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MILESTONES

CENTURY 21 Milestones

July 1971 CENTURY 21® is founded by Art Bartlett and Marsh Fisher in Orange County,California.

 

October 1979 Easter Seals is chosen to become the System's major philanthropic partner.

 

June 1983 CENTURY 21 Real Estate Corporation signs an agreement with C. Itoh and Co., Ltd., tofranchise real estate offices in Japan, the System's second international franchise agreement.

 

December 1986 The CENTURY 21® System launches first-ever-national marketing outreach toHispanic market. Three six-minute CENTURY 21 segments within a television special areproduced and reach more than 98 percent of all Hispanic households over Univision andTelemundo, the nation's largest Hispanic television networks.

 

March 1996 CENTURY 21 Fine Homes & Estates® and CENTURY 21 Recreational PropertiesSMare created. Fine Homes & Estates is aimed to market high-end properties priced at $500,000 orabove. Recreational Properties is created to market vacation and second homes.

 

May 1998 The CENTURY 21 System announces the signing of a master franchise agreement todevelop CENTURY 21 offices throughout South America.

 

October 2000 CENTURY 21 China opens its first franchise office in Beijing as part of a MasterFranchise Agreement. Robert Moles meets with the Vice Mayor of Beijing and several membersof the Beijing's Ministry of Construction to discuss China's growing real estate market.

 

January 2002 Century 21 Real Estate Corporation is named the top Easter Seals fundraiser for 2001, and also earns the distinction as the all-time leading corporate sponsor of this organization.

 

April 2002 CENTURY 21.com is named the most trafficked real estate sales organization Web siteby Jupiter Media Metrix.

 

December 2002 Century21Espanol.com, the CENTURY 21 System's Spanish-language site,earns an Outstanding Web Site award from the 2002 WebAwards competition.

 

December 2003 The CENTURY 21 System announces the signing of a master franchiseagreement to develop CENTURY 21 offices throughout Spain.

 

June 2004 Thomas R. Kunz is named president & CEO of CENTURY 21 Real Estate Corporation.

 

June 2004 Web Marketing Association awards CENTURY 21 Real Estate Corporation with anInternet Advertising Competition (IAC) award for its online Hispanic advertising campaign.

 

October 2005 Advertising Age magazine, in cooperation with the Association of HispanicAdvertising Agencies recognizes CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC for excellence in Hispanicadvertising with a 2005 Hispanic Creative Advertising Award in the interactive media category foran online banner advertisement entitled "Signs."

 

November 2005 The CENTURY 21 System releases the results of its inaugural First-TimeHomebuyer Index featuring insights into the home buying habits of new and Spanish-speakinghomebuyers.

 

March 2006 The CENTURY 21 Learning System® is named to Training magazine's "Training Top100" for the fifth consecutive year.

 

March 2006 Corporate University Xchange (CUX) lauds CENTURY 21 System with CorporateUniversity Xchange Award for Excellence and Innovation in Corporate Learning.

 

May 2006 Century 21 Real Estate LLC signs a master franchise agreement to license CENTURY 21 franchises in Russia.

 

November 2006 CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC announces launch of CENTURY 21 Mobile(mobile.c21.com or mobile.century21.com) which allows consumers access to property listing andoffices searches via PDAs, cell phones and other handheld devices with Internet accesscapability.

 

December 2006 CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC announces a master franchise agreement inRomania to create CENTURY 21 Romania and the opening of its first offices affiliated with CENTURY 21 Bulgaria.

 

March 2007 The CENTURY 21 Learning System is named to Training magazine's "Training Top125" for the sixth consecutive year.

 

March 2007 CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC signs master franchise agreement to open CENTURY 21® franchises in the Baltic States encompassing Estonia, Latvia and Lithuaniaoperating under the name CENTURY 21 Baltics.

 

June 2007 CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC earns an Effie Award from the New YorkAmerican Marketing Association for its 2006 advertising campaign. The campaign wascreated in partnership with mcgarrybowen, the brand's advertising agency of record.

 

October 2007 BetoCasas.com Site Web Sites Earns MIXX Award for Interactive MarketingExcellence in the Hispanic Marketing Category.

 

November 2007 CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC announces its expansion into South Africa. CENTURY 21 South Africa, headed by Dr. Duncan Gray, chief executive officer, granted exclusivefranchising rights to the CENTURY 21 name and system throughout South Africa.

 

August 2008 CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC announced its expansion in South America with thesigning of a master franchise agreement to open CENTURY 21® franchises in Brazil.

 

January 2009 CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC announces decision to transition its national televisionadvertising to additional online advertising, including media spend in the following categories in2009: display, search engine marketing and partnerships with real estate listing Web sites.

 

March 2009 CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC First-Time Home Buyer reveals increasing demanddespite concerns about the economy.

 

April 2009 CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC Celebrates 30th Anniversary of its PhilanthropicPartnership with Easter Seals.

 

April 2009 CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC announced that its Mother-in-Law advertisement won the"Best Real Estate Online Ad" at the Internet Advertising Competition, produced by the WebMarketing Association*.

 

May 2009 CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC announced its expansion in Asia Pacific with the signingof a master franchise agreement to open CENTURY 21® franchises in Thailand.July 2009 CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC Recognized with Stevie® Award for Effectiveness ofOnline Advertising Shift.

 

August 2009 CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC announces the signing of an agreement by its Caribbean master franchisee to open the first CENTURY 21® franchise in Bermuda.

 

October 2009 CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC announces its Web site, CENTURY 21.com, was honoredwith an Online Advertising Creativity Award from the OMMA Awards, and a Web Award in realestate excellence from the Web Marketing Association.

 

December 2009 CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC announces the signing of a master franchiseagreement to license CENTURY 21® franchises in Slovakia.

 

February 2010 Richard W. Davidson appointed as president & CEO of CENTURY 21 Real EstateLLC.

 

February 2010 CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC announces that with the $2.1 million raised by its franchise system in 2009, it has surpassed $100 million in funds raised for and donated directlyby the franchise system to Easter Seals, its sole philanthropic partner since 1979.

 

March 2010 CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC announces its tenth consecutive year of market leadership in brand awareness. In a study conducted by Millward Brown, a leading global marketresearch organization, the CENTURY 21® brand achieved 97 percent name recognition, thehighest consumer awareness level when compared to other real estate brands. This is the 10thconsecutive year in which Millward Brown's research has demonstrated CENTURY 21 as theleader in real estate brand awareness among consumers.    

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