ENGEL & VOLKERS vs Realty Executives
Side-by-side figures from each brand's latest FDD Item 20 as we extracted them; verdicts are our opinion under the published methodology, and the source filing and year are on each brand's profile. Green marks the more favorable metric (lower for distress), not a recommendation to buy.
Units · latest run
-6.7% (2023–2025)
Net unit change
-22.3% (2023–2025)
Fair
Exit quality
Weak
Fair
Transfer / churn
Strong
Too few seasoned loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
Too few seasoned loans
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Distress
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$35,000
Franchise fee
$37,000
$109K–$472K
Investment range
$55K–$444K
Not disclosed
Royalty
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Not disclosed
ENGEL & VOLKERS
Realty Executives
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