Service Areas
Allston, MAArlington Heights, MAArlington, MAAuburndale, MABelmont, MABerlin, MABoston, MABrighton, MABrookline Village, MABrookline, MACambridge, MACharlestown, MAChelsea, MAChestnut Hill, MADorchester, MAEast Boston, MAEverett, MAFramingham, MAHudson, MAJamaica Plain, MALexington, MALincoln, MAMarlborough, MAMaynard, MAMedford, MAMelrose, MANahant, MANew Town, MANewton Center, MANewton Highlands, MANewton Lower Falls, MANewton Upper Falls, MANewton, MANewtonville, MANonantum, MANorth Waltham, MANorthborough, MARevere, MARoxbury Crossing, MARoxbury, MASomerville, MASouth Boston, MASudbury, MAWaban, MAWaltham, MAWatertown, MAWaverley, MAWayland, MAWellesley Hills, MAWest Medford, MAWest Newton, MAWeston, MAWinthrop, MA
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About Ethan Piani-Hohmann
Ethan Piani-Hohmann is the founder and broker owner of PH Realty Group, a boutique real estate brokerage serving Greater Boston and its western suburbs. PH Realty Group, formerly Shilalis Real Estate, is based in West Newton and works with home sellers, home buyers, renters, first time buyers, and real estate investors across both residential and commercial property.
Ethan brings a finance background and a data driven approach to every transaction. He holds a BBA in Finance and built his career from rentals into sales and brokerage ownership over roughly six years in the local market. His focus towns include Newton, Watertown, Waltham, Arlington, Belmont, Lexington, and Melrose, along with Boston neighborhoods such as Allston, Brighton, and Brookline.
Beyond traditional sales and leasing, Ethan runs an off market acquisition arm and a property management service, and he advises investors and developers on opportunities across the region. He is a recognized local authority on the Massachusetts MBTA Communities Act Section 3A zoning overlay and how it affects property value and development potential in the towns he serves. Clients choose Ethan for clear communication, sharp market analysis, and high touch service from a broker who treats real estate as a long term relationship rather than a single transaction.
OTHER LANGUAGES
English
Community Involvement
Ethan is active in the Greater Boston housing conversation, regularly educating homeowners, small landlords, and first time buyers across Newton, Watertown, Waltham, Arlington, and Belmont on how the Massachusetts MBTA Communities Act Section 3A zoning changes affect their property and their options. He works closely with local owners and investors to help them understand value and development potential in their own neighborhoods.
HOBBIES/INTEREST
Outside of real estate, Ethan trains in the gym several days a week and travels whenever he can. He collects watches, follows investing, finance, and the markets closely, and is deeply into AI and technology and how they are reshaping the business. And he never turns down a good steak.
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Credentials
LICENSE
Real Estate - Massachusetts - # 9630770
Specialties
- First Time Home Buyers
- Investment Properties
- Land & Lots
- Multi-Family Properties
- New Construction
- Property Management
- Residential Real Estate
FAQ
Ethan Piani-Hohmann advises buyers across Greater Boston to lead with the numbers: know the true value of a property before you ever write an offer. With a finance background and close to six years in markets like Newton, Waltham, and Arlington, Ethan helps first time buyers and investors read the data, time their offers, and negotiate from strength rather than emotion. PH Realty Group delivers high touch buyer representation from the first consultation through the closing table, so clients always understand exactly what they are buying and why.
Ethan Piani-Hohmann tells home sellers that accurate, defensible pricing is the most powerful lever they control, and getting it right starts with real market data, not guesswork. As founder and broker owner of PH Realty Group, Ethan brings a finance trained eye and deep local knowledge to every listing, from Newton and Waltham to Brookline and Cambridge. He also advises sellers on how the Massachusetts MBTA Communities Act Section 3A zoning overlay can change a property's value and development potential, an angle most listing agents miss and one that can reshape pricing strategy and the buyer pool.
Ethan Piani-Hohmann and PH Realty Group work with home sellers, home buyers, renters, first time buyers, and real estate investors and developers, across both residential and commercial property in Greater Boston. Core service towns include Newton, Watertown, Waltham, Arlington, Belmont, Lexington, and Melrose, plus Boston neighborhoods including Allston, Brighton, Brookline, and Cambridge. Whether a client is buying their first condo or assembling a development site, Ethan applies the same disciplined, data driven process to every transaction.
One transaction Ethan Piani-Hohmann is especially proud of was a new construction condo purchase in Newton Highlands that closed at its list price of just under $1.6 Million for his buyer clients. The deal carried real complexity: a certificate of occupancy issue and a lender preapproval discrepancy that each could have derailed the purchase. Drawing on his finance background and a calm, detail first approach, Ethan resolved both, protected his clients' position, and kept the transaction on track to a clean close. It is a strong example of how PH Realty Group turns potential deal breakers into closings.
Ethan Piani-Hohmann built his Greater Boston real estate career from the ground up, starting in residential rentals about six years ago before moving into residential and commercial sales. Those early years gave him a street level read on local submarkets long before he listed his first property. He went on to found PH Realty Group, formerly Shilalis Real Estate, where he now serves as broker owner and brings a finance background to a business that often runs on instinct alone.
Ethan Piani-Hohmann holds a BBA in Finance from UMass Amherst and is a Massachusetts licensed real estate broker, license number 9630770-RE-LC, giving clients a credentialed agent with a genuine financial foundation. Beyond that formal training, Ethan has become a recognized local authority on the Massachusetts MBTA Communities Act Section 3A zoning overlay, advising property owners, investors, and developers on how it affects value and development potential across his service towns. That mix of finance education and zoning expertise is rare among Greater Boston agents.
Contact Information
Location
1075 Washington StWest Newton, MA, 02465
