journey with local housing data, helpful real estate tools, and personal insights from trusted industry experts.

Steven Porrello

Contributing Writer

Steven Porrello is a regular contributor at Anytime Estimate. When he's not writing about real estate and investing, Steven spends his time surfing, reading on the beach, and traveling.

Elizabeth Boyd

Elizabeth Boyd is a freelance writer who enjoys helping people understand complex subjects through her online content.

Chloe Goodshore

Former Contributor

Chloe Goodshore is a freelancer writer who specializes in personal and business financing. She has a passion for making boring things sound interesting and complex things sound simple, all so readers can make well-informed decisions.

Jared Lindstrom

Writer

Jared Lindstrom is a contributing writer for Anytime Estimate. With a background in financial, health & wellness, and personal development writing, Jared specializes in discount real estate brokers, low-commission realtors, and personal finance.

Jon Stubbs

Content Writer

Jon Stubbs is a Content Writer for Clever Real Estate. He writes to help empower home buyers and sellers with the knowledge to make smart real estate decisions.

Luke Babich

CEO | Clever Real Estate

Luke Babich is the CEO of Clever Real Estate, the parent company of Real Estate Witch. Clever's mission is to help consumers make real estate moves that bring them close to their life's goals.

Amber Taufen

Editor

Amber Taufen has been writing and editing professionally since 2005 and has been focused on real estate since 2014.

Mariia Kislitsyna

Writer

NYC-based and with a master’s degree in strategic management, Mariia has years of experience writing about real estate.

Aja McClanahan

Contributing Writer

Aja McClanahan is a writer and licensed real estate agent that covers personal finance and a number of related topics.

Kristine Cameron

Former Contributor

Kristine Cameron is a content writer for Anytime Estimate, Clever Real Estate, and Real Estate Witch, crafting articles to help customers navigate the home buying and selling processes.

Dave Schafer

Dave Schafer has been a professional writer for over a decade, specializing in personal finance, real estate, productivity, and consumer technology.

Katy Byrom

Content Writer

Katy Byrom is a content writer for Clever Real Estate brands, which include Anytime Estimate and The Real Estate Witch.

Jamie Ayers

Content Product Manager

Jamie Ayers is a writer, researcher, and frequent contributor on Anytime Estimate. He's currently a Content Product Manager at Clever Real Estate, and has been writing about real estate and proptech for the better part of a decade.

Matt Brannon

Data Writer

Matt Brannon is a Data Writer at Anytime Estimate, the nation's leading real estate education platform for home buyers, sellers, and investors.

Shannon Whyte

Contributing Writer

Shannon Whyte is a freelance copywriter and social proof strategist who helps businesses authentically connect with their audience.

Steve Nicastro

Managing Editor

Steve Nicastro is the Managing Editor at Anytime Estimate, a premier resource for accurate and up-to-date real estate and homeownership information.

Daniel Bortz

Contributing Writer

Daniel Bortz is a freelance writer for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Money Magazine, Consumer Reports, and other publications.

Jaime Dunaway-Seale

Content Writer

Jaime Dunaway-Seale is a content writer at Clever Real Estate, the leading real estate education platform for home buyers, sellers, and investors.

Cara Haynes

Cara Haynes is the general manager for AnytimeEstimate.com. She's passionate about making real estate less confusing to empower people to build household wealth.

Sam Huisache

Content Writer

Sam M. Huisache is a Data Writer at Clever Real Estate, the nation's leading real estate education platform for home buyers, sellers, and investors.

Alex Long

Content Writer

Alex is a Content Writer for Anytime Estimate, as well as Clever Real Estate and The Real Estate Witch.