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ERA History Highlights
History Highlights of ERA Franchise Systems LLC
| 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 |
