PITTSBURGH, June 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Howard Hanna
Real Estate Services today announces it has renewed and expanded
its relationship with Move, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOVE), the operator of
realtor.com®, the leader in providing consumers with the
most accurate* U.S. residential listings on mobile devices and
online. This alliance showcases Howard Hanna properties
nationally on realtor.com®, and now will include
listings from William E. Wood and Associates, which merged with
Howard Hanna in January.
Howard Hanna, one of the four largest real estate companies in
the nation, sold 52,827 houses last year with a record $9.7 billion in closed sales volume. William E. Wood has 17 offices and more than 700
sales associates, managers and staff in Southeastern Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina. The merger grew
Howard Hanna's office count across Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, Michigan, New
York, West Virginia,
North Carolina and Maryland to 168 with more than 5,700 sales
associates and staff.
"Our decision in 2012 to showcase and enhance every single
listing on realtor.com® has delivered exceptional
results for our agents and sellers, coinciding with the best two
years in company history," said Helen Hanna
Casey, president of Howard Hanna. "With our
ShowcaseSM Listing Enhancements package, our agents have
control over their own listings and only their contact information
and photo are shown on their listing page. Advertisements by
other companies are not permitted on our listings, and a
significant factor in our decision to work with
realtor.com® is that they do not feature competing
agents' photos and contact information on listing detail
pages."
Sellers who have their homes listed with Howard Hanna benefit
from the company's alliance with the top websites in the real
estate marketplace. "We do not share our listings with sites
all over the internet but only the top traffic sites with proven
results and data integrity," added Casey.
As part of the agreement, Howard Hanna and William E. Wood agents can expand the marketing
power of their listings through the realtor.com®
ShowcaseSM Listing Enhancement Program, which
offers:
- Agent contact details and photo on branded listing detail
pages
- Multiple inquiry forms on each listing detail page to connect
buyers with agents
- A direct "click to call' button from the
realtor.com® Real Estate Search App to
the agent's mobile phone
- Premium listing placement in search results
- Performance reports on consumer traffic related to each
listing
- Open house and virtual tour promotions
- Detailed neighborhood information
"We are delighted to continue our relationship with Howard Hanna
Real Estate Services, providing its agents with our signature
ShowcaseSM Listing Enhancements offering to maximize
listing advertising opportunities," said Ray Picard, Move's executive vice president of
sales. "As part of the realtor.com® family, Howard Hanna
real estate professionals can access the tools that are critical in
helping them serve their clients efficiently and effectively,
connect with new clients and successfully grow their
businesses."
Nationwide, potential home buyers now have access to enhanced
Howard Hanna and William E. Wood
listings on realtor.com® mobile applications for the
iPad, iPhone, Android and Windows8, giving Howard Hanna and
William E. Wood a comprehensive
national mobile and desk top search experience that will provide
millions of highly active and engaged potential home buyers with
exposure to Howard Hanna and William E.
Wood agents and listings.
In addition, Howard Hanna brands its mortgage companies, Howard
Hanna Mortgage Services and Towne Mortgage, on each of the listings
displayed on realtor.com®. All Howard Hanna and
William E. Wood listings on
realtor.com® also will display on the
realtor.com® international website at
www.realtor.com/international.
*Most accurate claims are based on comparison with other
national listing portals and are based on the greater frequency of
listings updating on realtor.com®.
ABOUT HOWARD HANNA REAL ESTATE
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services is the #1 real estate company in
Pennsylvania and Ohio and the 4th largest real estate company
in the United States. The company
specializes in residential and commercial brokerage service,
mortgages, closing and title insurance, land development, appraisal
services, insurance services and corporate relocation. With
167 offices across Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Virginia, Michigan, New
York, West Virginia,
North Carolina and Maryland, Howard Hanna's more than 5,700 sales
associates, managers and staff are guided by a spirit of integrity
in all aspects of the real estate process. Founded in
1957 by Howard W. Hanna, Jr. in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the
company today is still privately owned with three generations of
the Hanna family are involved in the day to day operations of the
business.
About Move, Inc. and realtor.com®
Move, Inc. (NASDAQ:MOVE), a leading provider of online real
estate services, operates realtor.com®, which connects
people to the essential, accurate information needed to identify
their perfect home and to the
REALTORS® whose expertise guides consumers through
buying and selling. As the official website for the National
Association of REALTORS®,
realtor.com® empowers consumers to make smart home
buying, selling and renting decisions by leveraging its direct,
real-time connections with more than 800 multiple listing services
(MLS) via all types of computers, tablets and smart
telephones. Realtor.com® is where home
happens. Move's network of websites provides consumers a wealth of
innovative tools and accurate information
including Doorsteps®, HomeInsightSM, SocialBiosSM, Moving.com™, SeniorHousingNetSM, homefairSM and
Relocation.com. Move supports real estate agents and
brokerages by providing many services to grow their businesses,
including ListHub™, the nation's leading listing
syndicator and centralized intelligence platform for the real
estate industry; TigerLead®; Top
Producer® Systems;
and FiveStreetSM; as well as many free
services. Move is based in the heart of the Silicon Valley —
San Jose, California.
REALTOR® and REALTOR.COM® are
trademarks of the National Association of
REALTORS® and are used with its permission. These
and all other trademarks used in this work are the property of
their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release may contain forward-looking statements, including
information about management's view of Move's future expectations,
plans and prospects, within the safe harbor provisions under The
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors,
which may cause the results of Move, its subsidiaries, divisions
and concepts to be materially different from those expressed or
implied in such statements. These risk factors and others are
included from time to time in documents Move files with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to,
its Form 10-Ks, Form 10-Qs and Form 8-Ks. Other unknown or
unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects on
Move's future results. The forward-looking statements included in
this press release are made only as of the date hereof. Move cannot
guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on
these forward-looking statements. Finally, Move expressly disclaims
any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements
to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
Contacts:
Deborah Donahue / Howard Hanna
Real Estate / 412.967.9000 x 328 ddonahue@howardhanna.com
Elizabeth Grepp / Howard Hanna Real
Estate / 216.447.4477 elizabethgrepp@howardhanna.com
Christie Farrell / realtor.com® /
408.558.7115 / Christie.Farrell@move.com
SOURCE realtor.com