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Century 21

Century 21

Partial FDD data
real estate · Madison, NJ · Founded 1971 · Franchising since 1972
Moderate confidence · 0.80Unclaimed profile
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Total to open · Item 7
Not disclosed in the filing on record
Franchise fee · Item 5
Structured
$25,000 for main/first office (waivable under diversity/veteran incentive progra
Owner turnover
Awaiting Item 20 extraction
Factbook Score
Pending
Brand has 0 year(s) of Item 20 history in our current extraction
✓ No bankruptcy disclosuresNo Item 19 earnings dataWhy these flags?

Beyond the filing

Everything else on this page is quoted from Century 21's franchise disclosure document. This is not — it is measured off the open web, it is not verified by the franchisor, and it never affects the Factbook Score.

Customer rating
4.2 / 5
594 Google reviews across 18 locations
Best to worst location
3.5 – 5.0
Where this brand's locations sit on the same scale — the gap is what varies between franchisees
Website health
8 / 10
Basic checks. Issues here: missing title or description, no structured data
Store locator
No
No finder on their site, so customers can't look up a nearby branch from it
iPhone app
1.0 / 5
1 App Store rating · Century 21 Trenka Real Estate mobile by Homendo
Android app
None found
No Play Store link on their site — an app they don't link from their homepage would read the same way
Google returns at most twenty locations for a search, so the rating is a sample of Century 21's outlets rather than all of them. Measured Sep 11, 2026.

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Every figure on this page comes from Century 21's own disclosure filings, source linked. Compare it against its category before any discovery call — and read the FDD with an attorney before signing anything.

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Data-integrity flags on this profile
  • warnItem 7 range incomplete
Figures below were extracted with limited confidence (0.80 of 1.00)

They have not cleared our 0.85 QA bar, usually because no primary regulator-hosted filing was reachable and the figures come from a secondary source. Treat them as indicative and check the linked source before relying on them. We publish the score rather than hiding it — see the methodology.

Royalty
6%
6% of gross revenue (1.5% for property management revenue)
Franchised units
3-yr unit growth
CAGR from Item 20

What it really costs

Every cost figure this brand's filing discloses — not just the headline range

ExpenseLowHigh
Initial franchise fee
Total initial investment

Item 7 reports a total range, not a full line-item breakdown, in this brand's filing excerpt — the franchise fee is the only cost we can show separately today.

Earnings disclosure

Does the franchisor share performance data? No

This brand's filing does not include an Item 19 financial performance representation. That's common — a large share of franchisors disclose nothing here — but it means you should ask for unit-level economics directly during discovery calls. Compare against real estate brands that do disclose one.

Legal history

CLEAR
No bankruptcy disclosures for the franchisor or its officers.
NOT EXCLUSIVE
Item 12 does not grant an exclusive territory.
NOTED
Non-compete: 3 year(s) / 5 mile(s) after leaving the system.

Tell me when Century 21 files something new

Franchisors refile every year, and fees, investment ranges and closure counts move between filings. We'll email you when this brand's figures change — nothing else, and never a sales sequence.

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Fees change, disclosure documents get refiled, and outlet counts move every year. We'll email you when any of your 1 saved brand changes — Century 21. This is the only time your shortlist leaves your browser, and no franchisor is told you are watching them.

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Common questions

Answered from this brand's own FDD filing. Where the filing is silent, the question is left out rather than answered with a guess.

What royalty does Century 21 charge?

Century 21 charges a continuing royalty of 6% of gross sales, disclosed in Item 6. A separate brand or advertising fund contribution of 2% applies on top. Royalties are charged on revenue, not profit, so they are owed whether or not the outlet is profitable.

Does Century 21 disclose earnings (Item 19)?

No. Century 21 makes no financial performance representation in its FDD. Item 19 is the only optional item under the FTC Franchise Rule, so omitting it is lawful and common — but it means the franchisor publishes no revenue or profit figures for its outlets, and any figure quoted elsewhere is not from the filing.

Does Century 21 give a protected territory?

No. Century 21's Item 12 does not grant an exclusive or protected territory, which means the franchisor may place another outlet nearby.

Profile changelog

Jul 30 Initial FDD data extracted (partial) — FDD pipeline batch

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Facts on this page are sourced from Century 21's Franchise Disclosure Document.

Item 7 total investment was disclosed as two separate ranges rather than one clean figure: conversion office $32,870-$279,000; start-up office $114,370-$466,300. Left item7_total_low/high null per instructions rather than pick/merge one; both ranges recorded here: conversion $32,870-$279,000, start-up $114,370-$466,300. Item 4 stated no bankruptcies disclosed. Item 12 explicitly states no exclusive territory is guaranteed and franchisor/other franchisees can compete in the same market. Item 19 explicitly states no financial performance representation is made (document lists the FPR item heading but includes no figures). Item 20 exists in the document (referenced Exhibits G and H listing offices as of 12/31/2023 and outlets that left the system in 2023) but the actual counts were not retrievable via text fetch of this PDF.