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Real estate franchises — the FDD facts
Every real estate franchise in our corpus, on the numbers their own FDDs put on record — what it costs to open, whether the franchisor discloses earnings, how many outlets close, and the risk signals. Not marketing copy.
| Franchise | Total investment | Item 19 | Closure rate | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @properties | $64,350 – $433,000 | — | — | Medium |
| 1 Percent Lists | $10,370 – $60,560 | — | 8.9% | Medium |
| 1st Class Real Estate | $31,050 – $43,450 | — | 7.3% | Medium |
| 1st Class Real Estate (Area Rep) | $23,500 – $113,500 | ✓ | — | Low |
| 1st Class Real Estate (Unit) | $31,050 – $43,450 | ✓ | 21.2% | Medium |
| All County | $87,450 – $119,900 | ✓ | 0% | Low |
| Assist-2-Sell | — | — | 10.8% | High |
| Big Block Realty | — | — | 20% | Medium |
| Christie's International Real Estate | $64,475 – $443,125 | — | — | Medium |
| City2Shore | $51,450 – $151,550 | — | 22.2% | High |
| Coldwell Banker Commercial | $37,050 – $553,700 | — | 0.7% | High |
| Commercial Investors Group | — | ✓ | 0% | Low |
| Corcoran | $62,150 – $365,200 | — | 5.7% | Medium |
| Engel & Volkers | $108,690 – $340,592 | — | 11% | High |
| Epcon Communities | $3,845,350 – $6,398,350 | — | 14.5% | High |
| ERA | $34,470 – $266,900 | — | 6.3% | High |
| EXIT Realty Upper Midwest | $60,800 – $209,000 | — | — | Medium |
| Harcourts Pacific | $151,000 – $360,000 | — | 15.8% | Medium |
| Help-U-Sell Real Estate | $29,650 – $67,650 | — | — | Medium |
| HomeLife | $34,200 – $110,000 | — | — | Medium |
| Howard Hanna Real Estate | $45,000 – $258,500 | — | 11.4% | High |
| Infinium Realty Group | $29,650 – $67,650 | — | — | High |
| Intero Real Estate Services | $210,200 – $855,400 | — | — | High |
| Iron Valley Real Estate | $58,900 – $207,000 | — | 2.3% | Medium |
| Joe Homebuyer | — | — | — | Medium |
| Keller Williams Realty - Market Center | $183,647 – $336,495 | — | 0.8% | High |
| KeyGlee Unit | $122,300 – $296,550 | ✓ | 17% | Low |
| Keyrenter Property Management | $118,750 – $244,400 | ✓ | 5.1% | Medium |
| Market Center | $182,430 – $335,697 | — | 0.9% | High |
| New Again Houses | $123,700 – $216,200 | ✓ | 10.6% | Low |
| NextHome | $16,750 – $241,595 | — | 2.8% | Medium |
| Port of Subs (RD) | $176,000 – $671,200 | — | — | Medium |
| Port of Subs (Regional Developer) | $176,000 – $671,200 | — | — | Medium |
| Property Management | — | ✓ | 6.8% | Low |
| Property Sellwise | $116,570 – $251,840 | ✓ | — | Low |
| Real Estate Solutions | $54,366 – $71,266 | ✓ | — | Low |
| Realty Executives | $54,700 – $443,500 | — | 15.5% | High |
| Realty ONE Group | $47,250 – $227,500 | — | 2.5% | High |
| Realty World | $18,600 – $195,000 | — | 0.7% | Medium |
| Red Barn | $56,465 – $257,820 | — | 2.3% | Medium |
| Regional Representative | $131,000 – $423,500 | — | 18.2% | High |
| Sea Glass Properties | $34,000 – $273,000 | — | — | Medium |
| Simply Full Service Reality | $29,200 – $60,800 | — | 33.3% | High |
| Sotheby's International Realty | $47,250 – $331,950 | — | 1.1% | Medium |
| Sperry Van Ness | $33,780 – $129,310 | ✓ | 0.7% | Medium |
| TCB Now | $274,700 – $444,000 | — | — | Medium |
| The Agency | $119,600 – $896,150 | — | 3.7% | Medium |
| United Country Real Estate | $11,450 – $45,945 | — | 0.8% | High |
| United Real Estate | $144,500 – $385,500 | — | 1.4% | Medium |
| Weichert | $77,300 – $359,800 | — | 10.1% | High |
| Windermere Real Estate | — | — | — | Medium |
Figures as disclosed in each brand's most recent registered FDD. “—” means the FDD does not disclose it or the table did not parse cleanly — never an estimate. Tap any brand for the full breakdown. New to the term? What is Item 19? — the earnings disclosure, in plain English.
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Real estate franchises — frequently asked
What is the best real estate franchise?
"Best" is a claim the FDD numbers have to back: we rank real estate brands that disclose Item 19 earnings AND beat the category's median closure rate. All County currently tops that list with a 0% franchised-outlet closure rate; 4 real estate brands qualify. See Best Real estate franchises by the FDD numbers.
How much does a real estate franchise cost?
The median total initial investment across the 51 real estate franchises we track is $169,950 (FDD Item 7); individual brands range widely — the table on this page shows each one. The lowest-cost brands are ranked in Cheapest Real estate franchises to open.
Which real estate franchises disclose earnings?
11 of 51 real estate franchises (22%) make an Item 19 financial performance representation in their most recent FDD — franchisor-disclosed unit earnings, not estimates. See Real estate franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
What is the failure rate of real estate franchises?
Across the 35 real estate brands with parsed outlet tables, the median franchised-outlet closure rate is 6.3% (FDD Item 20 — closures, terminations and non-renewals, the closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate). 21 of the 44 with net-change data shrank in the latest reported year.
Which real estate franchise fits your budget?
51 real estate franchises is a long list. Tell us your budget and state and we'll send you the 5–10 that fit, ranked by earnings disclosure, growth and closure rate from their own FDDs.
One sponsored slot per category, and it's data-gated: a brand must disclose Item 19 earnings and beat the category's median closure rate to hold it. Sponsorship is always labeled and never changes a ranking, a risk read, or a report — the data on this site is not for sale. Franchisor inquiries: ryan@franchisefactsreport.com.