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Laurel Marquand

Broker
Pronouns: She/Her

Call Me971-295-6875

Email Melaurel@laurelslistings.com

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Laurel is a licensed full time realtor in Oregon, a natural fit for her strengths and energy. Her clients know her for her strong strategy and negotiation skills and she works diligently with honesty, passion and professionalism. She believes that authenticity is the most vital attribute in this industry; a notion that sets her apart and makes her invaluable to her clients.

Laurel came to the Real Estate industry in 2012, after a career in restaurant management. She has an International Studies and Economics degree from the University of California, San Diego and has travelled and worked abroad teaching English in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and managing a thriving restaurant in Beijing, China. 

After living and traveling all over the world early in life, Laurel loves calling Portland home.  With several hundred home sales under her belt, she is well equipped to guide first time buyers or long term investors through their sale or purchase.  She is well versed in contract negotiations and is able to problem solve creatively and counsel her clients gracefully when the going gets tough. 

Laurel’s personal friends joke about how they all started off as her clients; a real testament to her commitment to them from the beginning. 

If you catch her when she’s not selling houses you might find her cooking without recipes, cuddling with her kiddos or jogging the streets of NE Portland with her pup, Carmen. 

As a first time home buyer it's impossible to overstate the importance of a quality realtor. Laurel is a high caliper powerhouse who navigates complexities with ease and grace. She saved me thousands in negotiations, played project manager during repairs, and held my hand the whole way to closing day. It was a long winding road and Laurel was my guiding light! I highly recommend her for all your realty needs!
Eric Wixon
We were nervous about selling and buying in this market. Laurel was incredibly helpful in making both transactions go smoothly. Trusting her suggestion for listing price, we got nine offers on the sale of our home and 50k over. She helped navigate pros and cons of each offer... I had no idea it could be so complex. When we found our dream house she told us exactly what we needed to do to get it. So grateful that we skipped the months of house hunting and disappointment. LOVING our new home!
Dorothy
Laurel came highly recommended to me by a good friend. She went above and beyond any expectations that I had! Looking back, I couldn't imagine going through my first home buying experience with out her! She is extremely knowledgeable about the market and made the entire process very easy to navigate. She presented options in a factual and approachable manner. I never felt pressured, and I knew she had my best interest in mind. She helped get me into a beautiful starter home, in a neighborhood that I love! Even after closing, Laurel checked-in on me and helped me navigate through some repairs! She is passionate about her career, and it really shows! THANK YOU LAUREL!
Andie
Laurel was great to work with. She was patient with us and we didn't feel pressure to jump on a house, we looked at quite a few and Laurel has always available to us to look and view properties. She noticed one that we had looked at before came back on the market after some small remodel. We may not have looked at that house again if she didn't mention it and suggest we go take another look. This is the house we finally loved and put an offer on!!! Laurel worked hard at negotiating for us right down to the wire and we got the house!!! We are so happy. We also sold our house with Laurel and were able to sell that quickly too! She kept us grounded and informed. Really enjoyed working with Laurel, I would recommend her anytime!
Julie
By far one of the greatest realtors we have worked with. Laural’s willingness and commitment to help us find the perfect home for our family was truly impressive. She spent months working with us long distance, weekends and even Holidays to meet our scheduling needs. We went one countless walkthroughs about to lose hope, but Laurel helped us keep a positive attitude and in the end found us a home that checked all the boxes on ours list that we get to now raise our growing family in! Her knowledge, commitment, positive attitude, quickness and overall professionalism was a breath a fresh air! We highly recommend her to anyone buying or selling a home in the Portland area.
Briana
We were able to purchase our "dream" home thanks to all the sage advice, inventive strategy and long hours that Laurel dedicated to our search. At the beginning of the process she had us list our top priorities for a house (purchase price, age, floor plan, location, neighborhood amenities, etc.) and then identified properties for us to visit. We visited quite a number of properties in the process; Laurel was always gracious with her time and often shifted her schedule about at the last minute to accommodate our viewings. When we found "the" house Laurel's experience and strategic input were vital to assembling our winning offer. We highly recommend Laurel to anyone looking for a realtor in the greater Portland area.
Jack
Laurel made the process so easy for us, she literally did everything while we were 280 miles away. Selling a house is a stressful endeavor, especially after we had poured our hearts into our house for 7 years and were uprooting our family of 4. We were looking for someone who could be sensitive to our family's needs, dynamic in the market, and a shrewd business person. With Laurel, we got all three. From the very beginning she outlined what the process would look like, organized our calendars, and set up and managed contractors to help us ready and promote our house. She jotted down every detail in the improvement of our place along with personal touches to really convey the value of what we were selling. After the work was done, she took the time to map out a pricing strategy and an open house schedule. Part of staging the house included notes all throughout the house that highlighted house features and improvements. The results of Laurel's strategy was astounding. We had so many people view our house and ended up receiving 9 offers after the first 2 days on the market. Our house ended up selling for 13% more than our listing price. She also masterfully negotiated repairs and closing costs. Because we were so far away from the house, she went the extra distance to keep us in the loop along every step of the way. She had no hesitation to call or work on our behalf with any of the parties involved. She also travelled to the house to make sure projects were completed and that things were in order. As a side note, Laurel also showed us many listings over 2 years. She was never pushy towards getting us to see certain listings. Although she never said it, it was pretty obvious that the most important factor was whether the house was right for us. If you are looking to buy or sell a house, Laurel Marquand is your realtor!
Sam
Laurel was fantastic start to finish. As a first time homebuyer the process felt very intimidating but Laurel helped every step of the way. When a hiccup developed just before closing with the decommissioning of an oil tank, she found all the answers I needed to feel confident finalizing my purchase. I’m so happy to be in my new home.
Eliza
Truly, Laurel Marquand is the best realtor we could have hoped for...and more! When we moved to Portland, she went above and beyond to make us feel welcome and to get our bearings--she even helped me find summer childcare for our daughters. She worked so hard to help us find a wonderful home and expertly helped us navigate a competitive market, all while making it look effortless. The time, passion and care she dedicates to her clients makes the whole process painless--and even fun. I trust her opinion, and her guidance and attention to detail has been invaluable. She's both professional and extremely personable, and I would recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell without hesitation. She's a major part of why our family ended up loving Portland so much.
Alison
My husband and I have worked with Laurel on 3 real estate transactions in 5 years - we've bought 2 homes and sold 1. What we really appreciate about her and the reason we continue to be her client for years and through multiple transactions is her professionalism, caring, attention to detail and quite honestly, getting the job done. She really listens well and understood our needs to help us find the perfect homes (2 different times with different needs) and to sell at a good price in fast timeframe. Many of our interactions were remote, while we were away, and she's great at being flexible and keeping things moving. I highly recommend Laurel and will work with her again when we have future real estate needs.
Debra
Laurel was absolutely incredible. My partner and I were first time home buyers and we went through several realtors before Laurel and none of them connected on the level we did with Laurel. Laurel demonstrated several qualities that would make me recommend her to anyone: --- Patience --- Laurel was incredibly patient with us through the whole process. She encouraged us to go on tours to figure out what we really wanted. She wanted to make sure we were not settling for a home and were really getting something we liked. --- Experienced --- Throughout the entire process Laurel structured everything in such a way that we didn't feel unprepared at any step. Her experience spoke for itself and we were able to probe and ask about previous buyers experiences with aspects of the offer etc in order to make an informed decision. Also I firmly believe we won the first house we bid on specifically because of Laurel's strategy and people skills. she formulated the entire approach and gathered all the appropriate information for us to succeed and evaluate at each moment. She also live texted us any updates constantly. --- Transparent --- Whenever Laurel didn't know something, she would ask around and wouldn't make up answers. This also demonstrates her resourcefulness and frankly, her honesty and humility. --- Kindness / Empathy --- Laurel was always so emotionally supportive, kind and really understood what we were looking for in a way others did not. I got the sense in the back of my mind from other realtors that they were expecting us to settle or make tons of compromises but with Laurel I felt like she immediately knew when we toured a house whether or not we liked it and also which houses we'd like. She also recommended the house we ultimately bought when we were on a business trip and weren't actively looking at listings. So I can safely say we couldn't have done this without her!!
Nicole