The Corcoran Group

The Corcoran Group was founded in 1973 by Barbara Corcoran in New York City. Corcoran began the business with a $1,000 loan and built it into one of the most prominent luxury residential brokerages in Manhattan. The company's brand identity is deeply intertwined with Barbara Corcoran's public persona — she is one of the most recognizable figures in American business, known globally through her appearances on the television series Shark Tank.

In 2001, NRT (now Anywhere Real Estate) acquired The Corcoran Group, bringing it under the same corporate umbrella as Coldwell Banker, Sotheby's International Realty, and Century 21. Under NRT's ownership, the brand maintained its independence in identity and operations while gaining access to the parent company's technology, relocation, and referral infrastructure.

The company launched Corcoran Franchise in 2020, allowing independent luxury brokerages in non-compete markets to operate under the Corcoran flag. The program expanded the brand into resort and second-home markets including Aspen, Lake Tahoe, and coastal Carolina — markets that complement Corcoran's core New York and Palm Beach base.

Nicole Freer Group in Texas and Deborah Kern in New York are among the top-ranked individual agents operating within Corcoran-affiliated companies. The brand is particularly strong in the $3M–$20M residential segment in its core markets.