The team of Brian and Karen Cummings from Prudential Preferred Realty's Route 19 South office have been named members of the Top 5 in Real Estate network.

The husband and wife team are the Route 19 South office's top producers. Mr. Cummings has been in sales for 24 years and holds the E-Certified, Accredited Buyer Representative and Quality Service Certified designations. Mrs. Cummings also holds E-Certified and QSC designations along with relocation certification. She is licensed by the Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission as an instructor.

Keller Williams Realty has hired several new agents to the Mt. Lebanon office.

Dan Seigel has a background in real estate investing, and Bob Spithaler worked in the mortgage industry and holds a loan officer license. Kathy Armstrong previously worked for Priority Realty, Jade Walker was with Avalar Real Estate, and Michael Wright worked for Fisher Services;

Antonius (Ton) van Dijk specializes in commercial and private real estate operations with a focus on LEED-certified sustainable projects, and Chad Church, previously with Coldwell Banker, is a foreclosure specialist with 16 years of experience.

Hershey Dugan and Lisa Solomon of Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services have received Life Member awards from the Realtors Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh.

Mr. Dugan is a multimillion-dollar producer and a Circle of Excellence and President's Award winner. He specializes in residential and investment properties in Shadyside and Squirrel Hill.

Ms. Solomon is a multimillion-dollar producer, associate broker, Certified Residential Specialist, Graduate, Realtors Institute and Residential Relocation Specialist. She is a member of RAMP's Andron Epiphanon Fraternity and works in the East End, Downtown and Mount Washington areas.

Howard Hanna has announced its top agents for September:

Rick Dutrow of the Greensburg office led in sales volume with $7.2 million, followed by Roz Neiman, Shadyside, $4 million; Deborah Ford, Allegheny Valley, $3.5 million; Jason Kaney, Shadyside, $3 million; and Lori Hummel, condominiums, $2.3 million.

Mary Eve Kearns, Peters, and Milo Hindman, McKeesport, were first in sales units with 11 each, followed Deborah Kane, East Suburban, 9.5, Linda Krajnak, Washington, nine; and Robert Fox, West Suburban, eight.

Susan Highley, Upper St. Clair, was the listing volume leader with $3.3 million, followed by Stephanie Veenis, Fox Chapel, $3.2 million; Roz Neiman, Shadyside $3.1 million; Susan Lynn, Murrysville $3 million; and Trudy Ward, Fox Chapel, $3 million.

Listing unit leaders were Deborah Kane, East Suburban, 15 units worth $2 million; Susan Lynn, Murrysville 10 units worth $3 million; Mary Eve Kearns, Peters, 10 units worth $2.5 million; Justin Cummings, Shadyside nine units worth $1.2 million; and Carol Williams, Kiski Valley, nine units worth $900,000.

Northwood Realty Services has announced its top agents for September.

Staci Rullo, Penn Hills, was first in units listed and sold and in sales volume with 26 sales totaling $2 million and 19 listings worth $1.9 million.

Dale McKinley, Hidden Valley, led in listing volume with seven units worth $2.1 million.

Other top performers for the month were Sandy Gurgovits, Hermitage, 10 sales totaling $1.7 million; Marlene McNaughton and Bonnie Detwiler, Upper St. Clair, 11 sales totaling $1.7 million and eight listings worth $1.5 million; Marcia Octavio Stahl, Latrobe, six sales totaling $1.3 million; Heather Orstein, Peters, four listings worth $1.2 million; and Cindy Shaulis-Rhodes, Somerset, eight sales totaling $1.1 million.

Keller Williams Realty will hold a seminar on "Green" Initiatives for residential home building from 9:45 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, South Hills Village. The seminar is open to current home owners, buyers, sellers, builders and Realtor agents.

Featured speakers include members of the Pennsylvania College of Technology, Structural Modulars Inc. and the Green Building Alliance of Pittsburgh. For more information, call 412-841-8871.

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