Century 21

Century 21 is one of the world's best-known real-estate networks — a brand under which locally owned offices help clients buy, sell, rent, and value residential and commercial property. What sets it apart is global recognition and a uniform gold-and-black identity attached to thousands of independently owned offices, so a local agent has the marketing weight, tools, and referral reach of an international network while the office itself is run locally.

As a franchisee you get the brand, the methodology, training programs, marketing systems, a technology platform, lead-generation tools, and ongoing consultant support. What stays on you is opening and running your own office — securing the premises, recruiting and leading agents, sourcing listings, and serving clients in your market. The offices are independently owned and operated, not company-owned. HQ provides the system and the brand; the local result is on you.