Real estate brokerage franchises let an established agent or team operate under a national brand, drawing on its listings network and marketing systems, usually without opening a retail storefront. Pricing varies sharply by brand: one may use a fixed per-agent fee, while another keeps part of each commission. Treat the numbers below as individual brand figures, not one blended average.
Minimum-investment figures (FDD Item 7) across 8 of 8 brands on this page that disclose one. Not a promise of return — an entry-cost distribution only.
Across the 8 real estate & insurance brands FRANticc tracks in the US with a disclosed investment range, entry cost runs from $35,770 (Century 21) to $183,647 (Keller Williams), per each brand's FDD Item 7.
Century 21 has the lowest disclosed minimum investment on this page at $35,770 (FDD Item 7). That is a starting figure, not the total cost of getting to opening day — franchise fee, working capital and any real estate are on top where applicable.
Financial Performance Representations (FDD Item 19) are optional under FTC franchise rules, so not every brand publishes one. 6 of 8 brands on this page disclose earnings data in their current FDD; check the individual brand page for what each one discloses. FRANticc does not estimate or promise returns — only figures a brand has itself put in writing.
Many brands in this category are listed on the SBA Franchise Directory, which is what SBA 7(a) lenders check first — but directory listing and loan approval are two different things, and approval also depends on the individual applicant's credit and collateral. Confirm current SBA status directly with the brand and with an SBA-approved lender; FRANticc does not verify per-brand SBA eligibility.