Emily Sholder
AGENT
Emily’s real estate practice is built on a unique foundation: a career as a licensed architect. This background gives her a rare dual-advantage in the market; where others see layout limitations or dated finishes, Emily sees spatial efficiency, structural integrity, and hidden equity. She doesn't just help clients navigate a transaction—she helps them decode a property's true DNA and maximize its future value.
From analyzing renovation feasibility and spotting hidden red flags to curating high-end staging that highlights a home's architectural lines, Emily offers an elevated, full-service experience. Her clients know her as a steady advocate, an exceptional communicator, and a creative problem-solver who infuses every step of the process with genuine empathy and trust.
Emily holds an architecture degree from Syracuse University and possesses intimate knowledge of the local DMV landscape. Having lived in Capitol Hill and Adams Morgan—where she undertook a hands-on condo renovation—she now calls Silver Spring home. A lover of historic architecture and vibrant local eateries, Emily is also an avid home cook and baker who loves nothing more than gathering friends around the table. Keeping her company through it all is Rhubarb, her mini Australian Labradoodle. Emily would be honored to partner with you on your next real estate chapter.
katie geffken, founder
“We’ve combined resources behind-the-scenes to make our systems more efficient and marketing more robust. This means not only winning more often for our clients, but having more time for our relationship with them.”
What Makes Collective Property Consultants So Unique?
Each client still gets to work with their agent of choice, but behind the scenes, each agent is backed by a group of vetted individual agents and their combined knowledge. We’ve combined resources to make the systems run more efficiently and the marketing more robust. This means not only winning more often, but having more time to focus on the relationship, which is what it’s all about.