Bottom line
- Total investment $11K – $46K including a $20K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 61/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 4 loans (below the industry average).
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
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 United Country Real Estate unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
313%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
United Country franchisees operate independent real estate brokerage offices, listing and selling residential properties, managing agents, and earning commissions on transactions. They pay 6-12% royalties on gross commissions earned while handling all local marketing, staffing, and operational costs. The business model is highly dependent on transaction volume, market conditions, and commission structures now under active legal challenge.
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 · 14 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
United Country presents caution-level risk: a contracting system facing existential litigation threats to its commission-based model, with opaque financial performance and no territorial protection.
Score breakdown · what drove the 61 / 100 rating
- 01MINORDeclining unit count (-4.1% YoY) indicates contracting franchise system despite low entry cost
- 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents ROI assessment and suggests weak performance data
- 03HIGHHigh-impact litigation involving NAR antitrust/commission violations directly threatens franchisee revenue model and business viability
- 04MEDUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk between franchisees and cannibalization of commissions
- 05HIGH6-12% royalty range on gross commissions is substantial burden in declining real estate market with litigation-induced commission pressure
- 06HIGHGoing concern status raises questions about franchisor financial stability and long-term support capability
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
81 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
United Country Real Estate · FDD (2025) PDF