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Howard Hanna Fox Chapel — Where Dreams Begin
I
f you’re looking for your dream
home, the Fox Chapel office of
Howard Hanna is the best place to
start. Under the management of Vice
President, Associate Broker and Manager
Michelle Lantz-Echnat, the office has been
completely renovated for today’s modern
working environment, meaning more
convenience and state-of-the-art features
for clients as well as agents.
But an inviting office is just the icing on
the cake—the talent contained within the
walls of the Howard Hanna Fox Chapel
office is what truly makes the difference
for home buyers and sellers.
“With 70 agents, we are one of the
largest Howard Hanna offices and some
of our agents have been in the business
for nearly 40 years. It’s a great working
team, and Howard Hanna’s philosophy
is different from other companies.
Everyone is open to sharing ideas, sharing
experiences that worked for them, sharing
marketing, social media, and
goal setting,” Lantz-Echnat
says.
“All of our initiatives are
regularly revised to better
suit our clients’ needs. We
continually offer programs
that are more buyer- and
seller-friendly. We even have
a Howard Hanna Financial
loan originator in our office,
so agents and clients can
finalize deals right here. We
are one-stop shopping for
home buying and selling,
and handle everything
from start to finish: listing,
selling, mortgages, title, and
insurance process. All of that
happens here, in-house, and it makes so
much sense.”
The Howard Hanna Fox Chapel office
is also the number-one office in Homes
of Distinction real estate listings, with 47
homes listed at $750,000 and above on
the market at any given time. Homes of
Distinction is an exclusive Howard Hanna
program for luxury listings.
But the Fox Chapel office isn’t just for
high-end buyers; it also caters to first-time
home buyers working on a budget, with
an innovative “My First Home” program
that enables buyers to purchase their
first home with as little as 3.5% down
payment.
“People would be surprised to know
that our lowest priced listing last year
was just $35,000, which was listed by one
of my top agents,” notes Lantz-Echnat.
“Because of where we are and how well
we do, we come across people who
think we only sell the high-end Homes of
Distinction, but we’re here to assist every
client in the ‘American Dream’ of home
ownership.”
She adds that, regardless of budget,
Howard Hanna Fox Chapel agents give
110% to each and every client—an effort
reflected in the office’s market share and
accolades.
“We consistently run over 70% market
share in the Fox Chapel area and that’s
why we remain number one. We were
named Top North Office; One Team,
One Dream Office; Top Howard Hanna
Mortgage Office; Top Title Office Barrister’s
Land Abstract; and Top Howard Hanna
Insurance Office. We have a very diverse
group of agents coming from different
career paths and they all become top
producers.”
Part of that may be Lantz-Echnat’s
leadership skills. Born and raised in Fox
Chapel, with three children in the school
district, she started working for Howard
Hanna right out of college as
a sales associate. Today, she’s
selflessly leading her team to
success after success, and has
been named Howard Hanna’s
One Team, One Dream Top
Manager for Pennsylvania in
2014, 2016 and 2017.
For more information on
how this dream team can
help you buy or sell your next
home, go to their website at
howardhanna.com/Office/
Detail/Fox-Chapel/001202.
You can also call directly at
412.963.6300, or stop into
their renovated office at
1090 Freeport Road.
FOX CHAPEL AREA
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