Anywhere Real Estate Inc., formerly Realogy (), is an American publicly owned

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services company. It owns and

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several real estate brands and brokerages, and offers consumer programs, lead generation, relocation, and title settlement services.

History

In 2005,

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split off all but its car rental interests into separate companies. Realogy was formed to group its real estate activities; shares in the new company were distributed to existing Cendant shareholders. In late 2006, it was bought for $6.65 billion, plus debt and other liabilities, by

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, a private equity group. The company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2012; 40 million shares were sold at $27 each, raising US$1.08 billion. In 2013, the company moved its head office from Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey to Madison, New Jersey. Ryan Schneider succeeded Richard A. Smith as

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in 2017. In May 2022, Realogy announced that the company would be changing its name from Realogy Holdings Corp. to Anywhere Real Estate Inc. It went into effect on 9 June 2022.

Brands

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC is an international real estate company which began operations in July 2008. Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate franchises independent businesses to operate within its network. Brand History In 197 ...

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Century 21 Real Estate Century 21 Real Estate LLC is an American real estate agent franchise company founded in 1971. The system consists of approximately 14,000 independently owned and operated franchised broker offices in 86 countries and territories worldwide with ov ...

Coldwell Banker Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC is an American real estate franchise owned by Anywhere Real Estate, with headquarters in Madison, New Jersey. It was founded in 1906 in San Francisco, and has approximately 3000 offices in 49 countries and territor ...

Corcoran Group Corcoran Group is an American real estate firm founded in 1973 by Barbara Corcoran. History Barbara Corcoran, a former diner waitress, founded her own real estate company in 1973 with a $1,000 loan. In 2001, Barbara Corcoran sold her company t ...

* ERA Real Estate (founded as Electronic Realty Associates Inc.) *

Sotheby's International Realty Sotheby’s International Realty is a luxury real estate brand founded in 1976 by Sotheby's fine art dealers. Sotheby's International Realty operates as a franchise focusing on brokering and marketing of residential real estate. As of 2018, th ...

References

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