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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies  
Schedule of deferred revenue for franchise sales and annual dues The activity consists of the following (in thousands):

Balance at

Revenue

Balance at

January 1, 2025

New billings

recognized (a)

December 31, 2025

Franchise sales

$

21,282

$

5,582

$

(7,983)

$

18,881

Annual dues

12,261

29,801

(30,462)

11,600

Other

4,083

21,042

(21,356)

3,769

$

37,626

$

56,425

$

(59,801)

$

34,250

(a)Revenue recognized related to the beginning balance for Franchise Sales and Annual Dues was $7.2 million and $11.8 million, respectfully, for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Schedule of commissions related to franchise sales The activity in the Company’s capitalized contract costs (which are included in “Other current assets” and “Other assets, net of current portion” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets) consist of the following (in thousands):

Additions to

Balance at

contract cost

Expense

Balance at

January 1, 2025

for new activity

recognized

December 31, 2025

Capitalized contract costs

$

3,553

$

2,735

$

(1,970)

$

4,318

Schedule of disaggregated revenue

In the following table, segment revenue is disaggregated by geographical area (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31, 

2025

2024

2023

U.S. Company-Owned Regions

$

122,933

$

131,375

$

138,499

U.S. Independent Regions

5,821

6,017

6,439

Canada Company-Owned Regions

39,177

40,693

40,805

Canada Independent Regions

2,754

2,758

2,891

Global

16,334

14,421

12,754

Fee revenue (a)

187,019

195,264

201,388

Franchise sales and other revenue (b)

18,073

18,829

25,794

Total Real Estate

205,092

214,093

227,182

U.S.

54,311

59,335

63,791

Canada

17,301

18,521

19,039

Global

1,223

1,127

1,031

Total Marketing Funds

72,835

78,983

83,861

Mortgage (c)

13,674

14,609

13,993

Other (c)

635

Total

$

291,601

$

307,685

$

325,671

(a)Fee revenue includes Continuing franchise fees, Annual dues and Broker fees.
(b)Franchise sales and other revenue is derived primarily within the U.S.
(c)Revenue from Mortgage and Other are derived exclusively within the U.S.
Schedule of transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations

The following table includes estimated revenue by year, excluding certain other immaterial items, expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) at the end of the reporting period (in thousands):

2026

2027

2028

2029

2030

Thereafter

Total

Franchise sales

$

5,928

$

4,707

$

3,430

$

2,162

$

1,052

$

1,602

$

18,881

Annual dues

11,600

11,600

Total

$

17,528

$

4,707

$

3,430

$

2,162

$

1,052

$

1,602

$

30,481

Schedule of reconciliation of cash, both unrestricted and restricted The following table reconciles the amounts presented for cash, both unrestricted and restricted, in the Consolidated Balance Sheets to the amounts presented in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands):

December 31, 

2025

2024

Cash and cash equivalents

$

118,736

$

96,619

Restricted cash:

Marketing Funds (a)

19,332

17,668

Settlement Fund (b)

55,000

55,000

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

$

193,068

$

169,287

(a)All cash held by the Marketing Funds is contractually restricted, pursuant to the applicable franchise agreements.
(b)Represents the net amounts held in the U.S. Settlement Fund as part of the settlement of certain industry class-action lawsuits. See Note 13, Commitments and Contingencies, for additional information.
Schedule of cost charges to intersegment

Costs charged from Real Estate to the Marketing Funds are as follows (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31, 

2025

2024

2023

Technology - operating

$

17,950

$

4,397

$

4,676

Technology - capital (a)

(203)

Marketing staff and administrative services

9,043

5,970

6,102

Total

$

26,993

$

10,367

$

10,575

(a)During the year ended 2023, the Company determined that certain development projects were no longer needed and therefore $0.2 million, reflecting the cost of work in process assets that would no longer be placed in service, was refunded to the marketing funds.
Schedule of allowances against accounts and notes receivable

The activity in the Company’s allowances against accounts and notes receivable consists of the following (in thousands):

Balance at
beginning of period

Charges to expense for changes in Allowance for doubtful accounts(a)

Write-offs

Balance at
end of period

Year Ended December 31, 2025

$

11,208

$

3,278

$

(1,867)

$

12,619

Year Ended December 31, 2024

$

10,900

$

1,359

$

(1,051)

$

11,208

Year Ended December 31, 2023

$

9,111

$

6,784

$

(4,995)

$

10,900

(a)Includes approximately $1.0 million, $0.4 million and $1.8 million of expense attributable to the Marketing Funds for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Schedule of other current assets and other assets, net of current portion

Other current assets and Other assets, net of current portion consist of the following (in thousands):

December 31, 

2025

2024

Prepaid expenses

$

10,472

$

12,438

Capitalized contract costs

1,055

1,008

Other

413

379

Other current assets

$

11,940

$

13,825

Capitalized contract costs

$

3,263

$

2,545

Notes receivable, net of current portion

1,791

1,873

Other

1,251

1,147

Other assets, net of current portion

$

6,305

$

5,565