Anywhere Group’s wholly owned subsidiaries, RealVitalize LLC and RealVitalize Affiliates LLC, each a Delaware limited liability company (collectively “RealVitalize”), partnered with Angi, an operating business of Angi Inc., a Delaware corporation. Angi is the nation’s largest network of pre-screened, homeowner-rated home service professionals to offer home sellers with home improvement resources during the home listing process. RealVitalize enables home sellers to make their property ready for sale by providing resources to fund staging and home improvements with no up-front cost via a consumer program offered in partnership with Angi. The RealVitalize program began doing business in 2019 and as of December 31, 2021, RealVitalize is available nationally through participating Anywhere company-owned and certain Real Estate Affiliate franchise brokerages, with the exception of the States of Rhode Island, Delaware, Louisiana, North Dakota and South Dakota. RealVitalize LLC and RealVitalize Affiliates LLC share a principal business address with us, at 175 Park Avenue, Madison, New Jersey 07940. Angi, Inc.’s principal business address is 130 E. Washington Street, Ste. 1100, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.
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Century 21
Real estateCentury 21's FDD names a single Approved Supplier for its Productivity Suite — a CRM, presentation tool, agent and broker websites, a broker recruiting tool, and email marketing, bundled together for the system. Franchisees must use Century 21's reporting system, obtaining the connectivity and browser software needed to run it. Across 1,685 locations under Anywhere Real Estate, that Approved Supplier relationship is the way in.
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Ordinary royalty terms
6% component; full terms unconfirmed
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Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
Systems named in Item 11 of this filing. None is recorded as mandated here, which is not the same as the filing mandating nothing. Read Item 11 before treating the category as open.
You must assign any URLs with our Marks to us without any compensation from us and remove all references to the Marks, logos, trade names, service marks, our unique style, colors, color patterns and designs, and other indicia of the brand, whether in signage, print or online, in their social media handles and/or on their social media sites, including but not limited to, Facebook, LinkedIn and other similar such sites. You must also stop using Confidential Information; immediately return all Manuals and other property or programs; and retain records for three years after termination. j. Assignment of Agreement by us Section 15.9 of the Franchise Agreement We have the right to assign if we have completed our obligations or made arrangements for an assignee to fulfill our obligations; your consent is not required. k. “Transfer” by you - definition Sections 15.1, 15.4 and 15.5 of the Includes the voluntary or involuntary, direct or Franchise Agreement indirect, sale, assignment, transfer, license, sublicense, pledge, creation of a security interest, or testamentary disposition of any rights under the Franchise Agreement, the assets or income of the Franchise or you, or a controlling interest in your ownership. l. Our approval of transfer by you Sections 15.1 and 15.7 of the Franchise We have the right to approve all transfers of Agreement; 10% or more interest in the franchise, the franchisee or 10% of the assets comprising the Business.
You must assign any URLs with our Marks to us without any compensation from us and remove all references to the Marks, logos, trade names, service marks, our unique style, colors, color patterns and designs, and other indicia of the brand, whether in signage, print or online, in their social media handles and/or on their social media sites, including but not limited to, Facebook, LinkedIn and other similar such sites. You must also stop using Confidential Information; immediately return all Manuals and other property or programs; and retain records for three years after termination. j. Assignment of Agreement by us Section 15.9 of the Franchise Agreement We have the right to assign if we have completed our obligations or made arrangements for an assignee to fulfill our obligations; your consent is not required. k. “Transfer” by you - definition Sections 15.1, 15.4 and 15.5 of the Includes the voluntary or involuntary, direct or Franchise Agreement indirect, sale, assignment, transfer, license, sublicense, pledge, creation of a security interest, or testamentary disposition of any rights under the Franchise Agreement, the assets or income of the Franchise or you, or a controlling interest in your ownership. l. Our approval of transfer by you Sections 15.1 and 15.7 of the Franchise We have the right to approve all transfers of Agreement; 10% or more interest in the franchise, the franchisee or 10% of the assets comprising the Business.
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
11 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 14 explicit no's; 9 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You will also supply a complete financial statement and a copy of your tax returns, on an annual basis within one hundred twenty (120) days of your fiscal year-end.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 1
Compass, Anywhere, Anywhere Group, Anywhere Services Group and their subsidiaries, including Anywhere Brands offer goods and services to you and other of our franchisees, as well as the franchisees of the Real Estate Affiliates.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
1584324Item 8
gross revenue of $1,584,324 or 0.03% of total 2025 Anywhere Group revenue was from required purchases or leases, or purchases or leases subject to our mandatory standards, specifications and other requirements by the franchisees of the Real Estate Affiliates
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We and our Related Parties have the right to receive fees, payments, rebates, commissions or other consideration (collectively “Consideration”) from Approved Suppliers, vendors affiliated with the Strategic Partnership Program, Listing Services, or other vendors from which you opt to purchase products, services and…
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
Trademark-bearing products, including signage and stationery, may only be purchased from an Approved Supplier unless you receive our prior written permission to use another supplier.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
For any technology you use in connection with the Business, you will reasonably ensure such technology has adequate data security controls, including but not limited to: (i) authentication mechanisms designed so that they cannot be bypassed to gain unauthorized access to systems, and implementation of multi-factor…
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
We may require an audit of the operations of the Business at any time, including as a condition of our approval of any Transfer of the Franchise.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
We reserve the right to make reasonable changes in the P&P Manual that we determine are appropriate in our Reasonable Business Judgment for the continued success and development of the System and its franchisees.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
You may not open an Office unless we have approved the site.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 6
If you elect to attend any optional education courses, you will be responsible for course fees, if any, and all travel, lodging, meal and other expenses.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
At least one representative of Franchisee must attend our Global Conference each year (if held).
The filing answers no to 14 questions
- Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?Item 11
- Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?Item 11
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11
- Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?Item 8
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?Franchise agreement
- Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Item 7
- Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Item 7
- Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Item 6
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?Item 11
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
- Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?Item 8
- Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?Item 11
- Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?Item 11
- Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?Item 8
The vendor opportunity at Century 21
Franchised outlets fell 2.8% year over year, and Item 19 of the FDD makes no financial performance representation. Century 21 is part of Anywhere Real Estate, alongside Corcoran, Coldwell Banker, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, Sotheby's International Realty, and ERA.
Who controls software purchasing
Item 2 names Michael Miedler as President and Chief Executive Officer and Greg Sexton as Chief Operating Officer, alongside Elisabeth Gehringer as President and CEO of Compass International Holdings Franchise Brands and Roger Favano as Chief Financial Officer of Brands and Anywhere Advisors. The operator base spans 254 mapped operators across roughly 269 units, 9 of them multi-unit, with Wisconsin, Virginia, Texas, California, and Washington holding the largest clusters.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required
Century 21 offers a Productivity Suite through a single Approved Supplier — a CRM, a presentation tool, agent and broker websites, a recruiting tool for brokers, and an email marketing solution — and reserves the right to charge for it in the future at the Approved Supplier's then-current fee. Franchisees must use Century 21's reporting system and obtain appropriate connectivity and browser software, plus any platform upgrades, to run it. Angi, Facebook, and LinkedIn are also named in the filing.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Century 21's Item 8 model is an approved-supplier list: trademark-bearing items such as signage and stationery must come from an Approved Supplier unless Century 21 grants written permission otherwise, while non-trademark items like furniture and equipment, and computer equipment, need only meet general minimum standards and can come from any source. The initial term is 10 years; the FDD states no automatic renewal right, and if Century 21 grants an additional term, it may require a then-current franchise agreement or a Term Extension Addendum with materially different terms.
How to read the Century 21 FDD
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Ordinary royalty terms
Complete royalty terms are not confirmed.
Questions vendors ask
Century 21, answered from the filing
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
254 operators run 269 mapped locations. 9 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| WI | 59 |
|---|---|
| VA | 48 |
| TX | 42 |
| CA | 34 |
| WA | 27 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Century 21
Ownership: Anywhere Real Estate.
Sibling brands
Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Read the original filing for definitions, conditions, and qualifications.