About Mary-Ellen Santos

Mary-Ellen

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Meet Mary-Ellen

Business Manager/Broker
Since 2011, Mary-Ellen has worked with the Sheri Hagerty Group guiding clients through the home buying and selling process. She is a licensed North Carolina real estate broker, a notary public, and a client care specialist. She relocated from Washington D.C. to Raleigh in 1996 and has witnessed the Triangle’s growth and development firsthand. Her experience working as a litigation paralegal and as a real estate paralegal gives her a unique set of skills to bring to the transactional side of real estate.

Mary-Ellen grew up in the Boston area where she enjoyed summers on Cape Cod. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Boston College, a paralegal degree from Wesley College, and an MBA in Finance & Investments from George Washington University. Mary-Ellen worked for many years as a business analyst specializing in mergers and acquisitions and executive compensation issues.

When Mary-Ellen is not working on behalf of clients, she enjoys time with her husband and three children and traveling with her youngest daughter to her Allstar Cheer competitions.

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Julie B.

Julie B.

The Sheri Hagerty Group exceeded our expectations in selling our home! After an unsuccessful attempt to sell our house with a different agent, we contacted Sheri and signed with her immediately. Our home was a challenge due to...
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Allen H.

Allen H.

Sheri is one of the top REALTORS I have ever worked with. As a real estate developer of single family home lots and homes, we live and die by our REALTOR friends. Sheri has an extremely broad knowledge of all things in single f...
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Autry and Tonya B.

Autry and Tonya B.

My husband and I first met Sheri Hagerty during the Parade of Homes in 2016. She made such a positive impression that when we were ready to move to Raleigh in the fall of 2017, we immediately knew who we wanted to help us find ...
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Jan D.

Jan D.

In 2019, faced with his critical illness, my husband and I considered our options which included moving to another location for treatment or possibly just moving to be closer to our grown children. As we weighed the choices, my...
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Erin D.

Erin D.

I had the pleasure of working with the Sheri Hagerty team - specifically Sheri herself and Mary-Ellen Santos. As first time home buyers we had no idea what the process would look like and what would be required. On top of being...
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Robert H.

Robert H.

I have known Sheri for a long time and she was the first person I thought of when it came time to find a new place for my family and I. I was so fortunate to have worked with Sheri and her group to find the right house. She hel...
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Savannah K.

Savannah K.

Sheri has been the greatest to work with! I've been working with her for eight months now and witnessed how much she truly cares for her clients and how dedicated she is to ensuring everyone around her is fully supported. Sheri...
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Tyler N.

Tyler N.

Sheri and her team were consummate professionals. I felt well-informed and cared for throughout the process. Thank you, Sheri.
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Penny M.

Penny M.

Sheri and the team made our entire experience a true pleasure from listing to selling. They knew everything we needed to take care of and helped with each step. “DREAM TEAM”
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Jessica D.

Jessica D.

Sheri was so friendly and made the process so easy! This was 10 yrs ago 2013 and I would still ring her up if I got ready to sell my townhouse!
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Brian H.

Brian H.

As a homebuilder in the Triangle, I am both proud and appreciative to know and have had the privilege of working with Sheri! Her knowledge and professionalism are unmatched! She understands our market, the ins and outs of home...
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Anne L.

Anne L.

This is a long overdue review. Sheri helped me over a two-year period prior to moving to Raleigh and continuing after I moved. I wasn't an easy buyer for various reasons - I was going through a divorce, I missed the home and ne...
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Laura L.

Laura L.

Sheri Hagerty and her team helped me find and purchase my first home. I cannot say enough about how professional and hard-working she is. I am also privileged to call her my friend. She deserves all her success, she truly ca...
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Jennifer C.

Jennifer C.

Mary and the entire Sheri Hagerty team did an excellent job selling our home! The entire process was seamless from prelisting to closing.
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Buyer

Buyer

Excellent experience! She went above and beyond expectations. Outstanding communication from start to finish. It was a great experience and she made it stress-free.
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Jerry P

Jerry P

The best in Raleigh, North Carolina!
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Jeralyn W.

Jeralyn W.

Sheri and her team were amazing! Made selling our house easy and as stress-free as possible. Great advice on what needs to be updated/fixed to get the house ready to sell, along with marketing and staging. Easy to communicate...
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D. Wilson

D. Wilson

Had a wonderful experience with Sheri and Mary-Ellen. As first-time home buyers, the process was intimidating but Sheri did a wonderful job of being responsive and helping us understand the home-buying process!
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