GMAC was given the right to use the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Service name for up to 10 years after the sale, after which it was phased out.

[4] In October 2007, Meredith Corporation granted Realogy Holdings Corp. the right to license the Better Homes and Gardens name and related trademarks for 100 years.

[5] Realogy re-launched the Better Homes and Gardens franchise network on July 1, 2008 and named Sherry Chris, then COO of Coldwell Banker, CEO and president of the newly launched company.

The Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate network is composed of independently owned and operated franchises.

Today, the franchise has hundreds of offices and thousands of affiliated real estate agents located throughout the U.S., Canada and Australia.