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BAbove average55/100FDD 2025

Re/Max: Litigation & Risk

Real Estate · FDD Items 3, 4 & 5

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Elevated Risk

6 cases disclosed in FDD Items 3 and 4.

Source: FDD Items 3–5

FDD Items 3 & 4

Litigation Metrics

Cases disclosed
6
Total from FDD Items 3 and 4
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None
Franchisor or officer bankruptcy
Verdict score
55 / 100
FranchiseVerdict composite · higher is better
Rating
B
A / B / C / D / F verdict grade

7(a) FOIA data · FY2020–present

SBA Loan Performance

Aggregated from public SBA 7(a) loan disclosures. Charge-off rate is the share of loans that were charged off or settled for less than the full balance.

Total 7(a) loans
306
Government-backed loans issued
Charge-off rate
14.2%
vs 16% franchise average
5-yr charge-off rate
N/A
Defaults
34 loans
Loans charged off or defaulted
Total loan volume
$128.0M
Avg loan size
$418K
Participating lenders
109

FDD Items 5, 6 & 17: What You Give Up

Contract Risk Indicators

Mandatory arbitration
Not required
You retain the right to sue in court
Jury trial waiver
Waived
You give up the right to a jury trial
Non-compete
1 yrs
Post-termination restriction on similar businesses
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Franchisor can open competing locations in or near your territory
Right of first refusal
No
Franchisor can match any purchase offer when you try to sell
Governing law
Colorado
State whose law governs disputes. Relevant if you're not based there

Extracted from FDD Item 3

Litigation Detail

No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3

What drove the 55/100 verdict

Risk Score Breakdown

  1. 01HIGH13 litigation matters incl. $55M antitrust settlement (Moehrl/Burnett/Nosalek)
  2. 02MINORParent-level negative equity -$67,773,000 (judge on operations)
  3. 03MINORNo Item 19 disclosure
  4. 04MINORNegative net unit growth -9.4%
  5. 05MINOROffset: $307.7M revenue, $11.3M net income

Severity inferred from FDD text. Not a regulatory or legal classification

Litigation data from FDD Items 3, 4, and 5. SBA data from public 7(a) FOIA records (FY2020–present). Not legal advice. Consult a franchise attorney before signing any franchise agreement.