Mollie Hanna Lang, Realtor

08/12/2026

The everyday market may be catching its breath, but the luxury segment is telling a very different story.

This new mid-year read from Inman lines up with what we're seeing on the ground: confident buyers, cash on the table, and a real appetite for properties that are genuinely move-in ready. A few takeaways:

Luxury buyers aren't compromising. Privacy, space, and location matter more than ever, and they're willing to think bigger to get all three.

International interest is back, and it's concentrated at the top of the market.

Real estate has become the place discerning buyers park their wealth. They see it as a long-term strategy, and not just a purchase.

And the key piece that matters most for anyone marketing in this space: turnkey wins. When a truly polished, well-positioned property hits the market, buyers move fast and often over asking.

That last point is the whole game right now. Inventory exists, but the right inventory that is presented the right way, is what commands attention and multiple offers. Positioning, storytelling, and presentation aren't finishing touches at this level. They're the strategy.

Grateful to be building in markets that rewards exactly that kind of intention.

Full article: https://loom.ly/DM08NMA

While the broader housing market cools, luxury real estate is thriving. Coldwell Banker's 2026 mid-year report explains the divide.

08/07/2026

"Realtor title should be earned, not bought" — a must-read from our CEO, Hoby Hanna, in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Hoby makes the case that with 1.4 million licensed agents nationwide—and nearly half closing one deal or fewer in a year—the Realtor designation should reflect proven experience, not simply paid dues. His proposal for a two-tiered system, where newer agents work under a sponsoring broker until they've demonstrated success, is about one thing: raising the standard of representation clients receive on their largest asset.

This resonates deeply with what we're building in our luxury division. Everything rests on a foundation of true expertise, accountability, and standards—the things that separate a seasoned professional from someone treating this as a side pursuit. Luxury clients don't just want a door opened; they want a trusted advisor who understands the business at the highest level.

Earning the title is exactly the point.

Full article: https://loom.ly/hTV2-L8

With more than 1.4 million licensed real estate agents competing for business nationwide, earning a living selling homes has never been more challenging. The...

08/06/2026

Honored to see 400 Devonshire featured in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Built in 1897 as a Laughlin family wedding gift, this Shadyside residence carries more than a century of Pittsburgh history in its bones—a mahogany library restored by a craftsman from the Smithsonian, a marble foyer set by an artisan from Italy, and a slate roof quietly outfitted with solar. What makes it truly rare isn't just the architecture. It's that a home of this pedigree still lives so beautifully for the way we live today.

Seven bedrooms, three full and two half baths, a fully renovated carriage house, and mature gardens with a koi pond—all just blocks from Shadyside's best, CMU, and Pitt.

Offered at $3,390,000 | MLS #1746584

A sincere thank you to the Post-Gazette for telling this home's story. Full feature: https://loom.ly/9ulZxW8

07/27/2026

Inman News just released its 2026 Golden I Club finalists—the highest honor in luxury real estate—and Howard Hanna is on the list twice.

Top Luxury Brokerage: Howard Hanna
Top Luxury Agent: Adam Kaufman, Pepper Pike, OH

Hundreds of nominations came in from across the industry. To have a family-owned brokerage out of Pittsburgh named alongside the biggest luxury brands in the country isn't an accident—it's what happens when you put real resources behind exceptional agents and let them run.

Adam has spent nearly two decades as one of Ohio's top-producing agents, and no one is more deserving of a national nod.

Winners are announced this week in San Diego. We'll be cheering loud.

07/24/2026

Howard Hanna and Portside Real Estate Group are joining forces.

Portside has built one of Northern New England's leading independent brokerages the same way Howard Hanna has spent nearly 70 years building ours — by investing in people, showing up in their communities, and putting relationships ahead of everything else. That overlap is the whole reason this works.

I've spent enough summers in Maine to know how much that matters in these towns. Reputation there is earned slowly and locally, and Dava Davin and her team have earned theirs.

On the luxury side, I'm especially looking forward to what we build together. Kennebunkport, Bar Harbor, Camden—buyers in those markets aren't chasing square footage. They're buying a stretch of shoreline and a family tradition, the place their kids will come back to for the next thirty years. Marketing that well takes local fluency you can't manufacture from the outside, and pairing it with Howard Hanna's national luxury platform is a real opportunity.

More markets, more resources, more ways to serve clients at the very top. Stronger together.

https://portside.howardhanna.com/

07/07/2026

SOLD. 116 Woodland—$6,725,000.

The highest recorded sale in the City of Pittsburgh. And the way it sold matters as much as the number.

This wasn't a pocket listing. It wasn't whispered between a few agents and hoped into a deal. It was a Find It First listing that was launched with intention, positioned for the right audience, and marketed the way a home like this deserves.

Great homes don't need to hide. They need a strategy.

Congratulations to our sellers, and welcome home to the new owners. Pittsburgh, this one raised the bar. 🏆

06/02/2026

Back in March, I attended the Leading RE / Luxury Portfolio International conference and came back full — full of ideas, new connections, and a deeper understanding of what our partnership with LPI truly means at the highest level of the market.

Being an independent brokerage matters more than ever in today's landscape. Connecting with like-minded independents reminded me exactly why we've built what we've built.

And our Relocation team walked away with awards for excellence. Couldn't be more proud. 🏆

06/01/2026

When Travel + Leisure asks where to buy a vacation home in the South, the answers look a lot like our backyard.

Asheville. Hilton Head. Highlands-Cashiers. Fripp Island. Habersham. Howard Hanna has boots on the ground in every one of these markets—and the luxury expertise to match.

https://loom.ly/S94hyrA

Whether your ideal vacation involves the beach or the mountains, the South delivers. Here are nine of the best places to buy a vacation home in the Southeastern U.S.

05/20/2026

What a night. ✨

Penthouse cocktail party at 111 W 57th to officially launch the Luxury Circle of Excellence — and kick off Luxury Summit NYC with Howard Hanna's top luxury agents from coast to coast.

More to come from an incredible week in the city.

05/19/2026

400 Devonshire, Shadyside. A Federal style estate reimagined for modern living—5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, approximately 5,000 sq ft on a prominent corner lot in one of Pittsburgh's most coveted neighborhoods. Original detailing, soaring ceilings, a private garden with a koi pond, a renovated carriage house apartment above the two-car garage, and solar panels seamlessly integrated throughout.

Steps from the Carnegie Museums, CMU, and Pitt. This is a legacy property. Link in bio.