Melissa Schapiro

Love Where You Live

Melissa Schapiro

eXp
Real Estate Broker at eXp Realty
Bellingham WA 98226
Phone: 360-738-7182
Email: Melissa.Schapiro@eXpRealty.com

I’ve lived in Bellingham, WA, since 1996, and love exploring all the city’s wonderful neighborhoods. I promise to be honest, helpful and thorough. My skills as a reporter, writer and editor — I spent 20 years as a journalist before becoming a Real Estate Broker! — honed my listening and researching skills. Every house has a story, and I love finding and sharing it with my clients. I have come to love this area — for its natural beauty, its unique neighborhoods, and its care of the environment. I do my best to live lightly — recycling, composting and hosting a colony of mason bees in my back yard. I also have personally participated in Sustainable Connections Community Energy Challenge — making my own home more energy efficient and cutting my utility bills in half. I’m always happy to share this information, and help clients learn how they, too, can conserve energy and expenses! My main focus is to help you attain your goals, whether you are buying or selling, looking for a bigger place or downsizing. I look forward to working with you. Call or email me today!

Testimonials

Clients start to feel like family after working closely together to find their next home, or get their current home sold (or both!) Here are some comments from clients; more can be found on my Facebook business page.

pdxdan

6/17/2025

Melissa was a fantastic partner in our home buying journey. As newcomers to the area, we were grateful for her deep local knowledge—she took the time to tour us around, explain the nuances of each neighborhood, and help us understand our options.
Melissa really took the time to get to know us. She listened to our preferences and helped us focus on homes that were a great fit for our family. Her thoughtful guidance made the process feel personalized and efficient.
She also made the entire buying process smooth—from making an offer to navigating inspections and closing. Melissa was always responsive, clear, and one step ahead.
Beyond her professionalism, she’s simply a kind and genuine person. We felt fully supported every step of the way. Highly recommend working with Melissa!

HarrietMarkell

5/22/2023

Melissa is highly knowledgeable and wise about market conditions and pricing. She stays on top of current sales, etc. so knows what's out there. I had an excellent offer the day it was listed.
She explains the process in as much detail as you need and provides contact information or sets up with banks, escrow company, other resources.
I found her to be very responsive -- by phone, email, text, within an hour. She is as personable and professional as they come.
My schedule for selling my house fluctuated due to my own move and life schedule changes, and she was very accommodating - never flustered, and there was never a barrier.
I highly recommend her!

pbenhaim2

5/13/2022

Melissa Schapiro was fantastic! She knows the Bellingham housing market so well! She understood the history of the neighborhoods and the pricing of the current housing market. She was always available every time we had a question. She was able to get answers to us right away. On top of that she is so warm and friendly that it was a true pleasure being able to work with her!

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4/05/2022

Melissa was great in every aspect. I had many questions as this was my first home purchase and she was always prompt to respond and helpful.

The entire process was smooth sailing. She seemed to have a lot of local knowledge about the different interesting neighborhoods, activities and what have you.

I appreciated working with her and would recommend Melissa to anyone looking for a new house in Bellingham.

gdcantu1

1/26/2022

I was referred to Melissa by a trusted colleague and gently, though quickly and efficiently, introduced to the local real estate market. I did not expect the process to move quickly, but with keys to my new home in hand I'm starting to realize the value of timeliness. I feel lucky, and I would be happy to refer Melissa to others.

Erin Wikes Cohen

5/10/2021

Melissa was referred to us prior to us making the decision to relocate to Whatcom County. She spent time with us on our initial visit to the area and once we decided to move, she found us our dream home very quickly. As we purchased new construction, she was in touch with the listing agent and addressed our questions and concerns very patiently. We would strongly recommend Melissa to anyone looking to buy or sell a home in Whatcom County.

David L. Smith

12/12/2020

Melissa was extremely helpful in our efforts to buy a home in Ferndale,WA remotely from New York State. She pushed the selling agent and lender, allowing us to close expeditiously during this difficult time. Her knowledge of the process was better than most of the lawyers in our state. My wife and I found her warmth to be very welcoming for this cross-country move. We found her expertise and professionalism to be reassuring and would heartily recommend her for anyone thinking of buying or selling!

Peggy Hanley

10/26/2020

It was the smoothest buying process I have ever experienced. Nothing fazed Melissa. She fights for you. This was not a high-end purchase...a single wide manufactured home. Nevertheless, she never made me feel like this was not important to her. She even helped sell my tiny house by advertising it on her Facebook page, which went well beyond her responsibility as my agent, since my purchase of the property was not contingent on the sale of the tiny home. Congenial but hardworking. Deeply knowledgeable of the local market and the best mortgage companies to deal with. I highly recommend Melissa.

Janis Ban

10/24/2019

Melissa is very knowledgable and professional. She is easy to work with and very responsive. She listened well and made wise recommendations to us both in buying a property and selling another property. She is ethical and trustworthy. We were very pleased and would use her again.

Jennifer Farias

8/28/2019

Melissa was an amazing realtor for us! She was extremely understanding and answered all of our questions. She always got back to me right away if I had any questions or I saw a new house I wanted to see. She found us a perfect house for our unique family situation and we are so happy!

Melissa is very knowledgeable and personable. She communicates very well and in a very timely fashion. It was a pleasure to do business with her.

David S., Portland, OR

buyer

Melissa is by the book and a person you can trust. We recommend her to anyone we know!

Michelle Salmans, Van Zandt

seller

As this was my first time buying a house on my own, I relied on Melissa’s judgement and expertise completely. She was knowledgeable, detailed and quick to respond to new listings on the market. She was so very patient and explained everything I needed to know about the home buying process. She posed good questions to the house inspector and suggested questions to ask my lender. Melissa’s communication style was direct and clear, which I especially appreciated. I have only complementary things to say about her and recommend her highly.

C. Coleman, Bellingham

buyer

Melissa did a great job with selling my house. She provided leadership in several areas since I was traveling at closing. I’m appreciative for her willingness to be creative and present, doing what needed to be done to close this off-market sale. I appreciate Melissa’s friendly low-key genuine nature, coupled with her enjoyment of real estate.

Elizabeth, Bellingham

seller

We would, and have, recommended Melissa Schapiro to people searching and selling property. She is not only extremely knowledgeable with all neighborhoods, and their amenities and trails in the area, but she is available to calls and emails every day and at any hour. Her patience with our long search and her compliance with our desires was wonderful. She also opened up our eyes to other viable options to our initial wants. We actually went with an option we had not thought of, and are very pleased. Melissa Schapiro also gave us excellent instructions fo the readying and showing of our home for sale. It sold in two days!
We close strongly recommending Melissa Schapiro.

Miles Bryant and Sarah Bauman, Bellingham

buyers and sellers

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