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title: "Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Winans Enters the Next Era of Leadership"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/da5cdd5b-881b-4f4e-8bb0-7a40b1166101
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20240207_better_homes_and_gardens_real_estate_winans_enters_the_next_era_of_leadersh.html
category: "Real estate"
industry: "Business Services"
segment: "Real estate"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2024-02-07T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:01:14.107Z
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# Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Winans Enters the Next Era of Leadership

**TL;DR:** Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Winans has been sold to Leah and Mark McDonough, the daughter and son-in-law of founders David and Dana Winans. The company will continue to operate with the new owners, with David and Dana Winans serving in an advisory role.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-02-07. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20240207_better_homes_and_gardens_real_estate_winans_enters_the_next_era_of_leadersh.html).*

## Story

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Winans has announced that effective Jan. 1, 2024, founders David and Dana Winans have sold ownership of the firm to their daughter and son-in-law, Leah and Mark McDonough. David and Dana will continue in an advisory role.

The Winans founded the company in 1984 and affiliated with Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate in 2010. Today, the company has seven offices serving the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and southern Oklahoma.

Mark McDonough has served as president of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Winans since 2010, following a career in marketing, branding and advertising where he worked with brands like Patrón Tequila and SMU Athletics. Leah McDonough joined the firm in 2016 to oversee finance before moving into an operations role, with a focus on events, marketing and other operational support.

The change in leadership is part of a years-long succession planning process that began in 2015 when Mark McDonough attended Ascend: The Executive Leadership ExperienceSM, offered by AnywhereSM,, the parent company of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Business Services (sector)
- leadership change (topic)
- real estate (topic)
- Patron (company)
- family succession (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20240207_better_homes_and_gardens_real_estate_winans_enters_the_next_era_of_leadersh.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/da5cdd5b-881b-4f4e-8bb0-7a40b1166101).