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Keller Williams Bucks National Trends
Austin Kilgore | 01.28.09

Despite a housing crisis that has sent foreclosures up, prices down, and the nation’s economy in a tailspin, Austin, Texas-based Keller Williams Realty Inc. is beating the odds, outperforming the national market.

The country’s fourth largest real estate firm said while existing homes sales in the country decreased 17 percent through November of 2008 compared to the same time in 2007, Keller Williams said it will only see a 7 percent decrease, beating the average by 10 percent.

While the National Association of Realtors saw a 10 percent decline in membership, Keller Williams said it had a far fewer decrease in its agent base.

Keller Williams CEO Mark Willis said, “Our strategy is no secret. We faithfully follow the sound financial model of leading with revenue – the same model our market centers follow. As we watch companies throughout the country take on billions of dollars of debt, we are proud to say that our company has not one dollar of financing debt and we remain strong and financially sound. It is our joy to be able to give back to our agents during these times.”

The company also boasts no debt on its balance sheet, and gave back than $30 million in profits to its agents.

To help its agents weather the storm, the company published two books, both written by Gary Keller, co-founder and chairman of the board of Keller Williams Realty that are meant to keep agents on the top of their game.

Mary Tennant, Keller Williams president and COO said, “Keller Williams was founded 25 years ago during one of the toughest markets on record – when interest rates were higher than 18 percent. We continue to urge our agents to zero in on lead generation and reducing expenses so they can thrive during this market. We admire our agents’ spirit, tenacity, and dedication to their businesses. They just keep powering forward


About Keller Williams Realty Inc.:
Founded in 1983, Keller Williams Realty Inc. is the fifth-largest real estate franchise operation in North America, with 500-plus offices and more than 56,000 associates in the United States and Canada. The company’s associate-centric
culture emphasizes access to leading-edge education and promotes an economic model that rewards associates as stakeholders and partners. Keller Williams Realty, which began franchising in 1990, is growing by 1,700 agents a
month.
Keller Williams Realty agents place high value on professional
education and a full-time commitment to real estate sales.

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Founded in 1983, Keller Williams® Realty Inc. is an international real estate company with more than over 590 offices located across the U.S. and Canada. Keller Williams Realty began franchising its offices in 1991, and following years of phenomenal growth and success, the company is currently the fifth-largest U.S. residential real estate firm in North America. The company has succeeded by treating its 69,000-plus associates as partners and shares its knowledge, policy control, and company profits on a system-wide basis.

Keller Williams Realty is founded on an “agents as partners” business model. Agents and staff have access to the company’s financial reports, share in up to 50% of company profits, and have a say in all decisions. Most real estate companies operate on a dependent model where the broker provides leads to sales people and then offers them a commission, or they operate on an independent model where agents receive minimal support from the broker but keep more of the commission. In contrast to these traditional models, the Keller Williams Realty model fosters a synergistic environment where both parties succeed through teamwork. This model encourages agents and brokers to share their best practices with each other and rewards associates who bring others into the company. It is these industry-changing philosophies that have rocketed Keller Williams past older, more established companies to claim a top-five spot in the real estate industry.


Even today, as Keller Williams Realty grows, the founding philosophies of the company stay the same.