Pleasanton, CA — January 16, 2025 — NextHome was recognized as one of the top 500 franchises in Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500®, the world’s first and most comprehensive franchise ranking. For 46 years, achieving placement on the annual Entrepreneur Franchise 500® has been a highly sought-after honor in the franchise industry and is recognized as an invaluable resource for potential franchisees.
The 2025 Franchise 500® ranks NextHome as No. 360 for its outstanding performance in areas including unit growth, financial strength and stability, and brand power. This is the sixth consecutive year the real estate franchise has been placed on the prominent list.
“The Franchise 500 is more than a list. It’s really a collection of life-changing opportunities, featuring strong and resilient brands that future franchisees will be proud to be a part of,” says Jason Feifer, Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur magazine. “This year’s honorees represent the bold ideas, operational excellence, and adaptability that make franchising a cornerstone of entrepreneurial success.”
NextHome, Inc. is an independently owned national franchisor with a focus on changing the way consumers work with local agents and shop for real estate online. The NextHome franchise, founded in 2014, has over 600 offices and 6,000+ members across the United States. The company closed over 30,000 transactions in 2024 worth over $11B in volume.
“For those looking to start their own real estate business, having a franchisor like NextHome in their corner alleviates a lot of the crucial, albeit mundane, to-dos to create and maintain a successful business,” said Charis Moreno, NextHome Vice President of Sales. “We’re thrilled to continually be recognized as one of the country’s top franchises by Entrepreneur.”
In Entrepreneur’s continuing effort to best understand and evaluate the ever-changing franchise marketplace, the company’s ranking formula continues to evolve as well. The editorial team researches and assesses several factors, including costs and fees, size and growth, support, brand strength, and financial strength and stability. Each franchise is given a cumulative score based on an analysis of more than 150 data points, and the 500 franchises with the highest cumulative scores become the Franchise 500® in ranking order.
Over its 46 years in existence, the Franchise 500® has become both a dominant competitive measure for franchisors and a primary research tool for potential franchisees. NextHome’s position on the ranking is a testament to its strength as a franchise opportunity.
Interested in being a part of the NextHome Real Estate Franchise? Contact VP of Sales Charis Moreno at Charis@NextHome.com.
Each office is an independently owned and operated business.