How much does a Howard Hanna Real Estate franchise cost?
Opening a Howard Hanna Real Estate franchise takes a total initial investment of $45,000 to $258,500, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so it discloses no earnings figures at all.
Howard Hanna Real Estate franchises real estate brokerage offices. Category: Business Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Howard Hanna Real Estate franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $45,000 to $258,500. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold Improvements ($0 to $50,000), Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (including Computer Equipment and related Software) ($0 to $50,000), and Additional Funds (3 months) ($8,000 to $30,000). Together they make up about 50% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $25,000, about 56% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $25,000 | $25,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Branch Office Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $0 | $10,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Training Fees2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $0 | $1,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Leasehold Improvements2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $0 | $50,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Real Estate (3 months’ rent and security deposit)2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $2,500 | $25,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (including Computer Equipment and related Software)2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $0 | $50,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Signage2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $2,500 | $25,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costs2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $3,000 | $30,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Opening Inventory2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $4,000 | $12,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Additional Funds (3 months)2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $8,000 | $30,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $45,000 | $258,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
Source Howard Hanna Real Estate, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 19
What Howard Hanna Real Estate franchisees actually report earning
This brand's FDD publishes no Item 19.
We do not make any representations about a franchisee’s future financial performance or the past financial performance of company-owned or franchise outlets. We also do not authorize our employees or representatives to make any such representations either orally or in writing. If you are purchasing an existing outlet, however, we may provide you with the actual records of that outlet.
Source Howard Hanna Real Estate, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 47, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 20
How many Howard Hanna Real Estate outlets there are, and how many closed
Howard Hanna Real Estate ended 2025 with 40 franchised outlets and 425 company-owned outlets. In that year 1 franchised outlet opened and 5 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Howard Hanna Real Estate opened 2 franchised outlets and 10 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 8, from 48 to 40 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 2 were terminated and 8 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 7.3% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 14.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 50 |
| 2024 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 50 |
| 2023 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 50 |
Source Howard Hanna Real Estate, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 50, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Compare
How Howard Hanna Real Estate compares with other Business Services franchises
Measured against the 140 Business Services franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Howard Hanna Real Estate's estimated range is $151,750. It costs more to open than 55% of Business Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 7.3% for Howard Hanna Real Estate. That is lower than 53% of the 101 Business Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Howard Hanna Real Estate's franchised system shrank 17%. The typical Business Services franchise here grew 4.4%.
- Earnings disclosure. 71 of the 140 Business Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Howard Hanna Real Estate is not one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Business Services franchise side by side.
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