KW Worldwide
Inquiry Questionnaire
General Information
Your Name:
Country of Residence:
Address:
City / Country / Postal Code:
Business Phone:
Mobile Phone:
Email:
Skype:
Website Address:
Your Country /
Region of Interest:
*Please also attach your personal résumé.
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Professional Experience
1. How long have you lived and worked in the region / country of interest?
2. What roles have you had in the real estate industry?
3. How long have you worked in the real estate industry in the region / country of interest?
4. If you currently operate a real estate brokerage, please tell us about it.
a. Number of agents:
b. Transaction Volume
c. GCI(past 3 years)<
d. Net Profits
5. How did you hear about KW?
6. What has interested you so far about KW?
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Principals
If you are a principal in a proposed entity, please provide information about your principal partners, along
with the entity name and any relevant information. You may attach additional separate sheets for your
partners’ information.
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About Your Region / Country
For the following questions, please provide the most current and accurate information available to you. Also,
please provide any relevant sources and materials.
1. Describe the current real estate industry / market and its five-year trends.
2. What is the yearly number of home sales for the past five years?
3. What is the average home sales price for the same period?
4. How many agents in the proposed region / country? What is the five-year trend of agent count?
5. Are licenses required for agents? What percentage of agents are actually licensed?
6. Are separate licenses required for brokers?
7. Which franchise brands exist in the country?
a. Which franchise models are the most successful in your market? Why?
b. Has there been any new franchise models introduced that your market has accepted or
rejected? Explain.
c. How big is the average real estate office (number of agents)? What is the largest office in
agent count?
8. What is the normal employment status of real estate agents? Are they employees, independent
contractors, or do they have another status?
9. How are real estate agents traditionally compensated? Are they on salary, a commission basis, or
some other compensation structure?
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10. Who are agents allowed to represent in a transaction?
a. Buyer
b. Seller
c. Both, but not simultaneously in the same transaction
d. Both, simultaneously in the same transaction
11. What percentage of the transactions are typically handled by an agent vs. those transactions
directly completed between buyers and sellers?
12. What organized real estate bodies (e.g., associations, boards, etc.) exist?
13. Who determines policies for agents (e.g., government, associations, boards, etc.)? For brokers?
14. What are the trusted sources for real estate industry statistics (i.e., listing service, national
association, etc.)?
15. Is it common that the reported sales price is lowered for tax purposes and reporting?
16. How do brokers ensure that transactions are reported to them by agents?
17. Are transactions reported to a government recording office?
18. Are real estate listings exclusive or open?
19. Do listing services exist in the country (i.e., is there an online listing search portal)? If so, describe
how it works, who has access to it, and any listing data feeds.
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Thank you for your interest in Keller Williams Worldwide.
Please return the completed inquiry and any attached documents to our office.
Via email:
[email protected]
Or
Via mail:
Keller Williams Realty International
C/O Chris Heller-Keller Williams Worldwide
1221 South Mopac Expressway, Suite 400
Austin, Texas 78746
If you should have any questions or need clarification, please contact us at:
+1.512.327.3070
By signing below, you affirm that you have read and understand the foregoing document and you
acknowledge that the representations made by you are true and correct to the best of your knowledge.
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