Sector · 8 registry records

Real Estate Franchises

Compare the listed investment, fees, royalties and unit counts for real estate franchise registry records. Verify material figures in each brand's current FDD.

Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.
$35K–$220K
Avg investment
$23K
Avg franchise fee (4 of 8)
5.4%
Avg royalty (5 of 8)

Inventory vs listed entry cost

According to the 2024 FDD vintage in this registry, Real Estate ranks #9 of 14 by brand inventory (8) and #14 by mean listed Item 7 low ($35K). National dual: Food & Beverage is #1 of 14 by brand inventory (69) at mean listed Item 7 low #2 ($772K), while Travel & Hospitality is #1 by mean listed Item 7 low ($3.9M) on 7 brands (inventory #10).

69
Food & Beverage brands (#1 inventory)
$3.9M
Travel & Hospitality mean Item 7 low (#1)
#9
This sector, brand inventory of 14
#14
This sector, mean listed Item 7 low

Brand-count rank and mean listed Item 7 low are independent sorts. Neither is a buy, quality, or outcome score.

Where Real Estate sits by brand inventory

Real Estate covers 8 registry brands among 14 sectors (inventory signal, not a quality ranking). Orthogonal to the unit-count chart below.

Real Estate vs all sectors by brand count

Where this sector's registry inventory sits among every tracked franchise class

8 9th of 14 higher than 5 of 14 sectors

Sectors, banded by brand inventory

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Source PlainFranchise editorial comparison registry · 2026-08-09

Largest real estate franchises by unit count

Total locations (FDD Item 20), top 10 in this sector

locations
Source PlainFranchise editorial comparison registry As of 2024

Real Estate Franchise Brands (8)

Century 21

Anywhere Real Estate

Real Estate
Investment Range - – $25K
Royalty

6.0%

Locations

14,000

Growth 0%

Coldwell Banker

Anywhere Real Estate

Real Estate
Investment Range - – $300K
Royalty

6.0%

Locations

3,000

Growth 0%

ERA Real Estate

Anywhere Real Estate

Real Estate
Investment Range - – $100K
Royalty

6.0%

Locations

2,000

Growth 0%

HomeVestors

HomeVestors of America

Real Estate
Investment Range $47K – $452K
Franchise Fee

$70K

Locations

1,200

Growth 4.17%

Keller Williams Realty

Keller Williams Realty Intl

Real Estate
Investment Range $183K – $336K
0
Locations

11,000

Growth 1.82%

NextHome

NextHome Inc

Real Estate
Investment Range $10K – $20K
Franchise Fee

$5K

Royalty

3.0%

Locations

500

Growth 6%

RE/MAX

RE/MAX Holdings

Real Estate
Investment Range $37K – $224K
Franchise Fee

$18K

Locations

9,000

Growth 1.11%

Sotheby's International Realty

Sotheby's Intl Realty Affiliates

Real Estate
Investment Range - – $300K
Royalty

6.0%

Locations

1,000

Growth 2%

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Sector averages computed from PlainFranchise's editorial comparison registry (fields mapped to common FDD Item 5–7 categories). Not a verified FDD extract.

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