Keller Williams Realty 

Based in Austin, TX, Keller Williams is a global company with more than 100,000 associates and nearly 700 market centers. Named by Entrepeneur magazine as the Number 1 franchise, Keller Williams was the only major real estate franchise company to report an increase in both the number of associates and closed transactions during the recent real estate downturn. Focused on education and technology, the company enables its associates to best serve their clients. They claimed to be the largest real estate franchise in number of agents and sales volume for 2018 and 2019. It is operated by a holding company named KWx which was formed in 2020.

Founded in 1983 by Gary Keller and Joe Williams, it grew from a single office in Austin to approximately 940+ offices with over 180,000 associates worldwide as of May 2018. It is an Inc. 5000 company and has been recognized as one of the highest rated real estate companies by numerous publications, including Entrepreneur and Forbes. In 2018, it was listed as one of the “happiest companies to work for” by Career Bliss. Keller Williams topped Fast Company’s list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in the real estate and urban development category for 2019.