Howard Hannah Real Estate Services merged with William E. Wood and Associates, REALTORS and its subsidiaries, Heritage Title and Towne Mortgage.
William E. Wood and Associates, REALTORS is a top real estate company in Southeastern Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina with 17 offices. Locally owned and operated, the company was founded nearly 42 years ago and has grown to include nearly 700 sales associates and employees. There are 15 offices located in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, which includes Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Williamsburg, Newport News and Hampton. The other two offices are located in Elizabeth City and Currituck, N.C.
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services is entering the states of Virginia and North Carolina for the first time. Now with 167 offices and more than 5,700 sales associates and staff operating in the eight states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, New York and West Virginia.
“William E. Wood is a great established company, known for its quality and integrity. They are a market leader and align well with our growth strategy,” said Howard “Hoddy” Hanna, III chief executive officer. “There is a great future of success for everyone in the company. We are confident that together we will do great things.”
Dick Thurmond, president of William E. Wood and Associates, REALTORS said, “We have known and admired the Howard Hanna family for many years. Their integrity, commitment to quality service, and family ownership closely mirror the culture of our company.”
The combined performance of the companies in 2013 was more than $10 billion in closed sales volume, with more than 53,000 homes sold. Howard Hanna brings to William E. Wood their 100 percent Money Back Guarantee, the exclusive program that stands behind the value of the homes the company sells.