Anytime Estimate Authors

Bill MacDonald
Anytime Estimate Founder
Bill MacDonald was a mortgage loan officer for over 15 years before founding Anytime Estimate. He also brings 10+ years of experience as a real estate agent working with numerous banks and mortgage brokers.

Anytime Estimate
Editorial Team
The Anytime Estimate editorial team analyzes data, reads reports, and interviews housing industry professionals, clocking hundreds of research hours to bring you timely insights.

Jon Stubbs
Content Writer
Jon Stubbs is a contributing writer and content lead for Anytime Estimate with over 20 years experience as a writer and editor.

Steven Porrello
Contributing Writer
Steven Porrello is a former 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Kristine Cameron
Former Contributor
Kristine Cameron is a former content writer for Anytime Estimate, crafting articles to help customers navigate the home buying and selling processes.

Lorraine Roberte
Contributing Writer
Lorraine Roberte is a personal finance writer who covers home budgeting, financing, and purchasing. She’s been a freelance writer for over six years and holds a Master of Arts degree in French language and literature from Queens College.

Katy Byrom
Content Writer
Katy Byrom is a content writer for Anytime Estimate and other Clever Real Estate brands. She's passionate about helping people unpack the complexities of real estate and make more informed decisions around buying selling and investing.

Steve Nicastro
Content Lead
Steve Nicastro is a content lead at Anytime Estimate, a premier resource for accurate and up-to-date real estate and homeownership information.

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

Jaime Dunaway-Seale
Content Writer
Jaime Dunaway-Seale is a content writer at Anytime Estimate, which owned by Clever Real Estate. Anytime Estimate is one of the leading real estate education platform for home buyers, sellers, and investors.

Jamie Ayers
Managing Editor
Jamie Ayers is a managing editor for Anytime Estimate, which is part of the Clever Real Estate brand family.

Michael Warford
Contributing Writer
Michael Warford is a real estate freelance writer from Montreal. He has written for a variety of digital and print publications, including Homes & Land Magazine Edmonton and Yellow Pages Canada.

Erin Cogswell
Contributing Writer
Erin Cogswell covers a variety of topics related to buying and selling a home. She has 20 years of writing and copyediting experience in journalism and marketing.

Hannah Warrick
Content Editor
Hannah Warrick is a content editor for Anytime Estimate as well as its parent company, Clever Real Estate.

Cara Haynes
Contributing Writer
Cara Haynes is a contributing writer for AnytimeEstimate.com and the director of content operations for its parent company, Clever Real Estate.

Mike Yessis
Content Editor
Michael Yessis is a content project manager at Anytime Estimate and its parent company, Clever Real Estate.

Sam Huisache
Former Data Writer
Sam M. Huisache is a former Data Writer for Anytime Estimate, which is owned by Clever Real Estate. Clever is the nation's leading real estate education platform for home buyers, sellers, and investors.

Clay Halton
Contributing Writer
Clay Halton is a real estate finance editor, specializing in simplifying complex financial concepts for readers navigating real estate decisions.

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

Melissa Glidden
Contributing Writer
Melissa Glidden is a writer, freelance digital marketing specialist, and licensed real estate agent in Indiana with 15 years of experience making complex topics easy to understand.

Jess Johansen
Editor
Jess Johansen is an editor for Anytime Estimate and its parent company, Clever Real Estate. She has written, edited, and managed content for six years, with three years focused on real estate.

Drake Shadwell
Overview Drake Shadwell is the Manager of Clever Offers at Clever Real Estate, where he leads a high-performing team focused on connecting home sellers with institutional and investor buyers through a streamlined, data-driven approach.

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

Ashley Simon
Content Editor
Ashley Simon is a content editor at Anytime Estimate and its parent company, Clever Real Estate. Ashley began contributing to Anytime Estimate in 2021.