Melinda Estridge of The Estridge Group, a Long & Foster REALTOR®, participated in a real estate roundtable for Washington Life Magazine that was published in its May 2006 issue. The topic for the roundtable was "A Quick Sell: Smart home pricing and some 'good housekeeping' will help sellers navigate a buyer's market."

For the entire roundtable discussion, visit http://www.washingtonlife.com/issues/may-2006/roundtable/.

Lending a hand
From The Gazette's "Faces & Places"
October 5, 2005

Melinda Estridge & The Estridge Group of Long & Foster recently supported the victims of Hurricane Katrina by delivering much-needed supplies to Jackson, Miss.

Estridge solicited donations from her group, as well as other agents and staff at the Bethesda Gateway office of Long & Foster, then purchased some of the most-needed items and had them delivered in her moving truck to Jackson. The reception from the people in Jackson who received the truckload of supplies was overwhelming.

Estridge has been in real estate for more than 25 years and regularly donates to many worthy charitable causes.

The Estridge Group Earns 2005-06 Award of Distinctive from Most Referred Real Estate Agents

Estridge Honored With GCAAR Platinum Award

Estridge Completes Training For SRES Designation

Estridge Earns The Realty Alliance's National Sales Award

Long & Foster
From The Gazette's "Faces & Places"
June 24, 1998 

Melinda Estridge of Long & Foster supported the third annual neighborhood clean-up day in the Maplewood-Alta Vista neighborhood this month by organizing “Dumpster Day.”

Estridge personally invited all Maplewood/Alta Vista residents to clean out their garages, attics and basements by providing them with centrally located, 40 cubic yard dumpster. The dumpster was dropped off on Saturday morning, May 9th, and filled less than four hours, despite the rain.

Estridge has specialized in selling homes in the Bethesda area for over 20 years. She frequently sponsors neighborhood activities to promote a sense of community.

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Long & Foster's Estridge Attends Annual Event

Montgomery County (November 3, 1995)—Melinda Estridge, Long & Foster's Gold Team President and a top producer with Long & Foster's Bethesda/Hampden Square office, recently attended the firm’s annual Top Producer’s Retreat to Cancun, Mexico along with nearly 400 of the firm’s "Gold Team" Members and their guests. Long & Foster recognizes the success of their more than 2,500 multi-million-dollar producers through the membership in one of five production clubs, the top three of which are called the company's Gold Team. Those associates' production is more than $3 million in sales volume per year. The annual retreat was hosted by P. Wesley Foster, Jr., president of Long & Foster.

"Although our company continues to grow, we're really like family and the annual retreat allows the sales associates an opportunity to relax and get to know each other through networking as well as exchanging ideas with other Long & Foster top producers outside of their market area in a relaxed environment," said Jack Queen, Executive Vice President of Long & Foster and the Gold Team Director. This is just one of several events held annually for these hard-working sales professionals who have worked to ensure the company’s continued success in the ever changing environment.

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Local REALTOR® Interviewed By The Duncan Group As Being A Top Producing Agent In The Washington Metro Area

Montgomery County (October 26, 1995) -- Last month, Melinda Estridge of Long & Foster REALTORS® was interviewed on audio tape by Bill Hart of The Duncan Group. The Duncan Group, a California-based company, interviews top agents across the country and then supplies the interviews to lenders and other real estate agents throughout the nation.

Lenders use these tapes to better understand the job that REALTORS® perform. Agents use them to perfect their own business and to gain new ideas. They both hope to better educate themselves in order to provide better service.

Estridge discussed her way of doing business, how she provides a service to her clients and the systems she uses to keep on track and organized. Estridge also shared with Hart her Marketing Plan and her "Houselift" techniques, which are proven to sell a home.

If you are interested in getting a copy of this audio cassette or have questions regarding real estate in the D.C. Metropolitan area, call Melinda Estridge at 301-215-6837.

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Melinda Estridge Recognized In Real Estate Who's Who 
April 15, 1994

There are over 780,000 REALTORS® in the U.S. & Canada. For the first time, Who's Who in Real Estate in North America has listed and recognized outstanding REALTORS® throughout North America, and Melinda Estridge of Long & Foster Real Estate is Included in this exclusive list.

Estridge met the annual sales criteria of over $3 million in annual sales volume or 30 closed residential transactions. The annual production of each qualifying real estate profession was verified by the brokerage firm, an outside accounting firm, or the local multiple listing service. Estridge is one of just 3,267 real estate sales associated listed in the 1994 premier edition of Who’s Who.

Estridge, a resident of Chevy Chase, is associated with the Bethesda/Hampden Square office of Long & Foster Real Estate, the number one office for the company.