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Windermere Real Estate franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk
Windermere Real Estate is a real estate brokerage franchise with a $25,000 franchise fee.
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Figures above are as disclosed in Windermere Real Estate's most recent FDD (registered 2025). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-33215 — check it yourself. See every other California-registered franchise.
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Windermere Real Estate franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Windermere Real Estate does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for Windermere Real Estate — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (22% of real estate franchisors in our corpus do disclose); the fees, litigation and outlet churn Windermere Real Estate's FDD does contain are on this page. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Real estate franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
Windermere Real Estate lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Windermere Real Estate's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025) does disclose 5 legal proceedings in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Windermere Real Estate itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. Item 3 of the source FDD describes each case.
Windermere Real Estate closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Windermere Real Estate will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Windermere Real Estate's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a real estate of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Windermere Real Estate's outlet tables did not machine-read cleanly; Item 20 of the source FDD has them.
Who owns Windermere Real Estate?
Windermere Real Estate's franchise is offered by Windermere Real Estate Services Company — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Other real estate franchises
Anyone weighing Windermere Real Estate is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Windermere Real Estate franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Windermere Real Estate — who is the franchisor?
Windermere Real Estate's most recently filed FDD (2025) names Windermere Real Estate Services Company as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Windermere Real Estate franchise cost?
Windermere Real Estate's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at a range disclosed in Item 7, with an initial franchise fee of $25,000. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote.
How much profit does a Windermere Real Estate franchise make?
Windermere Real Estate makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Windermere Real Estate at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labor and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does Windermere Real Estate disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Windermere Real Estate's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing: 22% of real estate franchisors in our corpus do disclose.
Are there lawsuits against Windermere Real Estate?
Windermere Real Estate's most recently filed FDD (2025) discloses 5 legal proceedings in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Windermere Real Estate itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing.
Is Windermere Real Estate a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Windermere Real Estate's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against real estate peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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