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Corcoran Group is an American real estate firm founded in 1973 by Barbara Corcoran.

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Barbara Corcoran, a former diner waitresss, founded her own real estate company in 1973 with a $1,000 loan. [1] [2] In 2001, Barbara Corcoran sold her company to NRT (later Realogy Brokerage Group and now Anywhere Real Estate) for $66 million. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Sorkin, Andrew Ross; Blair, Jayson (September 25, 2001). "Corcoran Sells Realty Firm She Founded". The New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Eng, Dinah (May 23, 2013). "Barbara Corcoran – From waitress to real estate queen". Fortune. Retrieved June 18, 2020.