1 Keller Williams Realty. Headquarters: Austin, Texas
2022 Annual Revenue: $381.4 Billion
Keller Williams Realty began as one office based in Austin, TX that sold local residential properties. From these humble beginnings blossomed the largest real estate company in the world.
Gary Keller and Joe Williams founded the brokerage in 1983. By the next two years, the company had 72 agents working for them, a number that only increased with time.
When the 1990s rolled around, the real estate company started branching beyond Texas state lines and franchising their business model. This set them up for expansion well into the 2000s, which they encouraged by beginning business in luxury estates.
In more recent years, Keller Williams Realty has put a lot of work into developing their real estate company overseas. They signed a franchise with South Africa in 2012 and established locations in many South American countries as well in 2018.
Their diligence towards expansion has landed them as the largest, and most profitable real estate company in the world.
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