Keller Williams Expands to Germany
2023 marks 10 successive years of aggressive worldwide development
AUSTIN, TEXAS February 16, 2023 — Keller Williams (KW), the world’s largest actual property franchise by agent rely, publicizes continued sturdy worldwide development and enlargement into Germany.
“In 2013, we first set forth with our imaginative and prescient to broaden outdoors of the U.S. and Canada,” mentioned Gary Keller, government chairman, KW. “And at the moment, we’re excited to report the demand is barely rising more and more stronger for our agent-centric tradition, fashions, methods, coaching and expertise.”
As of Jan. 31, Keller Williams Worldwide (KWW), the worldwide division of KW, has greater than 18,000 brokers outdoors U.S. and Canada, up 20.5 p.c from the top of January 2021.
KWW Momentum (holistic manufacturing outdoors U.S. and Canada YE ‘22)
- Brokers closed 77.8 thousand transactions in 2022, up 22.5% over YE ‘21.
- Brokers closed $15.7 billion in gross sales quantity in 2022, up 29.3% from YE ‘21.
- Brokers took 113.6 thousand new listings (new market stock) in 2022, up 5.4% over YE ‘21.
- Brokers wrote 88.7 thousand contracts (projected closings) in 2022, up 18.9% over YE ‘21.
- Contracts written quantity was $12.8 billion in 2022, up 17.3% over YE ‘21.
“Ten years for the reason that launch of KWW, our continued fast tempo of multinational development showcases how entrepreneurs globally are thriving at Keller Williams,” mentioned William E. Soteroff, president of KWW. “And, at the moment we’re excited to announce our enlargement into Germany, our 18th grasp franchise in Europe.”
Led by Regional Working Principal Swen Nicolaus, KW Germany is at the moment initializing operations.
For greater than 20 years, Nicolaus has held management positions in actual property and finance. He just lately served because the chief capital officer of Molo Finance, a digital mortgage financial institution. He additionally held administration roles at J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Financial institution, and Funding Circle, a small enterprise lending platform.
“With Swen, we have now discovered a great accomplice who will implement our confirmed methods and fashions, world-class coaching and the sturdy advantages of Command—our good, multilingual CRM-plus resolution to develop actual property companies throughout Germany,” mentioned Soteroff.
In Q2 ‘23, KW Germany is predicted to open its first market middle. And, the model has an preliminary focus of opening places throughout the highest seven actual property markets of Germany.
“We’re delighted to have the ability to deliver probably the most profitable dealer platform on the planet to Europe’s most profitable and largest economic system,” mentioned Nicolaus. “With Keller Williams, the highlight is all the time on the entrepreneurial realtor.”
As of Jan. 31, KW has 160 market facilities and 4,806 brokers throughout Europe. The opposite 17 KW European grasp franchises are the UK, Portugal, Spain, France, Monaco, Poland, Greece, Czech Republic, Romania, Belgium, Luxembourg, Eire, Italy, Slovenia, Serbia, Albania and Switzerland.
KWW is at the moment exploring additional enlargement alternatives throughout Africa, Central and South America, Central and Jap Europe, and all through Asia.
Core standards for brand new licensees begins with having a professional management workforce grounded within the Keller Williams tradition; the corporate additionally strives for presidency, banking and judicial system stability and a better maturity degree for an actual property market.
Outdoors of the U.S. and Canada, KWW’s areas embody: Albania; Argentina; Aruba; Belgium; Belize; Bermuda; Bolivia; Bonaire; Cambodia; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Dominican Republic; Dubai, UAE; France; Germany; Greece; Guyana; Honduras; Indonesia; Eire; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Luxembourg; Malaysia; Mexico; Monaco; Mongolia; Nicaragua; Northern Cyprus; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Puerto Rico; Romania; São Paulo, Brazil; Saudi Arabia; Serbia; Sint Maarten; Slovenia; Southern Africa; Spain; Suriname; Switzerland; Thailand; Turkey; Turks and Caicos; United Kingdom; Uruguay; and Vietnam.
About Keller Williams
Austin, Texas-based Keller Williams, the world’s largest actual property franchise by agent rely, has greater than 1,100 places of work and 200,000 associates. The franchise can be No. 1 in models and gross sales quantity in america.
Since 1983, the corporate has cultivated an agent-centric, technology-driven and education-based tradition that rewards brokers as stakeholders. For extra data, go to headquarters.kw.com.
