Does Christies International Real Estate provide assistance in establishing prices for the franchisee's business?
Christies_International_Real_Estate Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
During the term of the License Agreement, we will provide the following support to you:
- Operational Support. We may offer assistance with operating problems and issues that you may encounter. (License Agreement, Section 4.4).
- Ancillary Services. We or our affiliates may offer other ancillary services, directly or indirectly, to assist you in operating your Business. However, you are not required to use ancillary services. Ancillary services may include new development consulting and marketing, certain loan brokerage services, escrow services, title searches, and similar products or services related to a real estate brokerage operation, but we will not provide assistance in establishing prices for your Business. These services may not be available in all markets, and we have the right to add, change or discontinue any ancillary service at any time, and we reserve the right to charge our then-current fees for such ancillary services. (License Agreement, Section 4.7).
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 26–33)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Christies International Real Estate Franchise Disclosure Document, Christies International Real Estate does not provide assistance in establishing prices for a franchisee's business. However, Christies International Real Estate may offer ancillary services to assist in operating the business.
These ancillary services may include new development consulting and marketing, certain loan brokerage services, escrow services, and title searches. These services relate to a real estate brokerage operation.
The availability of these services may vary by market, and Christies International Real Estate retains the right to add, change, or discontinue any ancillary service at any time. They also reserve the right to charge fees for these ancillary services.