Last weekend, local REALTORS® Lyle and Sandy Longridge opened an Assist-2-Sell® franchise office in New Westminster, British Columbia.  The new office provides full real estate brokerage services to the greater New Westminster and Burnaby areas but charges a lot less than "traditional" real estate companies.

The grand opening was attended by the Mayor of New Westminster, Wayne Wright; Chuck Puchmayr, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for New Westminster; and City Councillor Calvin Donnelly. (pictured left)

"Local homeowners haven't had many options when it came time to sell their home: do it themselves or pay a lot of money to have it done for them," says Lyle, owner and managing broker of Assist-2-Sell Buyers and Sellers Options Realty.  "Sandy and I started this company because we want people in and around New Westminster and Burnaby to have a choice.  Now home sellers can have the best of both worlds: a REALTOR® who will take care of everything, but for a lot less money."

Assist-2-Sell's "Full-Service with $avings!"® program was developed more than 20 years ago and continues to save consumers a lot of money on the sale of their home.  Homeowners who work with a local Assist-2-Sell office have a team of qualified real estate professionals working for them; taking care of everything throughout the entire process of selling their home.  That includes pricing the home; advertising and marketing online and offline; showing the home to prospective buyers; working with other local brokers and agents; and managing all of the paperwork and the closing.

Says Sandy, "Don't let the name fool you.  This is not a do-it-yourself concept.  With Assist-2-Sell's marketing programs, sellers receive the full attention of professional REALTORS® at a fraction of what they might normally pay."

Once the process is complete, Assist-2-Sell is paid a low, flat fee-instead of a percentage of the sale price.  The Longridge's office in New Westminster charges $3,995 for homes up to $500,000, with moderate increases for homes that list for more.

Assist-2-Sell also offers full brokerage services to home buyers, including access to Assist-2-Sell's exclusive listings database.          

For information about selling or buying a home with Assist-2-Sell, call (604) 540-7253 or e-mail buyandsellhomes@assist2sell.com.  Assist-2-Sell Buyers and Sellers Options Realty is located at 626 12^th Street in New Westminster, and online at http://www.bcrealtyoptions.com/.