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Keller Williams FDD Changes: 2022 vs 2021

Real Estate · Residential Real Estate Brokerage·Est. 1983·HQ: Austin, TX·773 total units

This page compares the 2022 FDD (newer) to the 2021 FDD (older). Key Facts column headers use those same issue years.

We found 3 changes between the 2022 and 2021 FDD

Keller Williams's 2022 FDD has changes in total outlets, units opened, units closed. Text-level changes were detected in Litigation (Item 3), Initial Franchise Fee (Item 5), Other Fees (Item 6) and 4 other items.

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Key Facts & Trends

Metric20212022ChangeFDD Ref
Initial Franchise Fee
Royalty Fee
Ad Fund Fee
Est. Initial Investment (Low)
Est. Initial Investment (High)
Total Outlets
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Units Opened
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Units Closed
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Multi-Year Trends

How each metric has shifted across 2020–2025.

Initial Franchise Fee
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Royalty Fee
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Ad Fund Fee
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Investment (Low)
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Investment (High)
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Total Outlets
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Units Opened
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Units Closed
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Item-by-Item FDD Changes

Text-level diffs and change summaries across all 23 FDD items.

3
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Litigation

Active litigation can reveal systemic disputes between the franchisor and its franchisees.

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5
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Initial Franchise Fee

Fee increases directly raise your upfront cost to enter the system.

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6
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Other Fees

Higher ongoing fees permanently reduce your operating margins every month.

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7
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Estimated Initial Investment

Investment range changes affect how much capital you need to secure before signing.

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Renewal, Termination, Transfer

These terms directly affect your exit options, resale value, and negotiating leverage.

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Financial Performance Representations

This is the closest thing to knowing how much money you could make — pay close attention.

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Outlets and Franchisee Information

Net unit growth or decline reveals the overall health and momentum of the system.

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