1971 |
Electronic Realty Associates, Inc. is incorporated |
1972 |
The ERA® system begins operations with 18 member brokers |
Pioneering "Moving Machine" starts faxing listings nationwide |
1973 |
The ERA system reaches 200 member brokers |
Buyer Protection Plan (now Home Protection Plan), an unprecedented nationwide home warranty program, is introduced |
1974 |
The ERA system grows to 650 offices in 43 states |
13-week sales training program is introduced |
1976 |
Seller Protection Plan® is introduced |
1977 |
New corporate headquarters opens in Overland Park, KS |
ERA Realty becomes the industry's exclusive corporate sponsor of MDA |
1979 |
ERA member brokers now in all 50 states |
1980 |
Sellers Security® Plan is introduced |
1981 |
ERA Japan begins operations |
ERA Realty is purchased by Commercial Credit Corporation |
1982 |
ERA Singapore starts operations |
1985 |
ERA Realty is purchased by IMB Capital, Ltd. |
1988 |
ERA Guam begins operations |
1991 |
ERA Realty enters franchise agreement for Taiwan |
1992 |
ERA Indonesia begins operations |
ERA® TOP GUN® training program is introduced |
ERA ANSWERS® book is released |
ERA Realty introduces national Customer Satisfaction program |
1993 |
Global expansion continues in France, Thailand and South Africa |
"Beyond Excellence" professional development retreats are introduced for top-producing sales associates and selling brokers |
1994 |
ERA Realty enters franchise agreements for Netherlands, Belgium and Philippines |
ERA listings are posted on the Internet through Homes & Land, a first for a real estate company of this kind |
1995 |
Operations begin in Korea and Spain |
ERA.com, the company's consumer Web site, is launched |
1996 |
ERA Realty is acquired by HFS Incorporated |
ERA Hong Kong opens |
Name changes to ERA Franchise Systems, Inc. |
Corporate headquarters moves to Parsippany, NJ |
Peter Burgdorff is named President |
1997 |
New logo is introduced |
The ERA system expands into Israel, Luxembourg and the Cayman Islands |
TeamERA.com, the company's state-of-the-art Intranet site, is launched |
1998 |
HFS becomes Cendant Corporation |
"AccelERAtion" training is introduced |
Revised ERA.com Web site goes online |
The ERA® system expands into Portugal and Germany |
1999 |
"Always There For You®" slogan is introduced |
ERA International Collection is announced |
The ERA system introduces Hispanic marketing materials |
iPIX is introduced to ERA.com |
2000 |
ERA Select ServicesSM, value-added preferred alliances available to customers, are introduced |
ERA eCampus online training begins |
First ERA International Open Office weekend is held |
International expansion includes Austria, Finland, Sweden, Turks & Caicos, St. Martin, Ireland and Great Britain |
2001 |
The ERA system sponsors "The Dolans," a nationally syndicated radio program featuring financial experts Ken and Daria Dolan |
International expansion includes Guadeloupe and Switzerland |
The ERA system celebrates 25th anniversary as corporate sponsor of MDA |
ERA Mortgage is launched |
Brenda W. Casserly is appointed President & COO |
2002 |
Burgeoning mature market is targeted with the Sellers Security® Plan already tailored to their concerns |
More high-tech tools and services roll out for Sales Associates and Brokers |
Hunt Real Estate Corporation, one of the top 100 real estate companies in the U.S., becomes an ERA® affiliate |
The ERA system introduces "AccelERAtion" course and Listing Presentation for Hispanic users |
The company celebrates its 30th anniversary in the real estate industry |
2006 |
Brenda W. Casserly is appointed President & CEO |
The Cendant Real Estate Services Division becomes Realogy Corporation |
