Prudential Preferred Realty has announced the top sales associates for May. The agents and their offices are:

Linda Honeywill, North Hills, led in residential sales units and volume with nine sales worth $5 million. She was also first in listings sold volume with $5.3 million.

Scott Ludwick, Greensburg, was No. 1 in residential listing units with 11 and in residential listings sold units with 13. Becky Scrivanich and Tom Potter, Sewickley, led in listing volume with $4 million.

Marilyn Davis, Greensburg, was first in new construction listings units with four, new construction volume with $2 million and new construction listings sold units and volume with five worth $2 million.

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Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services has hired many new sales associates. The offices and agents are:

Fox Chapel: Patricia Snyder and Daria Miller, both formerly with Howard Hanna;

Cranberry: Mary Jo Iachini, formerly of Howard Hanna, and Brett Harsh, formerly of Northwood.

Peters: Patricia Wilson, formerly of Howard Hanna.

Rt. 19/Galleria: Joseph Janosik, formerly of Maronda Homes.

Pleasant Hills: Dan Haeck, formerly of Jefferson Hills Real Estate Inc.

North Huntingdon: Peggy Raible and Erica Raible, both formerly of RE/MAX.

East Regional: Yvonne Schifino, formerly of Northwood.

Beaver: Margaret Daniels, formerly of Diversified Real Estate Services and Scott Daniels, formerly of Coldwell Banker Bainbridge Kaufman.

Airport: Victoria Dibble, formerly of Pittsburgh South Realty LP.

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Prudential has named Steven Friedman as chief operating officer of its residential division.

Mr. Friedman has been in real estate sales management for 17 years. He has consulted for the company and has been mentioned or written articles for RealTrends, USA Today, New York Times,and other real estate publications.

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Coldwell Banker has announced its top producers for May. The agents and their offices are:

North Hills: Kevin Mihm, 10 listings worth $6.3 million and 12 sales worth $6.1 million; Carol Bagaley, $4.4 million in sales and $4.5 million in listings; Steve Yoest, Rohn Neugebauer and Kathy Eygabroad, $1.5 million in sales; Rick Sarazen, $1.5 million in sales; Don Fritsch, $1.7 million in listings; Darla Jobkar, $1.1 million in sales; Marlene Lotzmann, $1 million in sales.

Fox Chapel: Ed Moan, $3.1 million in sales.

Cranberry: Maureen Fullerton, $2.4 million in sales; Georgie Smigel, $1.5 million in sales and $1.6 million in listings; Virginia Scherder and Jeannine Ohayon, $1.3 million in sales; Sandy Zahn, $1.2 million in sales; Patti Riederer, $1.1 million in sales and $1.1 million in listings; Neera Bhatia, $1.1 million in sales; Karen Gianechini, $1.1 million in listings.

Squirrel Hill: Timmy Silverman, $2.9 million in sales and $2.3 million in listings; Susie Silversmith, $1.6 million in sales; Mark Hilts, $1.5 million in listings.

Shadyside: Cindy Ingram, $6.3 million in listings; Pam D'Alessandro, $2 million in sales.

Peters: Bonnie Loya, $2 million in sales and $1 million in listings; Tim Ulam and Sue Franz, $3 million in listings; Monica Mahla, $1.6 million in listings; Raymond Carnevali, $1.4 million in listings; Cindy Demel, $1.2 million in listings.

Airport/West Regional: Kimberly Chickini, $1.9 million in sales; Robin Ross, $2 million in listings.

South Hills/USC: Paul Gupta, $1.7 million in sales; John Butera, $1 million in sales; Sherry Cagney, 10 sales.

Rt.19/Galleria: Sydnie Jones, $1.7 million in sales and $1.4 million in listings; John Adair, $1.4 million in sales; John Geisler, $1.3 million in sales and $1.3 million in listings; Janet Caputo, $1.4 million in listings; Laura Simon, $1.2 million in listings; Gene Gooding, $1.1 million in listings.

North Huntingdon: Tina DeSalvo, 11 sales worth $1.6 million; Cathy Bittner, $1.1 million in listings.

Beaver: Laura Thompson, $1 million in sales.

Commercial: John Wills, $1.6 million in listings.

Pleasant Hills: Rindy Bliss, $1.3 million in listings.

Hampton: Linda Miller, $1 million in listings.

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Barbara Kurdys-Miller of Prudential has earned the Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist designation. She has been a Realtor since 1977 and specializes in all aspects of residential property.

Real Trends has chosen Howard Hanna Holdings Inc. as the fifth-largest housing services firm in the United States from a survey of more than 800 leading brokerage firms in its annual "Real Trends Top 25" list.

Howard Hanna, headquartered in Pittsburgh, reported a total of closed transactions sides and settlement transactions of 49,358.

Two other Pennsylvania-based companies also made the list.

Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors based in Devon, Chester County, with 49,538 combined sides and transactions, and Prudential Homesale Services Group based in Lancaster, with 16,753 combined sides and transactions.