Coldwell Banker United, Realtors is the #1 company in the Coldwell Banker network of independently owned affiliates as measured in transaction sides. According to "REAL Trends" a leading industry trade publication, the company, in 2009, was ranked #7 nationally among all real estate companies in transaction sides and #10 nationally among all real estate companies in sales volume.

Coldwell Banker United, Realtors was founded by Richard A. Smith as Richard Smith Company on July 1, 1970, in College Station, Texas.  In 1986, the company affiliated with Coldwell Banker, the nation's largest real estate company, and operated as Coldwell Banker Richard Smith, Realtors. However, as a franchisee, it remained an independently owned and operated company. Since affiliating with Coldwell Banker, the company has grown rapidly.

Coldwell Banker United, Realtors currently operates 70 residential branch offices and three commercial branch offices with a sales force of over 2,200 sales associates and over 350 employees. The company closed 21,303 transaction sides in 2009 with a sales volume of over $4.3 billion.

The company is a principal broker with Cartus, a company which provides relocation services to dozens of the nation's top corporations and has the largest market share of any relocation company.