Coldwell Banker is a large real estate franchise owned by Cendant, which also owns Century 21 Real Estate and ERA Real Estate. The company was founded in 1906 in San Francisco after the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake by Colbert Coldwell as Tucker, Lynch, and Coldwell and is thus the oldest real estate company in the United States. In 1914 Benjamin Arthur Banker was invited to become a principal. In 1920 the company becomes Coldwell, Cornwell, and Banker. Bruce Cornwell resigned in 1940 and the company took its present name. The company expanded throughout, and in 1952 opened its first office outside California. Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. ... Meanings of franchise: Full rights of citizenship given by a country or a town, especially suffrage (political franchise) In a wider sense: any right or privilege granted by constitution or statute. ... Cendant Corporation (NYSE: CD) is a New York-based provider of business and consumer services, primarily within the real estate and travel sectors. ... Century 21 Real Estate is a real estate agent franchise company now owned by Cendant, which also owns Coldwell Banker and ERA Real Estate. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... San Francisco City Hall, April 20, 1906. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... State nickname: The Golden State Official languages English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 4. ...

It changed from a partnership to a corporation in 1961 and had an initial public offering in 1968. In 1981 it was acquired by Sears Roebuck and grouped with its financial companies Allstate Insurance and Dean Witter in the Sears Financial Network. It was taken private again in 1993, and sold to HFS, Inc. (later Cendant) in 1996. 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... In financial markets, an initial public offering (IPO) is the first sale of a companys common shares to public investors. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sears, Roebuck and Company (NYSE: S) was founded in Chicago, Illinois as a catalog merchandiser in 1886 by Richard Sears and Alvah Roebuck. ... The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the largest publicly held personal lines insurer in the United States. ... Dean Witter Reynolds was an American stock brokerage catering to the middle class. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Cendant Corporation (NYSE: CD) is a New York-based provider of business and consumer services, primarily within the real estate and travel sectors. ... Cendant Corporation (NYSE: CD) is a New York-based provider of business and consumer services, primarily within the real estate and travel sectors. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

External links

• Coldwell Banker web site
• Coldwell Banker Online web site
• Coldwell Banker timeline