Century 21

Century 21, a Anywhere Real Estate franchise, has been franchising since 1972 — 1 years after the concept was founded in 1971 , currently with 14,000 total locations in the real estate sector, headquartered in NJ. Investment figures are not uniformly disclosed in the summary-level data shown above; prospective franchisees should request the full FDD for a complete Item 7 cost breakdown.

Ongoing royalties run 6.0% of gross sales with an additional 2.0% national advertising fund contribution, bringing the combined ongoing cost to 8.0% of every dollar in sales. Notably, Century 21 does not disclose financial performance (Item 19) in its FDD. That is common (Item 19 is optional under the FTC Franchise Rule) but it puts the burden on prospective buyers to survey existing franchisees (Item 20 contact list), model unit economics from public comparables, and demand validated profit-and-loss data before signing.

Network size has held steady year-over-year, which typically means new openings and closures are roughly offsetting — a stability pattern that can mask underlying churn. Before committing capital, triangulate this summary against the full FDD, a franchise attorney's review, and direct conversations with five or more current and former franchisees from Item 20.