Firms merge to form third largest US company

New York-based RealtyUSA and Hanna Real Estate Services announced last week they would merge, creating the third largest residential real estate company in the country. Combined, the companies had a total of $16.2 billion in closed sales volume from 89,737 closed transactions last year. Prior to the merger, RealtyUSA was the largest residential brokerage in New York State, while Hanna was the largest in both Pennsylvania and Ohio. Hanna also operates in Virginia, West Virginia, Michigan, Maryland and North Carolina. Read more here,