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SPONSORED CONTENT BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT SPONSORED CONTENT Northwood Realty’s Linda Pelkofer Recognized Results I t seems like everyone in the Fox Chapel area knows of Linda Pelkofer. That’s because she’s been helping homeowners buy and sell their homes for over 32 years in real estate. You don’t get that kind of longevity without doing something right, and Pelkofer attributes her success to referrals from satisfied clients and her dedication to mailings. “People know me because I’m on their refrigerator and in their mailbox,” she said. “And I’ve been around a while, so there are lots of referrals and repeat clients. There are homes that I’ve sold four times in my career and there are clients where I’ve represented multiple generations of their families.” Add into the mix that Pelkofer is happy to serve everyone, whether they’re looking at a starter home or downsizing from a sizable estate. She’s willing to help people relocate across town or across the country and credits her detailed knowledge of Western Pennsylvania to a boss she had when she first started out. “I had a manager who made me learn all of the North Hills when I first started out — to Cranberry and beyond,” Pelkofer explained. “She continued to have me master different areas and, eventually, even though I was born and raised in the East End, I knew every neighborhood you could want to live in around Pittsburgh.” In addition to being a regional expert, Pelkofer is a past member of the Board of Directors, and currently serving on committees, for the Realtors Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh, an organization that named her the 2015 Realtor of the Year. She is a Certified Residential Specialist, a Military Relocation Professional, GREEN Designated Realtor and a Seniors Real Estate Specialist. She’s also received the Northwood Realty Dream Award, in 2015, along with being a previous Northwood Legendary Service Award winner. Despite all of the professional accolades, Pelkofer said that it’s her charity work that means the most to her. “Being in real estate brought me into a whole new world of charitable endeavors. This is my joy in real estate,” she said. In fact, Pelkofer started Northwood’s Pink Tag Sale after approaching her manager about all of the items that moving clients leave at the curb on moving day. “I saw all these things that people were throwing away — furniture, appliances, clothing — and I said, ‘Why don’t we create some type of sale where we pick the items up and sell them for charity?’” she recalls. “We named it the Pink Tag Sale and raised $585 for Komen’s Race for the Cure in the first year. We do two sales a year now, in May and October, and sent a check for over $9,000 last June. That’s how much it’s grown. Our whole office works on this and we really enjoy doing it.” Other charities supported by Pelkofer and her colleagues include anti-human trafficking organizations, veterans groups and more. So it’s no surprise that Pelkofer is involved with the Northwood Charitable Foundation, which also raises money for housing-related charities such as the Fisher House for Veterans in Oakland, which has been given more than $100,000 through the years. For more information on Northwood’s Linda Pelkofer and how she can help you buy or sell your next home call her directly at 412.487.3200 Ext. 1215 or on her cell at 412.427.7403. FOX CHAPEL AREA ❘ SPRING 2018 41