Are there any direct fees associated with participation in the Engel & Volkers engelvoelkers.com or evrealestate.com online services?
Engel_Volkers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We make available an online service: engelvoelkers.com or evrealestate.com. The engelvoelkers.com and evrealestate.com services are in publicly accessible sites on the Internet (http://www.engelvoelkers.com, http://www.evrealestate.com). They allow franchisees and sales advisors to post listings on the Internet for consumers worldwide, who can search for listings by geographic regions, price range, number of rooms and other pertinent criteria.
Presently, there are no fees directly associated with participation in engelvoelkers.com or evrealestate.com. The use of engelvoelkers.com or evrealestate.com is included in the National Marketing and Technology Fund fee. However, you must obtain appropriate connectivity and browser software for this application as well as any platform upgrades that may be necessary. You may choose to have a profile page (subdomain) displayed on engelvoelkers.com and evrealestate.com. You may request other options at additional cost.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 43–54)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Engel & Volkers' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, there are currently no direct fees for franchisees to participate in the engelvoelkers.com or evrealestate.com online services. These services allow franchisees and their sales advisors to post property listings on the internet, which can be searched by consumers worldwide.
The cost of using engelvoelkers.com or evrealestate.com is included in the National Marketing and Technology Fund fee, which franchisees are required to contribute to monthly as detailed in Item 6 of the FDD. However, franchisees are responsible for obtaining the necessary internet connectivity and browser software, as well as any platform upgrades that may be required to utilize these online services.
Franchisees also have the option to create a profile page (subdomain) on engelvoelkers.com and evrealestate.com. The FDD states that franchisees may request other options at an additional cost, but it does not specify what those options are or how much they cost. Prospective franchisees should inquire about these additional options and their associated costs to fully understand the potential expenses related to online services.