How much does a Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates franchise cost?
Opening a Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates franchise takes a total initial investment of $14,800 to $181,500, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so it discloses no earnings figures at all.
Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates franchises Sperry commercial real estate offices. Category: Business Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $14,800 to $181,500. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Office set-up, lease, and leasehold improvements ($1,500 to $105,000), Computer hardware and software, furniture and fixtures ($1,000 to $20,000), and Miscellaneous opening costs ($1,800 to $11,000). Together they make up about 75% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $5,000 to $10,000, about 34% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $5,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Grand Opening Advertising2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $0 | $2,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Initial Training travel/ | $1,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Office set-up, lease, and leasehold improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $1,500 | $105,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Computer hardware and software, furniture and fixtures2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $1,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Exterior office signs and graphics2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $1,000 | $8,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $500 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Miscellaneous opening costs2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $1,800 | $11,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Additional funds – 3 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $3,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9-10 | $14,800 | $181,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9-10 |
Source Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9-10, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 19
What Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates franchisees actually report earning
This brand's FDD publishes no Item 19.
We do not make any representation about a franchisee’s future financial performance or the past financial performance of company-owned or franchised outlets. We also do not authorize our employees or representatives to make any such representations either orally or in writing. If you are purchasing an existing outlet, however, we may provide you with the actual records of that outlet. If you receive any other financial performance information or projections of your future income, you should report it to the franchisor’s management by contacting our Manager of Franchise Operations, Raegan Rascoe, Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates, LLC, 18881 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800, Irvine, California 92612, telephone (949) 705-5000; the Federal Trade Commission; and the appropriate state regulatory agencies.
Source Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 29, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 20
How many Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates outlets there are, and how many closed
Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates ended 2024 with 54 franchised outlets and 3 company-owned outlets. In that year 6 franchised outlets opened and 7 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates opened 17 franchised outlets and 17 outlets left the system. The franchised system ended the period the same size it started. Of the outlets that left, 3 were terminated and 14 were not renewed.
On average, about 10% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 10.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 32 |
| 2023 | 57 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 32 |
| 2022 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 32 |
Source Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 32, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Compare
How Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates compares with other Business Services franchises
Measured against the 140 Business Services franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates' estimated range is $98,150. It costs less to open than 73% of Business Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 10% for Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates. That is higher than 68% of the 101 Business Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates' franchised system grew 0.0%. The typical Business Services franchise here grew 4.4%.
- Earnings disclosure. 71 of the 140 Business Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates is not one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Business Services franchise side by side.
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