What is included in the Engel & Volkers Systems Documentation?
Engel_Volkers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
us or our affiliates are refundable. We do not offer financing.
Item 8 RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
You must comply with all of our mandatory standards, methods, policies, products, procedures, techniques, standards and specifications that we prescribe in the Systems Documentation or other written or electronic communications, including any requirement to purchase or lease goods, services, supplies, fixtures, equipment, inventory, computer hardware and software, real estate or comparable items related to establishing or operating the franchised business from us, our designees, or suppliers approved by us or under our specifications.
We currently require that you purchase from us, one of our affiliates, or suppliers approved by us, certain marketing materials, including pens, printed materials and brochures that feature the Trademarks. As discussed below, you will have to place advertisements within the GG Magazines from Grund Genug Verlag. However, if we grant you a franchise to operate multiple Approved Locations, you must place at least 1 full page advertisement per year for the first and second Approved Location, at least 1 additional full page advertisement per year for the third and fourth Approved Location and at least 1 additional advertisement per year for five or subsequent Approved Location, for a maximum of 3 required ads per year total. This number may vary in future. See Item 11. We reserve the right to designate one or more third parties, ourselves or an affiliate to supply you with certain categories of other goods or services. Currently, Grund Genug Verlag is an approved supplier. At this time, there are no other approved suppliers.
You must purchase or lease a phone and copy machine from independent vendors for the operation of your Residential Real Estate Brokerage. We may require you to purchase or acquire certain computer hardware and/or software as deemed necessary for the operation of your franchised business within our system.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 38–40)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Engel & Volkers's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the System Documentation contains mandatory standards, methods, policies, products, procedures, techniques, and specifications that Engel & Volkers prescribes. These guidelines, templates, and specifications within the System Documentation are periodically modified by Engel & Volkers.
The System Documentation also outlines the specifications for furniture, office equipment, signage and supplies that franchisees must adhere to when operating their Engel & Volkers Real Estate Brokerage. Additionally, the System Documentation may set standards for computer hardware and software that franchisees are required to use.
Engel & Volkers will issue and modify standards and specifications through the System Documentation as it deems necessary or appropriate for management, marketing, operations and management efficiency. New or modified standards are communicated to franchisees via email, letters, in-house brochures, or conferences.