Erin Petrelle and Vanessa Morrison did not start as business partners. They started as friends and neighbors. That foundation shapes everything about how The Morrison Petrelle Group operates today across the greater Pittsburgh area. When the two officially joined forces at the start of 2025, the groundwork for how they would work together had already been laid over years of knowing each other.

Two Careers, One Shared Purpose

Erin brings over 13 years of real estate experience to the team. She started her career in Morgantown, West Virginia, before building her practice in Pittsburgh. In 2017, she and her husband relocated to the Netherlands, where she worked as an expat rental agent in Amsterdam. That stretch gave her direct exposure to international clients and long distance moves, a perspective most local agents simply do not have. She returned to Pittsburgh in 2020, and the experience of moving across the world and back has made her especially useful to clients navigating similar transitions.

Vanessa comes from a background in sales, customer service, and marketing. Her approach is low pressure, which tends to put people at ease from the first conversation. She also brings experience in interior design, which helps buyers look at a space and see what it could become rather than just what it is right now.

A Partnership That Goes Beyond Shared Branding

A lot of real estate teams share a name on a sign. This one shares a genuine working relationship built before any business cards were printed. Erin and Vanessa are both mothers, and they have structured their business around that reality. When one is tied up with an appointment or a family commitment, the other is available. Clients are never left waiting on a single person to respond. That kind of coverage is harder to find than it sounds, and it matters in a market where timing can determine whether a buyer gets the house or loses it.

Honest Advice Over Easy Answers

They are deliberate about how they approach the work. The goal is not simply to reach the closing table. It is to make sure clients arrive there feeling confident and genuinely informed. That means giving honest advice even when it is not what someone wants to hear, and treating every transaction with the same attention they would give their own. They describe every purchase or sale as if it were their own, which sets the tone for how they engage at every step.

Going Further in a Tight Market

Pittsburgh buyers are dealing with limited inventory right now, and the search process has worn on many people looking across different price ranges. Erin and Vanessa have responded by going further than most agents would. They have sent mailers directly to homeowners in specific neighborhoods their buyers are targeting, and they have knocked on doors in those areas. It is straightforward and old-fashioned, but it produces results.

One recent example captures the approach well. A buyer who had been searching for months finally found the right house. Multiple offers came in. Erin and Vanessa guided their client through the situation with a clear strategy, and their buyer was chosen. Getting to that outcome required knowing the market well enough to move with confidence when the moment arrived.

A New Office and a Milestone First Year

Their broker, Park Place Realty Group, recently opened a new office in the South Hills of Pittsburgh, located in Mt. Lebanon at 300 Cedar Blvd, Suite B4. Both Erin and Vanessa live nearby, so having a proper workspace close to home has been a practical addition to how they run the business day to day.

Their first year as a formal team also brought recognition from their local board of realtors’ association. The Morrison Petrelle Group earned placement in the Circle of Excellence and received the Ruby Award for 2025, reflecting over five million dollars in sales during their debut year together. For a partnership that only launched at the start of 2025, it is a meaningful marker of where they are headed.

What Erin and Vanessa have built is not hard to explain. They know their market, they are accessible, and they take care of their clients. For buyers and sellers in the Pittsburgh area, that combination goes a long way. More information is available at morrisonpetrellegroup.com.