MADISON, N.J., May 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY), a global leader in residential real estate franchising and prominent provider of real estate brokerage, relocation, and title and settlement services, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015, including the following highlights:


    --  Revenue of $1.1 billion, which represents a 5% increase compared to
        first quarter 2014, was driven by higher homesale transaction volume.
    --  Adjusted EBITDA((1)) was $70 million, compared to $53 million in the
        first quarter of 2014, a year-over-year increase of 32%.
    --  Net loss for first quarter 2015 was $32 million, and basic loss per
        share was $0.22.
    --  Realogy's franchise (RFG) and company-owned (NRT) business segments
        achieved a 10% increase in combined homesale transaction volume
        (transaction sides multiplied by average sale price) compared to first
        quarter 2014. RFG and NRT reported homesale transactions increases of 4%
        and 6% and average homesale price increases of 6% and 3%, respectively.

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"With 10% home sale volume growth, the first quarter was stronger than the 5% to 9% range we anticipated," said Richard A. Smith, Realogy's chairman, chief executive officer and president. "The increases we saw in homesale transaction sides and average sale price in March, along with the strength of the sales contracts opened in March and April, are indicating a healthy spring selling season for the existing homesale market."

Smith continued: "Operationally, the first quarter momentum has carried over into the second quarter with NRT's acquisition of Coldwell Banker United, Realtors. We expect it to be an immediately accretive acquisition that geographically strengthens NRT's presence in Florida and Texas, expands into new markets in the Carolinas and now connects its Eastern Seaboard presence contiguously from Maine to Florida."

"Looking ahead at the second quarter of 2015, we expect to see homesale transaction volume gains in the range of 8% to 11% year-over-year on a company-wide basis," said Anthony E. Hull, executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. "Based on our closed and open sales activity in March and April, we expect second quarter homesale transaction sides to be up 5% to 7% year-over-year and average sale price to increase 3% to 4% for RFG and NRT combined."

Hull continued: "Traditionally, the first quarter is our weakest due to the seasonality of residential real estate and represents our lowest share of the year for transaction volume, revenue and EBITDA. We also have historically reported a net loss in the first quarter as the period EBITDA is not sufficient to offset interest expense, depreciation and amortization which are reflected on a straight line basis throughout the year. As the spring selling season unfolds, we expect our aggregate number of homesale transaction sides to increase sequentially from approximately 272,000 in the first quarter of 2015 to between 400,000 and 408,000 in the second quarter."

The Company ended the quarter with a cash and cash equivalents balance of $184 million and no outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility. Total long-term corporate debt, including the short term portion, net of cash and cash equivalents totaled $3,722 million at March 31, 2015.

A consolidated balance sheet is included as Table 2 of this press release.

Investor Conference Call

Today, May 4, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT), Realogy will hold a conference call via webcast to review its first quarter 2015 results. The call will be hosted by Richard A. Smith, chairman, chief executive officer and president, and Anthony E. Hull, executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, and will conclude with an investor Q&A period with management.

Investors may access the conference call live via webcast at www.realogy.com under "Investors" or by dialing (888) 895-3527 (toll free); international participants should dial (706) 679-2250. Please dial in at least 5 to 10 minutes prior to start time. A webcast replay also will be available from May 5 through May 18, 2015.

About Realogy Holdings Corp.

Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY) is a global leader in residential real estate franchising and brokerage with many of the best-known industry brands including Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate, CENTURY 21®, Coldwell Banker®, Coldwell Banker Commercial®, The Corcoran Group®, ERA®, and Sotheby's International Realty®, as well as ZipRealty®, its technology-focused brand. Collectively, Realogy's franchise system members operate approximately 13,500 offices with more than 251,200 independent sales associates conducting business in 105 countries and territories around the world. NRT LLC, Realogy's company-owned real estate brokerage, is the largest residential brokerage company in the United States, operates under several of Realogy's brands and also provides related residential real estate services. The Company also owns Cartus, a prominent worldwide provider of relocation services to corporate and affinity clients, and Title Resource Group, a leading provider of title, settlement and underwriting services. Realogy is headquartered in Madison, New Jersey.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements." Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Realogy Holdings Corp. to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words "believes", "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "projects", "estimates" and "plans" and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will", "should", "would", "may" and "could" are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts. Any statements that refer to expectations or other characterizations of future events, circumstances or results are forward-looking statements.

Various factors that could cause actual future results and other future events to differ materially from those estimated by management include, but are not limited to: adverse developments or the absence of sustained improvement in general business, economic and political conditions; adverse developments or the absence of improvement in the residential real estate markets including but not limited to the lack of sustained improvement in the number of home sales and/or stagnant or declining home prices, low levels of consumer confidence, the impact of slow economic growth or future recessions and related high levels of unemployment in the U.S. and abroad, continued low inventory levels, renewed high levels of foreclosures, seasonal fluctuations in the residential real estate brokerage business, and increasing mortgage rates and down payment requirements and/or constraints on the availability of mortgage financing; the Company's geographic and high-end market concentration, particularly with respect to its Company-owned brokerage operations; the Company's failure to enter into or renew franchise agreements or maintain its brands; risks relating to our outstanding debt and interest obligations; variable rate indebtedness which subjects the Company to interest rate risk; the Company's inability to access capital; the Company's inability to realize the benefits from acquisitions, including the 2014 acquisition of ZipRealty, Inc.; any outbreak or escalation of hostilities on a national, regional or international basis; government regulation as well as legislative, tax or regulatory changes that would adversely impact the residential real estate market, including but not limited to potential reform of the financing of the U.S. housing and mortgage markets and/or the Internal Revenue Code and changes in state or federal employment laws or regulations that would require reclassification of independent contractor sales associates to employee status, and wage and hour regulations; the Company's inability to sustain improvements in its operating efficiency; and the final resolution or outcomes with respect to Cendant's (our former parent) remaining contingent liabilities.

Consideration should be given to the areas of risk described above, as well as those risks set forth under the headings "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Quarterly Reports filed on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, and our other filings made from time to time, in connection with considering any forward-looking statements that may be made by us and our businesses generally. Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose material information under the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events unless we are required to do so by law.

This release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined under SEC rules. As required by SEC rules, important information regarding such measures is contained in the Tables attached to this release.

((1) )See Table 8 for definitions of these non-GAAP financial measures and Tables 5a, 5b, 6 and 7 for reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable GAAP terms.




    Investor Contacts:          Media Contact:

    Alicia Swift                Mark Panus

    (973) 407-4669              (973) 407-7215

    alicia.swift@realogy.com    mark.panus@realogy.com


    Jennifer Pepper

    (973) 407-7487

    jennifer.pepper@realogy.com


    Table 1


                                                 REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.

                                    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                          (In millions, except per share data)

                                                      (Unaudited)


                                                          Three Months Ended
                                                               March 31,
                                                               ---------

                                                           2015                   2014
                                                           ----                   ----

    Revenues

    Gross
     commission
     income                                                          $781                           $738

    Service
     revenue                                                171                             165

    Franchise fees                                           67                              63

    Other                                                    43                              41
                                                            ---                             ---

    Net revenues                                          1,062                           1,007
                                                          -----                           -----

    Expenses

    Commission and
     other agent-
     related costs                                          530                             500

    Operating                                               342                             336

    Marketing                                                56                              51

    General and
     administrative                                          78                              70

    Former parent
     legacy costs
     (benefit),
     net                                                      -                              1

    Depreciation
     and
     amortization                                            46                              46

    Interest
     expense, net                                            68                              70

    Loss on the
     early
     extinguishment
     of debt                                                  -                             10

    Total expenses                                        1,120                           1,084
                                                          -----                           -----

    Loss before
     income taxes,
     equity in
     earnings and
     noncontrolling
     interests                                             (58)                           (77)

    Income tax
     benefit                                               (24)                           (34)

    Equity in
     (earnings)
     losses of
     unconsolidated
     entities                                               (2)                              3
                                                            ---                             ---

    Net loss                                               (32)                           (46)

    Less: Net
     income
     attributable
     to
     noncontrolling
     interests                                                -                              -
                                                            ---                            ---

    Net loss
     attributable
     to Realogy
     Holdings                                                       $(32)                         $(46)
                                                                     ====                           ====


    Loss per share attributable
     to Realogy Holdings:

    Basic loss per
     share                                                        $(0.22)                       $(0.32)

    Diluted loss
     per share                                                    $(0.22)                       $(0.32)

    Weighted average common and common equivalent shares of Realogy Holdings outstanding:

    Basic                                                 146.3                           145.8

    Diluted                                               146.3                           145.8


    Table 1a


                                                                                  REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.

                                                                      Adjusted Net Loss and Adjusted Loss Per Share

                                                                           (In millions, except per share data)


                                                                                                                    Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                                                                                    ----------------------------

                                                                                                                          2015                   2014
                                                                                                                          ----                   ----

    Net loss attributable to Realogy Holdings                                                                                      $(32)                      $(46)

    Addback:

    Loss on the early extinguishment of debt, net of tax                                                                     -                          10
                                                                                                                           ---                         ---

    Adjusted net loss attributable to Realogy Holdings                                                                             $(32)                      $(36)
                                                                                                                                    ====                        ====


    Adjusted loss per share

    Basic loss per share:                                                                                                        $(0.22)                    $(0.25)

    Diluted loss per share:                                                                                                      $(0.22)                    $(0.25)


    Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding:

    Basic:                                                                                                               146.3                        145.8

    Diluted:                                                                                                             146.3                        145.8

Adjusted net loss is defined by us as net loss before loss on the early extinguishment of debt. Adjusted loss per share is Adjusted net loss divided by the weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding. We present Adjusted net loss and Adjusted loss per share because we believe these measures are useful as supplemental measures in evaluating the performance of our operating businesses and provides greater transparency into our results of operations.


    Table 2


                                                                                                REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.

                                                                                         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                                                                           (In millions, except share data)

                                                                                                      (Unaudited)


                                                                                                                               March 31,         December 31,
                                                                                                                                     2015                 2014
                                                                                                                                     ----                 ----


    ASSETS

    Current assets:

    Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                               $184                          $313

    Trade receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $26 and $27)                                                         127                           116

    Relocation receivables                                                                                                            329                           297

    Deferred income taxes                                                                                                             190                           180

    Other current assets                                                                                                              122                           120
                                                                                                                                      ---                           ---

    Total current assets                                                                                                              952                         1,026

    Property and equipment, net                                                                                                       228                           233

    Goodwill                                                                                                                        3,477                         3,477

    Trademarks                                                                                                                        736                           736

    Franchise agreements, net                                                                                                       1,478                         1,495

    Other intangibles, net                                                                                                            332                           341

    Other non-current assets                                                                                                          229                           230
                                                                                                                                      ---                           ---

    Total assets                                                                                                                          $7,432                        $7,538
                                                                                                                                          ======                        ======


    LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

    Current liabilities:

    Accounts payable                                                                                                                        $117                          $128

    Securitization obligations                                                                                                        250                           269

    Due to former parent                                                                                                               46                            51

    Current portion of long-term debt                                                                                                  19                            19

    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities                                                                                    380                           411
                                                                                                                                      ---                           ---

    Total current liabilities                                                                                                         812                           878

    Long-term debt                                                                                                                  3,887                         3,891

    Deferred income taxes                                                                                                             332                           350

    Other non-current liabilities                                                                                                     243                           236
                                                                                                                                      ---                           ---

    Total liabilities                                                                                                               5,274                         5,355
                                                                                                                                    -----                         -----

    Commitments and contingencies

    Equity:

    Realogy Holdings preferred stock: $.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, none                                                -                            -
    issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014

    Realogy Holdings common stock: $.01 par value; 400,000,000 shares authorized,                                                       1                             1
    146,527,947 shares outstanding at March 31, 2015 and 146,382,923 shares
    outstanding at December 31, 2014

    Additional paid-in capital                                                                                                      5,687                         5,677

    Accumulated deficit                                                                                                           (3,496)                      (3,464)

    Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                                                                             (37)                         (35)
                                                                                                                                      ---                           ---

    Total stockholders' equity                                                                                                      2,155                         2,179
                                                                                                                                    -----                         -----

    Noncontrolling interests                                                                                                            3                             4
                                                                                                                                      ---                           ---

    Total equity                                                                                                                    2,158                         2,183
                                                                                                                                    -----                         -----

    Total liabilities and equity                                                                                                          $7,432                        $7,538
                                                                                                                                          ======                        ======


    Table 3a


                                                                                           REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.

                                                                                         2015 vs. 2014 KEY DRIVERS


                                                                                                                    Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                                                                                    ----------------------------

                                                                                                          2015                       2014                 % Change
                                                                                                          ----                       ----                 --------

    Real Estate Franchise Services (a) (d)

    Closed homesale sides                                                                              212,139                                203,972                                      4%

    Average homesale price                                                                                        $251,373                                            $236,711                                 6%

    Average homesale broker commission rate                                                              2.52%                                 2.53%                                    (1)   bps

    Net effective royalty rate                                                                           4.52%                                 4.49%                                      3    bps

    Royalty per side                                                                                                  $302                                                $282                                 7%

    Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services (d)

    Closed homesale sides (b)                                                                           60,187                                 56,685                                      6%

    Average homesale price (c)                                                                                    $502,597                                            $489,053                                 3%

    Average homesale broker commission rate                                                              2.43%                                 2.50%                                    (7)   bps

    Gross commission income per side                                                                               $13,019                                             $13,041                                  -   %

    Relocation Services

    Initiations                                                                                         38,168                                 37,898                                      1%

    Referrals                                                                                           18,022                                 16,496                                      9%

    Title and Settlement Services

    Purchase title and closing units                                                                    21,643                                 20,775                                      4%

    Refinance title and closing units                                                                    9,496                                  7,199                                     32%

    Average fee per closing unit                                                                                    $1,751                                              $1,715                                 2%



    (a) Includes all franchisees except for our Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services segment.


    (b) Closed homesale sides, excluding the impact of larger acquisitions with an individual purchase price greater than $20 million, would have increased 3% for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 compared to 2014.


    (c) Average homesale price, excluding the impact of larger acquisitions with an individual purchase price greater than $20 million, would have increased 4% for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 compared to 2014.




    (d) In April 2015, the real estate brokerage operations acquired a large franchisee of the Real Estate Franchise Services segment. As a result of the acquisition by NRT, the drivers of the acquired entity will shift
     from the Real Estate Franchise Services segment to NRT in future periods and will impact the comparison of homesale sides and average homesale price.


    Table 3b


                                                                                                                                  REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.

                                                                                                                                     2014 KEY DRIVERS


                                                                                                                                     Quarter Ended                                           Year Ended
                                                                                                                                     -------------                                           ----------

                                                                                                      March 31,          June 30,              September 30,            December 31,    December 31,
                                                                                                           2014                2014                       2014                     2014             2014
                                                                                                           ----                ----                       ----                     ----             ----

    Real Estate Franchise Services (a)

    Closed homesale sides                                                                               203,972                       293,450                                  306,338                     261,578 1,065,339

    Average homesale price                                                                                      $236,711                                       $252,606                                  $255,780            $251,539 $250,214

    Average homesale broker commission rate                                                               2.53%                        2.53%                                   2.51%                      2.52%    2.52%

    Net effective royalty rate                                                                            4.49%                        4.46%                                   4.49%                      4.52%    4.49%

    Royalty per side                                                                                                $282                                           $297                                      $301                $299     $296

    Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services

    Closed homesale sides                                                                                56,685                        87,803                                   89,472                      74,372   308,332

    Average homesale price                                                                                      $489,053                                       $511,969                                  $498,650            $498,276 $500,589

    Average homesale broker commission rate                                                               2.50%                        2.47%                                   2.46%                      2.45%    2.47%

    Gross commission income per side                                                                             $13,041                                        $13,335                                   $12,985             $12,888  $13,072

    Relocation Services

    Initiations                                                                                          37,898                        51,306                                   44,019                      37,987   171,210

    Referrals                                                                                            16,496                        27,346                                   29,259                      23,654    96,755

    Title and Settlement Services

    Purchase title and closing units                                                                     20,775                        33,104                                   32,355                      26,840   113,074

    Refinance title and closing units                                                                     7,199                         6,410                                    6,520                       7,400    27,529

    Average price per closing unit                                                                                $1,715                                         $2,013                                    $1,956              $1,770   $1,780


    (a) Includes all franchisees except for our Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services segment.



    Table 4a


                                                              REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.

                                                           SELECTED 2015 FINANCIAL DATA

                                                                  (In millions)


                                                                                                                  Three Months Ended
                                                                                                                  ------------------

                                                                                                                       March 31,
                                                                                                                                2015

    Net revenues (a)

    Real Estate Franchise Services                                                                                                            $151

    Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services                                                                                 796

    Relocation Services                                                                                                           85

    Title and Settlement Services                                                                                                 87

    Corporate and Other                                                                                                         (57)
                                                                                                                                 ---

    Total Company                                                                                                                           $1,062
                                                                                                                                            ======


    EBITDA

    Real Estate Franchise Services                                                                                                             $86

    Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services                                                                                (16)

    Relocation Services                                                                                                            7

    Title and Settlement Services                                                                                                (3)

    Corporate and Other                                                                                                         (16)
                                                                                                                                 ---

    Total Company                                                                                                                              $58
                                                                                                                                               ---

    Less:

    Depreciation and amortization                                                                                                 46

    Interest expense, net                                                                                                         68

    Income tax benefit                                                                                                          (24)
                                                                                                                                 ---

    Net loss attributable to Realogy Holdings                                                                                                $(32)
                                                                                                                                              ====


    (a) Transactions between segments are eliminated in consolidation. Revenues for the Real Estate Franchise Services segment include intercompany
     royalties and marketing fees paid by the Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services segment of $57 million for the three months ended March 31,
     2015. Such amounts are eliminated through the Corporate and Other line.


    Revenues for the Relocation Services segment include $8 million of intercompany referral commissions paid by the Company Owned Real Estate
     Brokerage Services segment during the three months ended March 31, 2015. Such amounts are recorded as contra-revenues by the Company Owned Real
     Estate Brokerage Services segment.



    Table 4b


                                                                                                                                       REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.

                                                                                                                                    SELECTED 2014 FINANCIAL DATA

                                                                                                                                           (In millions)


                                                                                                                                Three Months Ended                                                  Year Ended
                                                                                                                                ------------------                                                  ----------

                                                                                               March 31,              June 30,                September 30,             December 31,               December 31,

                                                                                                     2014                   2014                         2014                      2014                        2014
                                                                                                     ----                   ----                         ----                      ----                        ----

    Net revenues (a)

    Real Estate Franchise Services                                                                             $144                                               $196                                                    $199                                            $177          $716

    Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage                                                               750                              1,182                                     1,175                                      971                                 4,078
    Services

    Relocation Services                                                                                86                                107                                       125                                      101                                   419

    Title and Settlement Services                                                                      81                                108                                       111                                       98                                   398

    Corporate and Other                                                                              (54)                              (81)                                     (79)                                    (69)                                (283)
                                                                                                      ---                                ---                                       ---                                      ---                                  ----

    Total Company                                                                                            $1,007                                             $1,512                                                  $1,531                                          $1,278        $5,328
                                                                                                             ======                                             ======                                                  ======                                          ======        ======


    EBITDA (b)

    Real Estate Franchise Services                                                                              $79                                               $137                                                    $136                                            $111          $463

    Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage                                                              (20)                                91                                        93                                       29                                   193
    Services

    Relocation Services                                                                                 7                                 26                                        47                                       22                                   102

    Title and Settlement Services                                                                     (5)                                17                                        15                                        9                                    36

    Corporate and Other                                                                              (25)                              (33)                                     (18)                                    (31)                                (107)
                                                                                                      ---                                ---                                       ---                                      ---                                  ----

    Total Company                                                                                               $36                                               $238                                                    $273                                            $140          $687
                                                                                                                ---                                               ----                                                    ----                                            ----          ----

    Less:

    Depreciation and amortization                                                                      46                                 46                                        48                                       50                                   190

    Interest expense, net                                                                              70                                 73                                        54                                       70                                   267

    Income tax expense (benefit)                                                                     (34)                                51                                        71                                      (1)                                   87
                                                                                                      ---                                ---                                       ---                                      ---                                   ---

    Net income (loss) attributable to Realogy                                                                 $(46)                                               $68                                                    $100                                             $21          $143
    Holdings



    (a) Transactions between segments are eliminated in consolidation. Revenues for the Real Estate Franchise Services segment include intercompany
    royalties and marketing fees paid by the Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services segment of $54 million, $81 million, $79 million and
                                                                                                                                                   $69 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014, September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Such
    amounts are eliminated through the Corporate and Other line.


    Revenues for the Relocation Services segment include $7 million, $12 million, $13 million and $10 million of intercompany referral
    commissions paid by the Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services segment during the three months ended March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014,
    September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Such amounts are recorded as contra-revenues by the Company Owned Real
    Estate Brokerage Services segment.


    (b) The three months ended March 31, 2014 includes $10 million related to the loss on early extinguishment of debt, $1 million related to the
    Phantom Value Plan and $1 million of former parent legacy costs.


    The three months ended June 30, 2014 includes $17 million related to the loss on early extinguishment of debt and $1 million related to
    the Phantom Value Plan


    The three months ended September 30, 2014 includes a net benefit of $2 million of former parent legacy items and the reversal of prior
    year restructuring of $1 million.


    The three months ended December 31, 2014 includes $20 million related to loss on early extinguishment of debt and a net benefit of $9
    million of former parent legacy items.



    Table 5a


                                                                                                                                                                 REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.

                                                                                                                                                             2015 EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA

                                                                                                                                                                      (In millions)


    A reconciliation of net income attributable to Realogy Group to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve months ended March 31, 2015 is set forth in the following table:


                                                                                                                                                                                 Less                      Equals                 Plus           Equals
                                                                                                                                                                                 ----                      ------                 ----           ------

                                                                                                                                                    Year Ended                 Three Months               Nine Months           Three Months   Twelve Months
                                                                                                                                                                                 Ended                     Ended                  Ended          Ended

                                                                                                                                                    December 31,   March 31,   December 31,   March 31,    March 31,
                                                                                                                                                            2014         2014            2014         2015           2015
                                                                                                                                                            ----         ----            ----         ----           ----

    Net income (loss) attributable to Realogy                                                                                                                           $143                                              $(46)                              $189         $(32) $157
    Group (a)

    Income tax (benefit) expense                                                                                                                              87                                    (34)                                  121                 (24)   97
                                                                                                                                                             ---                                     ---                                   ---                  ---   ---

    Income (loss) before income taxes                                                                                                                        230                                    (80)                                  310                 (56)  254

    Interest expense, net                                                                                                                                    267                                      70                                   197                   68   265

    Depreciation and amortization                                                                                                                            190                                      46                                   144                   46   190
                                                                                                                                                             ---                                     ---                                   ---                  ---   ---

    EBITDA (b)                                                                                                                                               687                                      36                                   651                   58   709

    Covenant calculation adjustments:

    Restructuring costs (reversals) and former parent legacy costs (benefit), net (c)                                                                       (12)

    Loss on the early extinguishment of debt                                                                                                                  37

    Pro forma effect of business optimization initiatives (d)                                                                                                 13

    Non-cash charges (e)                                                                                                                                      36

    Pro forma effect of acquisitions and new franchisees (f)                                                                                                   7

    Incremental securitization interest costs (g)                                                                                                              4
                                                                                                                                                             ---

    Adjusted EBITDA                                                                                                                                                     $794
                                                                                                                                                                        ----

    Total senior secured net debt (h)                                                                                                                                 $2,353

    Senior secured leverage ratio (i)                                                                                                                       2.96    x


    (a) Net income (loss) attributable to Realogy consists of: (i) income of $68 million for the second quarter of 2014, (ii) income of $100
    million for the third quarter of 2014, (iii) income of $21 million for the fourth quarter of 2014 and (iv) loss of $32 million for the first
    quarter of 2015.


    (b) EBITDA consists of: (i) $238 million for the second quarter of 2014, (ii) $273 million for the third quarter of 2014, (iii) $140 million
    for the fourth quarter of 2014 and (iv) $58 million for the first quarter of 2015.


    (c) Consists of a net benefit of $1 million for the reversal of a restructuring reserve and a net benefit of $11 million for former parent
    legacy items.


    (d) Represents the twelve-month pro forma effect of business optimization initiatives including $9 million of transaction and integration
    costs incurred for the ZipRealty acquisition, $1 million related to business cost cutting initiatives, $1 million related to vendor
    renegotiations and $2 million of other items.


    (e) Represents the elimination of non-cash expenses, including $46 million of stock-based compensation expense less $9 million for the
    change in the allowance for doubtful accounts and notes reserves and $1 million of other items from April 1, 2014 through March 31,
    2015.


    (f) Represents the estimated impact of acquisitions and new franchisees as if they had been acquired or signed on April 1, 2014.
    Franchisee sales activity is comprised of new franchise agreements as well as growth acquired by existing franchisees with our
    assistance. We have made a number of assumptions in calculating such estimates and there can be no assurance that we would have
    generated the projected levels of EBITDA had we owned the acquired entities or entered into the franchise contracts as of April 1, 2014.


    (g) Incremental borrowing costs incurred as a result of the securitization facilities refinancing for the twelve months ended March 31,
    2015.


    (h) Represents total borrowings under the senior secured credit facility and borrowings secured by a first priority lien on our assets of
         $2,475 million plus $18 million of capital lease obligations less $140 million of readily available cash as of March 31, 2015. Pursuant
    to the terms of our senior secured credit facility, total senior secured net debt does not include the First and a Half Lien Notes, other
    indebtedness secured by a lien on our assets that is pari passu or junior in priority to the First and a Half Lien Notes, our securitization
    obligations or unsecured indebtedness, including the Unsecured Notes.


    (i) Realogy Group's borrowings and outstanding letters of credit issued under the revolving credit facility did not exceed 25% of the
    revolving credit facility's borrowing capacity at March 31, 2015, and accordingly the covenant was not applicable.


    Table 5b


                              REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.

                         2014 EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA

                                  (In millions)


    A reconciliation of net income attributable to Realogy Group to
     EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2014 is
     set forth in the following table:


                                                          Year Ended
                                                      December 31, 2014
                                                      -----------------

    Net income
     attributable to
     Realogy Group                                                            $143

    Income tax expense                                               87
                                                                    ---

    Income before income
     taxes                                                          230

    Interest expense,
     net                                                            267

    Depreciation and
     amortization                                                   190
                                                                    ---

    EBITDA                                                          687

    Covenant calculation adjustments:

    Restructuring costs
     (reversals) and
     former parent
     legacy costs
     (benefit), net (a)                                            (11)

    Loss on the early
     extinguishment of
     debt                                                            47

    Pro forma effect of
     business
     optimization
     initiatives (b)                                                 14

    Non-cash charges (c)                                             30

    Pro forma effect of
     acquisitions and
     new franchisees (d)                                              8

    Incremental
     securitization
     interest costs (e)                                               4
                                                                    ---

    Adjusted EBITDA                                                           $779
                                                                              ----

    Total senior secured
     net debt (f)                                                           $2,242

    Senior secured
     leverage ratio (g)                                            2.88   x


    (a) Consists of a net benefit of $1 million for the reversal of a
     restructuring reserve and a net benefit of $10 million for former
     parent legacy items.


    (b) Represents the twelve-month pro forma effect of business
     optimization initiatives including $9 million of transaction and
     integration costs incurred for the ZipRealty acquisition, $3 million
     related to business cost cutting initiatives and $2 million related
     to vendor renegotiations.


    (c) Represents the elimination of non-cash expenses, including $43
     million of stock-based compensation expense less $12 million for
     the change in the allowance for doubtful accounts and notes reserves
     and $1 million of other items from January 1, 2014 through December
     31, 2014.


    (d) Represents the estimated impact of acquisitions and new
     franchisees as if they had been acquired or signed on January 1,
     2014. Franchisee sales activity is comprised of new franchise
     agreements as well as growth acquired by existing franchisees with
     our assistance. We have made a number of assumptions in calculating
     such estimates and there can be no assurance that we would have
     generated the projected levels of EBITDA had we owned the acquired
     entities or entered into the franchise contracts as of January 1,
     2014.




    (e) Incremental borrowing costs incurred as a result of the
     securitization facilities refinancing for the twelve months ended
     December 31, 2014.


    (f) Represents total borrowings under the senior secured credit
     facility and borrowings secured by a first priority lien on our
     assets of $2,480 million plus $20 million of capital lease
     obligations less $258 million of readily available cash as of
     December 31, 2014. Pursuant to the terms of our senior secured
     credit facility, total senior secured net debt does not include the
     First and a Half Lien Notes, other indebtedness secured by a lien on
     our assets that is pari passu or junior in priority to the First and
     a Half Lien Notes, our securitization obligations or unsecured
     indebtedness, including the Unsecured Notes.


    (g) Realogy Group's borrowings and outstanding letters of credit
     issued under the revolving credit facility did not exceed 25% of the
     revolving credit facility's borrowing capacity at December 31, 2014,
     and accordingly the covenant was not applicable.



    Table 6


                                            REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.

                                          EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA

                                          THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31

                                                 (In millions)


    Set forth in the table below is a reconciliation of net income attributable to Realogy Group to
     Adjusted EBITDA for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:


                                                   Three Months Ended
                                                   ------------------

                                              March 31,             March 31,
                                                    2015                  2014
                                                    ----                  ----

    Net loss attributable
     to Realogy                                             $(32)                                   $(46)

    Income tax benefit                              (24)                             (34)
                                                     ---                               ---

    Loss before income
     taxes                                          (56)                             (80)

    Interest expense, net                             68                                70

    Depreciation and
     amortization                                     46                                46
                                                     ---                               ---

    EBITDA                                            58                                36

    Former parent legacy
     costs, net                                        -                                1

    Loss on the early
     extinguishment of debt                            -                               10

    Pro forma effect of
     business optimization
     initiatives                                       1                                 2

    Non-cash charges                                   9                                 2

    Pro forma effect of
     acquisitions and new
     franchisees                                       1                                 1

    Incremental
     securitization
     interest costs                                    1                                 1

    Adjusted EBITDA                                           $70                                      $53
                                                              ===                                      ===



    Table 7


                                                                                                                           REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.

                                                                                                                               FREE CASH FLOW


    A reconciliation of net income attributable to Realogy Holdings to free cash flow is set forth in the following table:


                                                                                                                                                    Three Months Ended                            Three Months Ended

                                                                                                                                                      March 31, 2015                                March 31, 2014
                                                                                                                                                      --------------                                --------------

                                                                                                                                          ($ in millions)             ($ per share)         ($ in millions)            ($ per share)
                                                                                                                                          ---------------             ------------          ---------------            ------------

    Net loss attributable to Realogy Holdings / Basic earnings per                                                                                            $(32)                                           $(0.22)                         $(46)    $(0.32)
    share

    Income tax benefit, net of payments                                                                                                              (25)                           (0.17)                                      (36)         (0.25)

    Interest expense, net                                                                                                                              68                              0.47                                         70            0.48

    Cash interest payments                                                                                                                           (57)                           (0.39)                                      (88)         (0.60)

    Depreciation and amortization                                                                                                                      46                              0.31                                         46            0.32

    Capital expenditures                                                                                                                             (19)                           (0.13)                                      (13)         (0.09)

    Restructuring costs and reversals and legacy payments                                                                                             (6)                           (0.04)                                       (1)         (0.01)

    Loss on the early extinguishment of debt                                                                                                            -                                -                                        10            0.07

    Working capital adjustments                                                                                                                      (46)                           (0.31)                                      (58)         (0.40)

    Relocation assets, net of securitization                                                                                                         (51)                           (0.35)                                      (65)         (0.44)
                                                                                                                                                      ---                             -----                                        ---           -----

    Free Cash Flow / Cash Loss Per Share                                                                                                                     $(122)                                           $(0.83)                        $(181)    $(1.24)
                                                                                                                                                              =====                                             ======                          =====      ======

    Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding                                                                                                              146.3                                                      145.8
    (in millions)


    Table 8

Non-GAAP Definitions

EBITDA is defined by us as net income (loss) before depreciation and amortization, interest expense, net (other than relocation services interest for securitization assets and securitization obligations) and income taxes. Adjusted EBITDA calculated for a twelve-month period is presented to demonstrate our compliance with the senior secured leverage ratio covenant in the senior secured credit facility. Adjusted EBITDA calculated for a twelve-month period corresponds to the definition of "EBITDA," calculated on a "pro forma basis," used in the senior secured credit facility to calculate the senior secured leverage ratio. Adjusted EBITDA includes adjustments to EBITDA for restructuring costs, former parent legacy cost (benefit) items, net, loss on the early extinguishment of debt, non-cash charges, non-recurring fair value adjustments for purchase accounting, fees for secondary equity offerings and incremental securitization interest costs, as well as pro forma cost savings for restructuring initiatives, the pro forma effect of business optimization initiatives and the pro forma effect of acquisitions and new franchisees, in each case calculated as of the beginning of the twelve-month period. Adjusted EBITDA calculated for a three-month period adjusts for the same items as for a twelve-month period, except that the pro forma effect of cost savings, business optimizations and acquisitions and new franchisees are calculated as of the beginning of the three-month period instead of the twelve-month period.

We present EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA because we believe EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful as supplemental measures in evaluating the performance of our operating businesses and provide greater transparency into our results of operations. Our management, including our chief operating decision maker, uses EBITDA as a factor in evaluating the performance of our business. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income or other statement of operations data prepared in accordance with GAAP.

We believe EBITDA facilitates company-to-company operating performance comparisons by backing out potential differences caused by variations in capital structures (affecting interest expense), taxation, the age and book depreciation of facilities (affecting relative depreciation expense) and the amortization of intangibles, which may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to operating performance. We further believe that EBITDA is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in their evaluation of companies, many of which present an EBITDA measure when reporting their results.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA either in isolation or as substitutes for analyzing our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:


    --  these measures do not reflect changes in, or cash required for, our
        working capital needs;
    --  these measures do not reflect our interest expense (except for interest
        related to our securitization obligations), or the cash requirements
        necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt;
    --  these measures do not reflect our income tax expense or the cash
        requirements to pay our taxes;
    --  these measures do not reflect historical cash expenditures or future
        requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
    --  although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets
        being depreciated and amortized will often require replacement in the
        future, and these measures do not reflect any cash requirements for such
        replacements; and
    --  other companies may calculate these measures differently so they may not
        be comparable.

In addition to the limitations described above, Adjusted EBITDA includes pro forma cost savings, the pro forma effect of business optimization initiatives and the pro forma full period effect of acquisitions and new franchisees. These adjustments may not reflect the actual cost savings or pro forma effect recognized in future periods.

Free Cash Flow is defined as net income (loss) attributable to Realogy before income tax expense (benefit), net of payments, interest expense, net, depreciation and amortization, capital expenditures, restructuring costs and former parent legacy costs (benefits), net of payments, loss on the early extinguishment of debt, working capital adjustments and relocation assets, net of change in securitization obligations. Cash Earnings Per Share is defined as Free Cash Flow divided by the weighted average basic shares outstanding. We use Free Cash Flow and Cash Earnings Per Share in our internal evaluation of operating effectiveness and decisions regarding the allocation of resources. Free Cash Flow and Cash Earnings Per Share are not defined by GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income (loss), net cash provided by (used in) operating, investing and financing activities or other financial data prepared in accordance with GAAP or as an indicator of the Company's operating performance. Free Cash Flow and Cash Earnings Per Share may differ from similarly titled measures presented by other companies.

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