Authors
Galina Velgach

Galina Velgach

Editor

Galina Velgach is an editor for Real Estate Witch and its sister brands, focusing on traditional real estate brokerage reviews, home buyer assistance, and mortgage programs. She previously led editorial production for clients in commercial real estate and banking. She also worked as a communications specialist for Ernst & Young.

Galina has edited two journals for the American Library Association and contributed to an article in the multidisciplinary academic journal Viking and Medieval Scandinavia.

Expertise

  • Traditional real estate brokerages
  • Home buyer assistance programs
  • Mortgages
  • Home selling

Education

  • BA Media, Rhetoric & Cultural Studies - University of Illinois at Chicago

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