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OFFICIAL FILING · MN · 2026

ENGEL & VOLKERS FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) — 2026

The FDD is the 23-item legal disclosure every U.S. franchisor must hand you at least 14 days before you sign or pay anything (FTC Franchise Rule, 16 CFR 436). ENGEL & VOLKERS's most recent FDD tracked here was filed in 2026 as a multistate filing — and because registration-state filings are public records, you can read it free, without giving a broker your phone number.

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THE SAME DOCUMENT SITES SELL OR GATE BEHIND LEAD FORMS. FILED 2026 · SOURCE STATE MN

What the 2026 filing revealedextracted · sourced
ITEM 5Initial franchise fee$35K
ITEM 6Ongoing royalty6.0% of gross sales
ITEM 7Total initial investment$109K–$472K
ITEM 3Disclosed litigation matters7
ITEM 19Earnings disclosure (FPR)None — no earnings claim published
ITEM 20Outlets (fiscal 2025)223 franchised at year end · 29 exits (12.2% annualized)
ITEM 21Franchisor financial statementsclean (unqualified) audit opinion — Ernst & Young LLP

Citation discipline: every figure above is extracted from the 2026 ENGEL & VOLKERS FDD as filed and links back to that document. Fields the filing did not state are omitted — nothing here is estimated, surveyed, or filled in from marketing material. FDDs are reissued annually; verify against the current issuance before relying on any number.

ENGEL & VOLKERS FDD questions, answered

Where can I download the ENGEL & VOLKERS FDD for free?

ENGEL & VOLKERS's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is a public record. It can be downloaded free from the source link on this page — no broker form, no email signup required.

What year is ENGEL & VOLKERS's most recent FDD on file?

The most recent ENGEL & VOLKERS FDD tracked here was filed in 2026. Franchisors must update their FDD annually, so confirm you are reading the current issuance before signing.

Does ENGEL & VOLKERS's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?

No — ENGEL & VOLKERS's 2026 FDD makes no financial performance representation in Item 19. That is legal and common, but it means the franchisor publishes no earnings claim.

What does ENGEL & VOLKERS's FDD Item 20 show?

In fiscal 2025, ENGEL & VOLKERS ended with 223 franchised outlets; 29 of 237 open at the start of the year left the system — an annualized exit rate of 12.2% (terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons").

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