Keller Williams Realty
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| Type | Privately Held Corporation |
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| Founded | Austin, Texas, (1983) |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Key people | Gary W. Keller, Chairman Mo Anderson, Vice-Chairman Mark Willis, CEO Mary Tennant, President and COO |
| Industry | Real Estate |
| Revenue | Unknown |
| Website | www.kw.com |
Keller Williams Realty is an international real estate franchise organization in the United States and Canada. It was founded in 1983 by Gary Keller and Joe Williams and is based in Austin, Texas.
In 1991, Keller Williams Realty began franchising, and expanded to Canada in 1998. Total agent count in the United States and Canada now stands at close to 70,000, with nearly 700 market centers.
Keller Williams Realty’s rapid growth has been bolstered by a business plan that includes associates as stakeholders and partners, and by a profit-sharing program rewarding agents who bring other agents into the company.
Keller Williams Realty does not engage in any national consumer advertising, but supports agents in the advertising of their own local brand identities.
Founder Gary Keller has co-written a series of books, including The Millionaire Real Estate Agent, based on the experiences of top agents in North America.
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[edit] KW Commercial
In 2008, Keller Williams Realty introduced KW Commercial.[1] extending a referral model to the commercial real-estate sector.
KW Commercial’s areas of business include:
•Industrial
•Office
•Investment Sales
•Retail Services
•Nonprofit and municipal services
•Land brokerage
•Multi-family
[edit] Luxury Homes by Keller Williams
Keller Williams Realty created a special division for luxury homes in 2007, Luxury Homes by Keller Williams[2]. The program provides qualifying members with distinct marketing and branding materials, access to luxury-home marketing websites, as well as ongoing education on strategies for appealing to high-end homebuyers.
[edit] MAPS Coaching
Keller Williams Realty’s in-house coaching program focuses on the release of limiting beliefs and being held accountable to the actions needed to achieve goals. MAPS Coaches are trained and mentored on an ongoing basis by Dianna Kokoszka, MAPS president.
[edit] Keller Williams University
Keller Williams University (KWU) provides a comprehensive curriculum addressing various aspects of success as a real estate professional. KWU Classes are offered at within local real estate offices, at the regional level, and at the national level in Austin, Texas. KWU master faculty members teach the models and systems set forth in The Millionaire Real Estate Agent with exercises and discussions. Multimedia distance learning is also offered online.
[edit] KW Cares
KW Cares[3] is a 501(c)3 charity established in 2003 to provide emergency financial support to Keller Williams associates throughout North America in response to tragic circumstances.
