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    1st Class Real Estate vs Century 21

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    1C1st Class Real Estate2026 FDDC2Century 212025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    1st Class Real Estate

    $31,050 – $159,450

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Century 21

    $34,670 – $466,300

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    1st Class Real Estate

    $25,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Century 21

    $25,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 25

    Royalty · Item 6

    1st Class Real Estate

    Not available

    Century 21

    6%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 26

    Before you compare

    • 1st Class Real Estate figures come from its 2026 FDD and Century 21 figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • 1st Class Real Estate and Century 21 disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only neither brand has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    1st Class Real Estate

    $31,050 – $159,450
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Century 21

    $34,670 – $466,300
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    1st Class Real Estate

    $25,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Century 21

    $25,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 25
    Royalty (Item 6)

    1st Class Real Estate

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Century 21

    6%
    Royalty fee
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 26
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    1st Class Real Estate

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Century 21

    0.5%
    Brand Marketing Fund fee — 0.5%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 27

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    1st Class Real Estate

    70
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 40

    Century 21

    1,734
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 65
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    1st Class Real Estate

    −26
    Calculated: 96 at end of 2022 → 70 at end of 2025

    Century 21

    −136
    Calculated: 1,870 at end of 2022 → 1,734 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    1st Class Real Estate

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Century 21

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    1st Class Real Estate

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Century 21

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    1st Class Real Estate

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Century 21

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    1C1st Class Real Estate

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    C2Century 21

    No reviewed Item 19 figures

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    1st Class Real Estate vs Century 21: common questions

    Which costs less to open, 1st Class Real Estate or Century 21?
    1st Class Real Estate: $31,050 – $159,450 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Century 21: $34,670 – $466,300 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for 1st Class Real Estate. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, 1st Class Real Estate or Century 21?
    1st Class Real Estate: 70 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 40); Century 21: 1,734 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 65). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do 1st Class Real Estate and Century 21 disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    1st Class Real Estate makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Century 21 has no reviewed Item 19 figures on file. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

    How Franopolis reviews FDD figures

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