Howard Hanna has onboarded legendary Philadelphia broker Art Harling and his team of 100 agents, officially marking the brokerage’s entry into the City of Brotherly Love. Herling has four offices in Philadelphia and the surrounding area.
Seventy years after its founding in Pittsburgh, Howard Hanna Real Estate has expanded to Philadelphia through a partnership with industry veteran Art Harling.
Herling began his career with Weichert Realtors in 1980 and moved to Long & Foster Companies in 2001. There, Art Herling teams have consistently ranked at the top of Long & Foster and statewide team rankings.
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“This expansion reflects both our history and our future,” Howard W. “Hobie” Hanna IV, CEO of Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, said in a written statement. “We have spent nearly 70 years building our business in Pennsylvania, and entering the Philadelphia market allows us to continue that tradition while continuing to invest in our agents, families, and the communities they serve.”
The Art Herling team will add four offices and more than 100 agents to the Howard Hanna network of 15,000 sales associates and staff members in 500 offices throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. In 2025, Howard Hanna closed approximately 107,000 deals worth $40 billion.
Harling said the move to Howard Hanna aligns with his team’s values and focus, which includes serving buyers and sellers in mainland Philadelphia and neighboring Main Line regions and counties.
Art Harling |Credit: LinkedIn
“This partnership felt right because it’s about people and values,” Harling said in a prepared statement. “Howard Hanna understands families, both in life and in real estate. This collaboration will allow our agents to continue doing what they do best, with long-term support from a company that shares our commitment to service, independence, and growth.”
F. Duffy Hanna, president of Howard Hanna Financial Services, said the partnership with Harling represents a “long-term” commitment to Philadelphia and the surrounding Delaware Valley.
“Philadelphia is a market we are focused on long-term,” he said in the announcement. “We are growing with Art and his agents, building a full-service presence throughout the Delaware Valley. We are expanding our support for agents and bringing mortgage, title and insurance capabilities closer to the transaction.”
Howard Hanna’s Philadelphia expansion follows two major moves by the brokerage. One is the acquisition of Elegran Real Estate, which marks the company’s first rebrand in 40 years and its entry into New York City real estate.
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