Bottom line
- Total investment $37K – $124K including a $30K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 56/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 26 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -16.7% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one SVN unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
101%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
SVN franchisees operate as commercial real estate advisory firms, generating revenue through brokerage commissions on property sales, leases, and consulting services. Day-to-day operations involve prospecting clients, managing client relationships, negotiating deals, and coordinating with a network of advisors. Revenue is highly commission-dependent with significant variability based on local market conditions and deal flow.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 35 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Declining unit base, missing financial transparency, recent exclusivity litigation, and unprotected territory create meaningful risks for new franchisees entering a contracting commercial real estate network.
Score breakdown · what drove the 56 / 100 rating
- 01MEDUnit count declined 5.0% YoY (115 units), indicating system contraction and potential market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosure (missing Item 19) prevents ROI validation and obscures true profitability potential
- 03HIGHRecent litigation (2021) over territorial exclusivity and advisor poaching suggests franchisor enforcement issues and competitive vulnerability
- 04MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk from other SVN franchisees in same geographic area
- 05HIGHGoing Concern = False is ambiguous; clarify if this means no going concern issues exist or if disclosure is incomplete
- 06MINORRoyalty structure (7%-3% tiered) could compress margins significantly at lower revenue thresholds common in early-stage units
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
94 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
SVN · FDD (2026) PDF