We recently purchased a new home in Westport, CT and had an outstanding experience working with Mary Ellen Gallagher as our realtor. She came to us very highly recommended by real estate professionals we know well and trust completely and her work with us fully validated those recommendations. Mary Ellen's deep expertise in the Westport market was evident from the start— she provided invaluable insights into neighborhoods, pricing trends, and local amenities that helped us make informed decisions with confidence.

Mary Ellen also demonstrated a clear and thorough understanding of inspection issues. She guided us through every detail, explaining potential concerns and solutions in an easily understandable way, ensuring there were no surprises during the buying process.

What truly set Mary Ellen apart was her exceptional communication. She was incredibly responsive, always available to answer questions promptly, and kept us informed at every stage of the process. Her attention to detail and proactive approach made the entire experience smooth and stress-free. She always went above and beyond, including being fully available while on a vacation trip in Europe as we finalized our purchase decision.

We highly recommend Mary Ellen Gallagher to anyone looking for a knowledgeable, professional, and dedicated realtor in the Westport area. — Doug Abel

I and my family have worked with Mary Ellen on several properties, and she's been a tremendous resource in each instance. Mary Ellen will go above and beyond for you to ensure that you have all the information you need to make your decision. Mary Ellen was overly gracious with her time in visiting each of the properties my wife and I were interested in. She's also been instrumental throughout the close process as well on this most recent property. Highly, highly recommend Mary Ellen! — Luke Andruik

Working with Mary Ellen Gallagher at Compass was an absolute pleasure from start to finish. She helped us find our dream home in Westport, Connecticut in record time, and we could not be happier with the experience.
Mary Ellen is exceptionally professional and proactive. From the outset, she sent us dozens of curated property options, each accompanied by detailed comments and insightful opinions that allowed us to make informed decisions even before our visits. Her preparation saved us valuable time and helped us quickly narrow down to the perfect home.
Throughout the process, Mary Ellen was deeply involved in every detail. She assisted us with inspections, followed up meticulously on every issue that required attention, and ensured that nothing was overlooked. She also connected us with an excellent real estate attorney and guided us through the transaction seamlessly.
Her extensive knowledge of the Westport luxury market, skilled negotiation abilities, and ability to manage inspections even when we were not present made all the difference. Mary Ellen didn’t stop at the closing — she continues to be a wonderful resource for us.
She is easy to work with, an excellent communicator, and always one step ahead. Mary Ellen consistently went above and beyond her duties as a broker, providing us with recommendations for contractors, handymen, and even local doctors and health practices.
More than just a real estate professional, she became our anchor for getting to know the Westport community, helping us settle in and feel at home from day one.
If you are looking for a home in Westport, call Mary Ellen Gallagher — she is simply the best. — Federico Kaune

We previously worked with MaryEllen when buying our home and had a fantastic experience, so it was an easy choice to partner with her again when it came time to sell. She did an outstanding job—guiding us through every step, from staging and preparing the house to providing expert pricing advice based on her deep market knowledge. Professional, dedicated, and always going above and beyond, she was willing to stop by and lend a hand whenever needed. — Dennis O’Connell

It was a pleasure having Mary Ellen help us sell our home in Westport. She was very knowledgeable about the market and the whole sales process, professional at all times whilst still being friendly, kind ….and funny. We trusted her expertise and experience and she made the sales process less stressful.
Thank you Mary Ellen!

— Tina Reid

Mary Ellen Gallagher from KMS was fantastic to work with, from our first meeting with her to the final walk through when she handed us the keys. She's very professional, effective, knowledgeable, and responsive but also fun to work with and understanding. We never had any question that she had our best interests in mind and felt that she did an excellent job of quickly learning what we were looking for and tailoring our search accordingly. We are very happy with the results, will certainly go back to her, and would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a house in the Fairfield county area!

— Zack Miles

My experience with Mary Ellen Gallagher was wonderful. She was both helpful and patient. I inherited my former home, so this was my first time searching for and purchasing a new home. Mary Ellen bothered to find out about me and my needs and found me a home that was perfect for me. It was both fun and helpful working with Mary Ellen. She is great!

- Pat McRoberts

Mary Ellen and the team at Compass were incredibly professional, knowledgeable, and patient as we navigated the process of listing and selling our house and purchasing our new one. In regards to everything from making our two young kids feel comfortable when we visited prospective houses to clear, prompt communication about showings and open houses to creative and polished marketing campaigns made the whole process as smooth as it could be. Thank you!

- Amanda Parrish Morgan

I want to share my positive real estate experiences with Mary Ellen Gallagher, Realtor on the KMS Team Compass out of Westport CT, who we’ve known for years. Mary Ellen successfully advised us in our 2 recent real estate transactions, selling our family home in Mountainside, NJ and the purchase of a new home in Vero Beach, FL. How did a CT Realtor advise us in NJ & FL? Mary Ellen did this by introducing us to the national Compass network. Her recommendations of both our NJ and FL agents proved to be exceptionally effective. One of the most remarkable aspects of the Compass network is the seamless collaboration and knowledge-sharing among agents. Their attention to detail, knowledge of the local market, and dedication to their clients truly set them apart. Both agents went above and beyond to ensure a smooth and successful selling/buying process, ultimately leading to two outstanding transactions. We are very satisfied customers!

If you’re contemplating a move, anywhere in the US, I highly recommend reaching out to Mary Ellen. She is a very dedicated, knowledgeable, and resourceful agent and will do her best to connect you with the right agent for your needs. We can’t say enough about our positive experiences thanks to Mary Ellen and the Compass network.

- Sarah Pires

Mary Ellen Gallagher is the best realtor! She was patient with us, very helpful and returned our texts, emails and phone calls promptly. She is friendly but professional and is very honest and not pushy at all. She knows the area well and has very good recommendations for other professional services one might need when buying a new property. You will be very happy if you choose to work with Mary Ellen Gallagher!

- Cynthia

Mary Ellen was a wonderful partner in helping us find our home. She was patient, conveyed extensive market knowledge and expertise, and has excellent relationships across the ecosystem from other brokers to inspectors to contractors.

- Kristin Steen

I can't imagine a realtor being more of a partner or helping us more than Mary Ellen Gallagher. She helped us sell our house in Westport and buy a house in Weston in 2013, and when we needed to sell our Weston house in 2022, we didn't hesitate to work with Mary Ellen again. She makes a stressful process easier by being so customer focused, knowledgeable, experienced, calm and responsive, especially in the negotiation process. It's hard to think of how we would have navigated these transactions without her support and advocacy. Her customer service is above and beyond - she even came to our house to feed our cats when we were out of town during the open houses. Whether you are buying or selling, Mary Ellen gives realistic, sound advice based on her deep knowledge of the market and real estate law and guidelines. Throughout these three transactions, Mary Ellen became more than a realtor - she became a friend. I cannot recommend Mary Ellen highly enough if you are buying or selling a house in Fairfield County.

- Amy Richards

Mary Ellen was a professional in every way possible. She made what is usually a challenging project for most go smoothly from start to finish. When hiccups did arise (no fault of hers) She handled and solved these with ease and professionalism. Mary Ellen takes the workload off the seller and buyer and handles everything with ease. Highly recommend Mary-Ellen if you are selling or buying your home.

- Tom McCann

Selling a home is extremely challenging, but choosing Mary Ellen Gallagher at Compass made everything easier. Her knowledge and professionalism were outstanding, along with her immediate response communication and never feeling like we had asked a dumb question which was very reassuring. We truly believe our very quick and successful house sale was largely based on following Mary Ellen’s excellent advice and we could not have been happier having her as our delightful realtor

- Emma Birch

We cannot say enough positive things about our experience working with Mary Ellen. As first-time home buyers, we were so appreciative of Mary Ellen’s wealth of knowledge and expertise. She helped us to navigate a very difficult and competitive market in Westport with the utmost professionalism and dedication. She was always extremely communicative and patient, and we appreciated and relied upon her honest and straight forward feedback. She guided us through every step of the process, and always went above and beyond to support us. She also helped to make house hunting with a toddler feel like a breeze! Our three-year-old son always looked forward to seeing Mary Ellen, and she always went out of her way to engage with him and make him laugh.

Mary Ellen is extremely knowledgeable and connected within the local community. She shared countless invaluable resources and recommendations with us. After our offer was accepted, she helped us to put together an all-star team. Everyone she recommended was absolutely top notch- all seasoned professionals known as some of the best in the area, including our attorney, mortgage provider, home inspector, septic inspector, and even a locksmith to change the locks post move-in. She coordinated and guided us through every step of the closing process, seemingly effortlessly. This included completing multiple inspections in a very tight timeframe that didn’t seem feasible, but she leveraged her contacts and helped us get it done in just a few days. Every time someone asked us who we were working with, when we said Mary Ellen, it was always clear that they knew of her, and she was well respected in the area as one of the best.

We could not have imagined working with anyone else to buy our first home, and feel incredibly lucky to not only know Mary Ellen as a realtor, but as a friend as well. She will be the first call we make if we ever find ourselves in the real estate market again!

- Rebecca Ross

We worked with Mary Ellen to purchase a home in New Canaan while living in Seattle. Remotely navigating such a complex process could have been a nightmare—but Mary Ellen made it impressively smooth. Her responsiveness and expert knowledge put us at ease from the start. We were making a long-distance move to an unfamiliar town, so we needed a real estate agent who really knew the area and could help us make sense of the current market. Mary Ellen never hesitated to give her honest opinion, steering us away from properties that weren’t a good investment. When we ultimately found our dream home, she visited it straight away and gave us a thorough virtual tour to give us confidence in our decision. At every step of the way, we knew Mary Ellen was in our corner looking out for our best interests. Her technical knowledge during the home inspection helped us ask the right questions, and when she advised us to hire an independent septic inspector, the results ended up saving us a massive headache that would have revealed itself years down the road. I knew she had a phenomenal reputation, but after working with her personally, I can attest that Mary Ellen is a world-class realtor. I’ll be working with her for as long as she’s in the business.

— Taylor Rosenbauer

My husband and I were introduced to Mary Ellen to help us relocate our family from Brooklyn to Westport. We lived in Brooklyn for 10 years and took a huge leap of faith leaving the city and moving to a new town we knew nothing about. Mary Ellen was instrumental in helping us navigate the buying process in a competitive market! With her experience and knowledge, she was able to tell us a lot about a home, its’ value, condition, the school district, neighborhood, and the block. Living an hour and a half away, we leaned on Mary Ellen’s expertise to help us decide whether or not a home was right for us. She helped us avoid many 3hr round trips with two toddlers and for that we are very thankful!! Mary Ellen was extremely responsive, easy to communicate with, she was fun, and always honest. In this business, you want to trust who you’re working with and we truly felt Mary Ellen put our family first. After we signed the contract the buying process went smoothly. It was a testament to her strong communication skills, project management, and experience. We are so happy in our new home and are very thankful for Mary Ellen’s guidance and continued support. We are forever grateful!!

— Aimee Kenline

Mary Ellen was a pleasure to work with! She helped us make an informed decision about the home we purchased and was a great negotiator. Couldn't have done it without her. Highly recommend!

—Lauren Turle

I had the fortune and pleasure of working with Mary Ellen Gallagher at KMS/COMPASS. Having purchased and sold several homes prior to meeting Mary Ellen, I must say this was the most seamless process ever. Mary Ellen took care of everything from beginning to end. She was incredibly professional, always on time, detail oriented, brutally honest when I needed her to be, and had an amazing wealth of knowledge about the local market, trends, home maintenance, future home valuation, contractors, etc. Mary Ellen truly took time to understand my needs and found the perfect home for us. There is no question why she is so well respected in our community as a top real estate agent. I will be referring all my family, friends, and colleagues to her in the future.

— Steven Choi

Change is good. Thank you to Mary Ellen Gallagher and the entire team at KMS Compass for helping us both sell a home AND buy a condo in 2021. Her advice on the sell side was invaluable--how to stage, price, market our home and then close the deal after multiple offers. On the buy side, Mary Ellen's focus and tenacity helped us secure a condo in record time and win the day in a very competitive bidding environment. Mary Ellen has the personality, experience, judgement, commercial instincts, and financial acumen to distinguish herself from the crowd. We knew we were in extremely capable hands with Mary Ellen and the entire KMS Compass team--can't imagine working with anyone else!

— Maryann Muller

We loved working with Mary Ellen Gallagher at KMS Compass. She was the first person we contacted in Westport based on other testimonials we’d read and she absolutely lived up to her reputation in helping us navigate a crazy hot market (early 2022). She introduced us to all the neighborhoods and amenities of the town to help us understand how various locations stacked up against one another. Every time a new listing in our budget came available, she would proactively send us her perspective and highlight pros and cons for us to consider – often things that were not visible in listing photos and only a Westport pro would know (traffic patterns, property history, neighborhood information, etc.). She seemed to intuit what we cared about and what we were ultimately able to compromise on and steered us in the right direction throughout the process. She was super flexible and patient about the fact that we often had our 4 year old along with us, and was able to arrange last-minute showings as new listings came up – we were driving from two hours away and expecting a new baby during this process, so plans were always changing. Perhaps most importantly, Mary Ellen found a way to be candid with us about what she thought was a good/not good idea as we went through the process while still helping us see a range of options. We also felt that her positive relationship with the seller’s agent helped the negotiation and purchase process go very smoothly and all our questions were answered almost immediately throughout the closing period. We are so excited about our new house and have already recommended Mary Ellen to friends looking in the area. — Matthew Johnson

First- I would definitely recommend Mary Ellen Gallagher and the KMS team to represent anyone looking to sell or buy a home. You will receive honest, confident, thoughtful and calming representations. Expectations will be set and exceeded. For a home seller, you will be blown away by how your property will be projected and advertised across all media channels. Further, you will be more than satisfied with the value you will get and the speed of the transaction. I could go on-and-on but trust me, look no further than Mary Ellen for representation - can't imagine anyone better!

— Gary Guiser