Hoby Hanna: What no one tells you about leading through a merger

The hard part comes after the deal closes. Howard W. “Hoby” Hanna tells you how to retain agents, reassure clients and lead through the uncertainty of a merger. Continue reading

Howard Hanna in open rebellion against Clear Cooperation Policy

CEO Hoby Hanna sent a letter to NAR and the more than 70 MLSs the major real estate brokerage belongs to informing them that it will no longer consider itself bound by the policy. Continue reading

Howard Hanna CEO Hoby Hanna: ‘NAR sold industry down the river’

Hanna slammed the National Association of Realtors’ MLS rules in a conversation with Inman prior to the Gibson settlement last week, saying Clear Cooperation and IDX limit broker innovation. Continue reading

DOJ signals Clear Cooperation alone may not be anticompetitive

A Department of Justice footnote filed on Monday in the Nosalek commission lawsuit suggests some industry leaders may have misinterpreted earlier DOJ messaging. Continue reading