- Century 21 Real Estate
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Century 21 Real Estate LLC 
Type Subsidiary of Realogy Industry Real Estate Founded California (1971) Headquarters Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S. Number of locations 73 countries Key people Patricia Barrett-Foor and Lourie Barrett-Foor[1] Revenue Current information not available. Employees 120,000 Website www.century21.com Century 21 Real Estate LLC is a real estate agent franchise company founded in 1971. The Century 21 System consists of over 8,000 independently owned and operated offices. Other examples of such a system are Coldwell Banker, Engel & Völkers, ERA Real Estate, ... Century 21 has offices in more than 73 countries and territories.[2] Century 21's consumer website, Century21.com, is the fifth most visited real estate website on the Internet as of March 2009.[3]
The company is owned by Realogy, which also owns Coldwell Banker, Corcoran Real Estate, Sotheby's International Realty, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate and ERA Real Estate. Century 21 Real Estate is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey.[2]
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History
Century 21 was founded in 1971 by Art Bartlett, Walter Barrett, and Marsh Fisher, two real estate agents in Orange County, California. Here Bartlett talks about how they decided on the name:
We were brainstorming at lunch one day - my former VP and I - and I said the name had to sound like it had been around for a long time. [...] My former VP suggested 20th Century Realty. I thought it would be impossible to get the name registered. He said 21st Realty, but I didn't like that. He then said, "How about Century 21?" I liked it, though it sounded futuristic. [...] I called Marsh and told him, but he thought it was too futuristic. He wanted Green Valley. Well, we finally agreed on Century 21, and we incorporated the company.
— Art Bartlett[4]
The company went public in 1977, and was bought out by Metropolitan Life Insurance in 1984. In 1995, the company became part of HFS, the precursor of Cendant, under the leadership of Robert W. Pittman, creator of MTV. Cendant spun off in 2006, and Century 21 Real Estate LLC now operates under its real estate franchise branch, Realogy.
In 2009 Century 21 Real Estate LLC announced its decision to transition its television advertising to additional online advertising, including media spend in the following categories in 2009: display, search engine marketing and partnerships with real estate listing Web sites.[5]
Notable Figures
HK Sai Ying Pun Queen Street 28 Century 21 Street
- In the late 1990s, Century 21's president was Robert W. Pittman, creator of MTV and former CEO of AOL and later of Time Warner.
- Stacy Carter, known as The Kat - professional wrestler worked in the field of real estate in Lee County, Florida for Century 21 for some time after her divorce from Jerry Lawler.
See also
- Real estate
- Real estate agent
- Real estate broker
- Real estate trends
- Realtor
References
- ^ Corporate Officers, Century 21 Real Estate LLC
- ^ a b http://www.century21.com/aboutus/index.jsp
- ^ http://www.alexa.com/topsites/category/Top/Business/Real_Estate
- ^ Hayes, John P. (1990) Art Bartlett: The Man Who Redefined Franchising
- ^ Century 21 Real Estate announces increase in online advertising at Real Estate Connect 2009
External links
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate • Century 21 Real Estate • Coldwell Banker • Coldwell Banker Commercial • ERA Real Estate • Oncor International • Sotheby's International Realty
Cartus • NRT • Title Resource GroupCategories:- Companies established in 1971
- Franchises
- Real estate companies of the United States
- Property agencies of Hong Kong
- Realogy brands
- Companies based in Morris County, New Jersey
- History of Orange County, California
- Private equity portfolio companies
- Apollo Management companies
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