Weichert Real Estate Affiliates Inc.

Founded: 1969 Franchising since: 2000

225 Littleton Rd. Morris Plains, New jersey 07950

Phone: (973)359-8377 Franchisee Association Weichert Advisory Council

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 52 employee(s); 52 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	262	0	0	164
2008	306	0	0	183
2007	342	0	0	192
2006	226	0	0	220
2005	141	0	0	186

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 1-mile radius

Total investment: $50K-345.2K Franchise fee: $25K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	No
Startup Costs	No	No
Equipment	No	No
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: Varies
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 4 days
• At franchisee's location: Ongoing
• Annual conference; quarterly workshops (local)

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• PR program, custom marketing materials

Franchise 500® rank:
#245 (2009); #147 (2008); #152 (2007); #221 (2006); #213 (2005);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#35 (2008); #44 (2007); #91 (2006); #79 (2005);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#54 (2005);

Top New Ranking:
#10 (2005);