Century 21 (real estate)
Century 21 Real Estate LLC is an American real estate agent franchise company founded in 1971. The system consists of approximately 9,400 independently owned and operated franchised broker offices in 80 countries and territories worldwide with over 127,000 sales professionals. Century 21 Real Estate is headquartered in Madison, New Jersey.History
Century 21 Real Estate was founded in 1971 by two real estate agents, Art Bartlett and Marsh Fisher, in Orange County, California.
Here Bartlett reveals how they decided on the name:
Century 21 was acquired by Trans World Corporation in 1979, when Trans World Corporation decided to focus on hospitality. In 1985, MetLife acquired Century 21. When MetLife decided to leave the housing business, Century 21 was sold to Hospitality Franchise Systems in 1995. When Cendant split, Century 21 became part of Realogy.
