First Place Real Estate joins with Pittsburgh firm to start Valley venture

First Place Real Estate has left its partnership with Coldwell Banker to start a joint venture with a Pittsburgh-based real estate firm that is looking to expand in the Mahoning Valley.

First Place Real Estate will begin its partnership with Northwood Realty Services on Thursday under Northwood’s name.

The new entity will be the largest real estate brokerage in the Mahoning Valley, said Steve Lewis, chief executive and president of First Place Financial Corp., the Warren-based parent of First Place Real Estate. As of the merger, the group will market 936 listings in the region.

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