Fastest Growing Real Estate Franchises

Franchise 20 – % Growth

Last Updated: April 8, 2026

This section of the Franchise 20 ranks the largest year-over-year percent growth among the 20 largest franchise brands in the US by 2024-2025 sales volume, transaction sides and agent count, with exclusions found here.

The ranking considers the production and agent counts of brokerages affiliated with each franchise brand.

2026 Rank		Company Name	Sales Volume YOY	Transaction Sides YOY
1	Realty ExecutivesPhoenix, AZ	19.9%Total: $14,383M	17.5%Total: 37,593	-16.9%Total: 4,819
2	Corcoran GroupNew York, NY	14.8%Total: $27,921M	16.4%Total: 19,199	1.4%Total: 4,849
3	NextHomePleasanton, CA	14.7%Total: $11,499M	13%Total: 30,640	5.9%Total: 5,405
4	Sotheby's International RealtyMadison, NJ	9.3%Total: $149,193M	3.7%Total: 122,224	-0.4%Total: 21,730
5	Howard Hanna Real EstatePittsburgh, PA	8.7%Total: $26,939M	3.1%Total: 75,587	-0.2%Total: 9,591
6	HomeSmartScottsdale, AZ	4.7%Total: $32,470M	0.5%Total: 64,791	-0.6%Total: 24,846
7	Coldwell Banker Real EstateMadison, NJ	4.4%Total: $249,458M	-1.7%Total: 452,522	-3%Total: 81,438
8	Century 21Madison, NJ	2.5%Total: $82,165M	-1.9%Total: 215,180	-4.5%Total: 41,960
10	ERA Real EstateMadison, NJ	1.5%Total: $24,849M	-2.8%Total: 68,145	-1.6%Total: 11,588
11	Engel & VölkersNew York, NY	1.4%Total: $17,247M	-0.9%Total: 21,080	-25.6%Total: 4,455
12	Better Homes and Gardens Real EstateMadison, NJ	1%Total: $24,062M	-0.3%Total: 58,074	-3.9%Total: 10,663
13	United Real Estate¹Dallas, TX	0.5%Total: $26,407M	-6.7%Total: 59,697	-5.9%Total: 18,714
14	Keller Williams RealtyAustin, TX	0%Total: $370,723M	-3.9%Total: 796,658	-5.9%Total: 136,511
15	Berkshire Hathaway HomeServicesIrvine, CA	-1.1%Total: $121,868M	-5.1%Total: 227,451	-11.4%Total: 39,634
16	John L. Scott Real EstateBellevue, WA	-2%Total: $13,076M	0.3%Total: 20,080	0.6%Total: 2,833
17	RE/MAXDenver, CO	-2.1%Total: $234,273M	-4.4%Total: 571,618	-6.1%Total: 48,165
19	Weichert Realtors^*Morris Plains, NJ	-3.4%Total: $28,000M	-9%Total: 56,300	4.2%Total: 12,500
20	Exit RealtyMississauga, ON	-13.6%Total: $18,540M	-17.6%Total: 56,391	-17.2%Total: 17,269

Footnotes

* Company provided partial data or elected not to provide any data. Additional research and analysis was conducted to estimate the data. Data estimates may differ from the actual data.

1. T3 removed the production of Premiere Plus Realty and MORE Realty from the United Real Estate brand totals. While both brokerages are affiliated with the United Real Estate franchise, they do not use the brand name.