Coldwell Banker Franchise

Coldwell Banker, a Anywhere Real Estate franchise, has been franchising since 1950 - 44 years after the concept was founded in 1906 , currently with 3,000 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. Coldwell Banker does not include Item 19 financial performance data in its FDD -- a common choice, since the disclosure is optional under the FTC Franchise Rule. That shifts the diligence burden onto the buyer: survey existing franchisees via the Item 20 contact list, model unit economics from public comparables, and press for validated profit-and-loss figures before signing.

The network neither grew nor shrank meaningfully this year; a flat total often means new stores are simply replacing closed ones, so it is worth checking the churn rate, not just the net.