Keller Williams 

Keller Williams Realty (KW) began in 1983 as a single office in Austin, Texas, founded by Gary Keller and Joe Williams. They focused on agent-centric practices, education, and technology. KW grew rapidly throughout the 1990s, becoming a franchise in 1991. By 2015, it was the world's largest real estate franchise by agent count, and by 2022, the largest by sales volume in the US. A key to their success is their profit-sharing model and focus on agent empowerment.

Credentials & awards

  • 2013 KW becomes the largest real estate franchise in North America.

  • 2014 KW tops 100,000 in associate count.

  • 2015 KW named world's largest real estate franchise by agent count.

  • 2017 KW Labs, the innovation hub of KW, launches.

  • 2018 KW releases Kelle, a proprietary Al-based personal assistant for agents.

  • 2019 KW releases Command, a CRM-plus solution with a suite of apps hosted on the Keller Cloud & Named #1 Most Innovative Real Estate Company by Fast Company.

  • 2021 America's Best in Customer Service by Newsweek.

  • 2022 Named Top 500 Company by Franchise Times.

  • 2023 #1 Real Estate Franchise Brand by Fortune.

  • 2023 #1 Most Innovative Real Estate Company by Fortune.