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Northwood Realty’s Linda Pelkofer
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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.
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