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SPONSORED CONTENT Business Spotlight SPONSORED CONTENT WHEN THE OTHERS CAN’T SELL IT, Dionne Malush Can! Statistically, the average Realtor® sells between 6 and 8 homes a year. Dionne Malush has had her sixth year of selling nearly 10 times that for her clients. The secret of her success, she said, is marketing, something that other Realtors can’t bring to the table like she can, and that is the topic of a chapter she coauthored in the new book, The New Rise in Real Estate. “Basically, one of the keys to selling a home is aggressively marketing the home,” Malush said. “The days of a real estate agent just putting a ‘For Sale’ sign in the yard are gone. Marketing and knowing how to price your home are two of the most important factors.” Graduating from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh in 1989, Malush, later, entered the real estate business with a flair for creativity and attention to detail that many others aren’t able to approach, and she uses her degree today to offer her clients great photography, better design and better aesthetics when it comes to their homes’ marketing materials. She has created an aggressive online marketing campaign as 92% of buyers search online now before ever driving down the street. It is too easy for the buyer to hit the NEXT button, so she utilizes the internet to her advantage. She also has incorporated social media into her marketing campaign which has really put her listings in front of many potential opportunities. You can friend her at: www.Facebook.com/dmalush 24 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE | Upper St. Clair As for listing a home, Malush says, “Before my clients even take me on as their representative, I give them a presentation on pricing, marketing and show ability, so that we’re on the same page. Beyond that, I find that my clients appreciate my sense of humor and my willingness to listen to them to really hear their issues and what they’re looking for. It’s because of that that I tend to do really well with expired listings – the ones that have been listed by other companies and didn’t sell. People come to me to finish that stalled process.” Malush has made a move to RE/ MAX Select Realty, the #1 Real Estate Company in the World. While it’s easy to get lost in the technology jargon of 21st Century business models, Malush said the only thing clients need to understand is that they will see a HUGE difference. RE/MAX has agents representing them in 89 countries with over 89,000 agents worldwide. “We have multiple offices – and one opening right at Donaldson’s Crossroads in Peters Twp. – which will allow me to easily represent clients in that entire South Hills corridor, but I am an agent willing to go anywhere for a client,” she said. “Because RE/MAX focuses on working online, the internet marketing I can offer clients is second to none. Marketing works everywhere and RE/MAX does more of it than any other company. There statistics are staggering.” For her efforts, Malush has achieved the prestigious Centurion Award from her 5 years at Century 21 Frontier. She was ranked in the top 1% in sales at Coldwell Banker Pittsburgh over 1,000 agents and is climbing the RE/MAX ladder to success. Dionne sells between 50-60 homes each year. Dionne is a co-author of The New Rise in Real Estate, a book that has reached #1 on Amazon.com’s 2012 Best Seller List. Currently, Dionne is training and masterminding with Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing Agents, Josh Flagg from Beverly Hills and Fredrik Uklund from New York City learning their techniques to compete in the luxury real estate market. Dionne Malush is offering FREE professional photography when listing a luxury home in the area. In addition to getting homes in the region sold, Malush also started “A Real Live Santa Claus,” a charity endeavor that collects money throughout the year to distribute to needy families during the holidays. The money, in the form of gift cards, is hand-delivered by Malush herself. Go to www.ARealLiveSantaClaus.com For more information on how Dionne Malush can help you sell your home, call her at 724.554.3514 or visit her website, www.DionneMalush.com.