**Exhibit 10.19**

 

**WHEREAS,** pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, made and entered into as of the 15th day of December, 2006, by and among Domus Holdings Corp. (the “Parent”), the Company andDomus Acquisition Corp. (the “Merger Agreement”), Domus Acquisition Corp. will be merged with and into the Company (the “Transaction”), and the Company will be the surviving corporation in the Transaction;

**WHEREAS,** in connection with the Transaction, the Company desires to employ Executive and Executive desires to beemployed by the Company; 

**WHEREAS,** the Company and Executive are parties to that certain employment agreement dated asof the effective date of the spin-off of the Company from Cendant Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as such employment agreement has been amended or supplemented through the Effective Date (as defined in Section 1) (the “PriorAgreement”); and 

**WHEREAS,** Executive, as a condition of his employment, will make a substantial investment inthe Parent concurrently with the closing of the Transaction by purchasing 830,000 shares of common stock of the Parent, par value $0.01 (“Common Stock”), at a price of $10.00 per share; 

**NOW THEREFORE,** in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receiptand sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

Section 1. EmploymentPeriod. 

The initial term of Executive’s employment hereunder shall be for a period of five (5) years (the“Initial Term”) commencing on the closing of the Transaction (the “Effective Date”) and ending on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date, unless terminated earlier pursuant to Section 3 (the“Employment Period”); provided, however, that the Employment Period shall automatically be renewed for an additional period of one (1) year upon the expiration of the Initial Term unless either party gives atleast ninety (90) days’ written notice of its intention not to renew the Employment Period. Upon Executive’s termination of employment with the Company for any reason, he shall immediately resign all positions with the Company or anyof its subsidiaries or affiliates, including any position as a member of the Parent’s Board of Directors and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). 

Section 2. Terms of Employment. 

(a) Position. During the term of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, Executive shall serve as Vice Chairman and President of the Company and, effective as of January 1, 2008 (orsuch earlier date as the Company’s current Chief Executive Officer 

ceases serving in such position), Chief Executive Officer of the Company and shall have such duties and responsibilities as shall be assigned to Executive by the Board. In performing his dutieshereunder, Executive shall report directly to the Board. Executive shall also serve as a member of the Board during the Employment Period. At the request of the Company, Executive shall also serve as an officer of any of its subsidiaries oraffiliates without additional compensation. 

(b) Duties. During the Employment Period, Executive agrees to devote allof his business time to the business and affairs of the Company and to use Executive’s reasonable best efforts to perform faithfully, effectively and efficiently his responsibilities and obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing,nothing herein shall prohibit Executive from (i) serving on civic or charitable boards or committees and (ii) managing personal investments, so long as such activities do not materially interfere with the performance of Executive’sresponsibilities hereunder. 

(c) Compensation. 

(i) Base Salary. During the Employment Period, Executive shall receive an initial annual base salary in an amount equal to$1,000,000.00, which shall be paid in accordance with the customary payroll practices of the Company (the “Annual Base Salary”). Executive’s Annual Base Salary shall be reviewed at least annually by the Board but may not bereduced, and in the event of any increase thereof, all references to “Annual Base Salary” as used in this Agreement shall refer to such increased amount. 

(ii) Bonuses. The Company shall establish a performance-based bonus plan (the “Plan”) to be applicable for each fiscal year of the Company (a “Fiscal Year”) endingduring the Employment Period pursuant to which Executive will be eligible to receive an annual bonus (the “Bonus”) with respect to each Fiscal Year of the Company ending during the Employment Period (each, a “BonusYear”). The Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”) will administer the Plan and, in consultation with Executive, shall establish performance objectives for each Fiscal Year, whichperformance objectives shall be reasonably related to the Company’s business objectives. In the event that, with respect to the applicable Fiscal Year of the Company ending during the Employment Period, the Company achieves the pre-establishedtarget performance goals based on actual performance, Executive shall be entitled to receive a Bonus in an amount equal to 200% of Executive’s Annual Base Salary (“Target Bonus”) (and in the event the Board or the CompensationCommittee increases Executive’s Target Bonus after the Effective Date, all references to “Target Bonus” as used in this Agreement shall refer to such increased amount). Subject to Section 4, Executive will be entitled to receivethe Bonus only upon the Company’s achievement of the specified performance objectives and if Executive is employed on the last day of the applicable Bonus Year. The Bonus shall become payable on March 15 of the year following the end ofthe applicable Bonus Year, provided that the Board or Compensation Committee finally determines (x) that the Company has achieved the applicable performance objectives and (y) the amount of the bonus that shall be paid to each executiveentitled to receive a bonus for the applicable Bonus Year. If the Board or Compensation Committee has not made such final determination by March 15 of such year, the Bonus (if any) shall instead be paid as soon as practicable thereafter duringsuch year. 

 
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(iii) Benefits. 

(1) During the Employment Period, Executive shall be entitled to participate in all incentive, savings and retirement plans, practices,policies and programs applicable generally to other senior executives of the Company and shall be eligible for participation in, and shall receive all benefits under, welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs provided by the Company tothe extent applicable generally to other senior executives of the Company (“Benefit Plans”). The benefits provided to Executive shall be, in the aggregate, comparable to those benefits that Executive was receiving at the Companyimmediately prior to the Effective Date, but excluding those benefits under any nonqualified deferred compensation plans that are being amended or terminated in connection with the Transaction or that relate to or provide benefits or compensationmeasured with respect to the Company’s common stock. In addition to the foregoing, the Company shall continue to maintain the life insurance policy arrangement (pursuant to which the Company issues Executive a bonus payment, the net- after-taxproceeds of which are sufficient to pay the amount of the premiums due on such policy) on the same terms and conditions under which the Company maintains this arrangement prior to the Effective Date. 

(2) The Company (and any successor to the business of the Company) acknowledges and agrees to provide Executive the following benefitsnotwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, and further acknowledges and agrees that this provision shall survive any termination of Executive’s employment or any termination of this Agreement. In addition to any payments orbenefits under the applicable provisions of Section 4 of this Agreement, upon Executive’s termination of employment from the Company and its subsidiaries for any reason, including, without limitation, due to or following any non-renewal ofthis Agreement, resignation, or termination by the Company with or without Cause, Executive and each person who is his covered dependent at such time under each applicable Welfare Benefit Plan (defined below), shall remain eligible to continue toparticipate in all of such plans (as they may be modified from time to time with respect to all senior executive officers), or such other welfare benefit plans subsequently made available to senior executive officers of the Company or any successorCompany (the “Post-Employment Plans”) until the end of the plan year in which Executive reaches, or would have reached, age seventy-five (75) (such benefits, the “Post-Employment Benefits”). Executive iscurrently eligible to participate in the following plans: Executive Physical Exams, Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan (MERP), Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Group Life Insurance (up to $1 million coverage on Executive’s life), VisionService Plan (collectively, the “Welfare Benefit Plans”). Coverage under such Post-Employment Plans shall be subject to Executive and/or such dependents, as applicable, continuing to pay the applicable employee portion of anypremiums, co-payments, deductibles and similar costs (as if Executive was still an employee of the Company). Solely with respect to Executive’s dependents, such coverage shall terminate upon such earlier date if and when they become ineligiblefor any such benefits under the terms of such Welfare Benefit Plans or Post-Employment Plans, as applicable, and provided, that once Executive or his dependents become eligible for Medicare or any other government-sponsored medical insuranceplan, or if Executive is eligible to participate in any other company’s medical insurance plan as an employee after the termination of his employment, Executive or his dependents shall utilize such government plan or other company plan, and theCompany’s insurance obligations as part of the Post-Employment Benefits hereunder shall become secondary to such government plan or other company plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may meet any of its foregoing obligations underthe Post-Employment Plans by paying for, or providing for the payment of, such benefits directly 

 
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or through alternative plans or individual policies which are no less favorable in all material respects (with respect to both coverage and cost to Executive) to the Post-Employment Plans,provided that the Company shall use its best efforts to assure that provision of the Post-Employments Benefits complies with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). 

(iv) Expenses. During the term of Executive’s employment, Executive shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for allreasonable business expenses incurred by Executive in performance of his duties hereunder, provided that Executive provides all necessary documentation in accordance with Company policy. 

(v) Stock Options. Concurrent with the closing of the Transaction, the Company shall cause the Parent to grant Executive a stockoption (the “Option Grant”) to purchase 3,112,500 shares of Common Stock, at an exercise price of $10.00 per share. The Option Grant will be pursuant and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Parent’s 2007 StockIncentive Plan (the “Stock Incentive Plan”) and Executive’s option agreement associated with the Option Grant (the “Option Agreement”, which is attached hereto as Appendix A), and Executive’s purchase ofthe Purchased Shares as provided in Section 2(c)(vii) below. 

(vi) Restricted Stock. Concurrent with the closingof the Transaction, the Company shall cause the Parent to grant Executive a grant (the “Restricted Stock Grant”) of restricted shares of Common Stock (“Restricted Shares”). The Restricted Stock Grant will bepursuant and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Stock Incentive Plan and the restricted stock agreement evidencing such grant (the “Restricted Stock Agreement”, which is attached hereto as Appendix B). TheRestricted Stock Grant will be comprised of 100,000 Restricted Shares and shall be subject to the vesting, termination and other terms set forth in the Restricted Stock Agreement. 

(vii) Investment. Concurrent with the closing of the Transaction, Executive shall purchase 830,000 shares of Common Stock, at aprice of $10.00 per share (the “Purchased Shares”). The Purchased Shares shall be subject to the terms of the Stock Incentive Plan and Executive’s Subscription Agreement (attached hereto as Appendix C) and Executive’sContribution Agreements (attached hereto as Appendix D). All of the Purchased Shares will be fully vested at the Effective Date. 

(viii) Investment Bonus. The Company acknowledges that, in connection with the consummation of the Transaction, Executive is entitled to receive a one-time bonus in an amount equal to (i) $5million, less (ii) applicable withholding taxes (such amount, less such taxes, the “Investment Bonus”). Executive hereby elects to receive the Investment Bonus in the form of fully vested shares of Common Stock (using a pershare price equal to $10.00 for purposes of determining the number of such shares), which the Company will deliver to Executive no later than five days after the Effective Date. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Common Stock that Executivereceives pursuant to the Investment Bonus is in addition to any other purchase of Common Stock that Executive has agreed to make, including without limitation, any such purchase pursuant to the Subscription Agreement; provided however that theamount invested pursuant to the Investment Bonus shall offset the amounts that Executive is 

 
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otherwise required to invest. The Investment Bonus shall not be taken into account in computing any benefits or entitlements under any benefit or incentive plan of the Company or its affiliatesor agreement between the Company or any of its affiliates and Executive, including, without limitation, this Agreement, and shall not be subject to deferral. 

(ix) Management Investor Rights Agreement. All Purchased Shares, shares purchased pursuant to the Investment Bonus, Restricted Shares, the Option Grant and Common Stock held by Executive pursuantto the vesting of Restricted Shares and the exercise of the Option Grant will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Management Investor Rights Agreement by and among the Parent, Executive, and other signatories thereto (the“Management Investor Rights Agreement”), including the restrictive covenants contained in Annex I to Section 8 thereof. The Option Agreement, Stock Incentive Plan, Restricted Stock Agreement, Management Investor RightsAgreement, Subscription Agreement and any other stock or stock-based award agreement entered into by and between the Company and Executive after the date hereof, collectively, (the “Equity Documents”). 

Section 3. Termination of Employment. 

(a) Death or Disability. Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death. If Executive becomes subject to a Disability during the Employment Period(pursuant to the definition of Disability set forth below), the Company may give Executive written notice in accordance with Sections 3(e) and 10(h) of its intention to terminate Executive’s employment. For purposes of this Agreement,“Disability” means (i) Executive’s inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected tolast for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) Executive is, by reason of any medically determinable physical of mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period ofnot less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident or health plan covering employees of the Company. Whether Executive has incurred a “Disability” shall be determinedby a physician selected by the Company or its insurers. 

(b) Cause. Executive’s employment may be terminated atany time by the Company for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean (i) Executive’s willful failure to substantially perform his duties as an employee of the Company or any subsidiary (other than any suchfailure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness), (ii) any act of fraud, misappropriation, dishonesty, embezzlement or similar conduct against the Company or any subsidiary, (iii) Executive’s conviction of, or pleaof guilty or *nolo*contendere to a charge of commission of, a felony or crime involving moral turpitude, (iv) Executive’s indictment for a charge of commission of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, provided that theBoard determines in good faith that such indictment would result in a material adverse impact to the business or reputation of the Company, (v) Executive’s gross negligence in the performance of his duties, or (vi) Executivepurposefully or negligently makes (or has been found to have made) a false certification to the Company pertaining to its financial statements; a termination will not be for “Cause” pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (v), to the extentsuch conduct is curable, unless the Company shall have notified Executive in writing describing such conduct and Executive shall have failed to cure such conduct within ten (10) business days after his receipt of such written notice.

 
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(c) Termination Without Cause. The Company may terminate Executive’s employmenthereunder without Cause at any time. 

(d) Good Reason. Executive’s employment may be terminated at any time byExecutive for Good Reason or without Good Reason upon 90 days’ prior written notice, provided, in the case of a termination for Good Reason, that Executive provides such notice within 60 days after the occurrence of the event giving rise to thetermination for Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” means voluntary resignation after any of the following actions taken by the Company or any of its subsidiaries without Executive’s consent:(i) removal from, or failure to be elected or re-elected to, the Board; (ii) a material reduction of Executive’s duties and responsibilities to the Company, (iii) a reduction in Executive’s Annual Base Salary or Target Bonus(not including any diminution related to a broader compensation reduction that (A) is made in consultation with Executive and (B) is applied to all senior executives of the Company in a relatively proportionate manner); (iv) therelocation of Executive’s primary office to a location more than 30 miles from the prior location; (v) delivery of notice of non-renewal of the Employment Period by the Company (other than non-renewal by the Company due to Executive’sDisability, termination for Cause or termination by Executive); or (vi) a material breach by the Company of a material provision of this Agreement (which for the avoidance of doubt includes Section 2(a) of this Agreement); a terminationshall not be for “Good Reason” pursuant to clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), unless Executive shall have given written notice of his intention to resign for Good Reason and the Company shall have failed to cure the event giving rise toGood Reason within ten (10 ) business days after the Company’s receipt of such written notice. 

(e) Notice ofTermination. Any termination by the Company for Cause or without Cause, or by Executive for Good Reason or without Good Reason, shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to the other party hereto given in accordance with Section 10(h).For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” means a written notice that (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (ii) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonabledetail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated and (iii) if the Date of Termination (as defined below) is other than the date of receipt of suchnotice, specifies the termination date. The failure by Executive or the Company to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance that contributes to a showing of Good Reason or Cause shall not waive any right of Executive or theCompany hereunder or preclude Executive or the Company from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing Executive’s or the Company’s rights hereunder. 

(f) Date of Termination. “Date of Termination” means (i) if Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, without Cause or by reason of Disability, or byExecutive for Good Reason or without Good Reason, the date of receipt of the Notice of Termination (in the case of a termination with or without Good Reason, provided such notice is in accordance with Section 3(d)) or any later date specifiedtherein pursuant to Section 3(e), as the case may be and (ii) if Executive’s employment is terminated by reason of death, the date of death. 

 
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Section 4. Obligations of the Company upon Termination. 

(a) With Good Reason; Without Cause. If during the Employment Period, the Company shall terminate Executive’s employmentwithout Cause or Executive shall terminate his employment for Good Reason, then the Company will provide Executive with the following severance payments and/or benefits: 

(i) Prior to the thirtieth day following the Date of Termination, the Company shall pay to Executive in a lump sum, to the extent not previously paid, (i) the Annual Base Salary through the Date ofTermination, and (ii) the Bonus earned for any Bonus Year ended prior to the year in which the Date of Termination occurs, provided that Executive was employed on the last day of such Bonus Year (the “Accrued Obligations”); and

(ii) The Company will pay Executive an aggregate sum of 300% of Executive’s Annual Base Salary and Target Bonus (suchamount, the “Cash Severance”) as follows: (i) one-half of the Cash Severance shall be payable to Executive in a lump sum, within 30 business days of the Date of Termination and (ii) the remaining one-half of the CashSeverance will be payable to Executive in thirty-six (36) equal monthly installments commencing as of the first day of the calendar month following the month in which the Date of Termination occurs. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4(a), to the extent required in order to comply with Section 409A of the Code, amountsto be paid under this Section 4(a) shall be paid to Executive on the first business day after the date that is six months following Executive’s “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.

(b) Death or Disability. If Executive’s employment shall be terminated by reason of Executive’s death orDisability, then the Company will provide Executive (or his estate or legal representative) with the following severance payments and/or benefits: (A) the Accrued Obligations; (B) a lump sum equal to 100% of Executive’s Annual BaseSalary; and (C) the Welfare Benefits. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4(b), to the extent required in order to comply with Section 409A of Code, amounts to be paid under this Section 4(b) shall be paid toExecutive on the first business day after the date that is six months following Executive’s “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. Thereafter, the Company shall have no further obligation toExecutive or his legal representatives, other than any rights to vested benefits under any Benefit Plans, indemnification rights he may have under this Agreement and any rights he may have under the Equity Documents. 

(c) Cause; Other than for Good Reason. If Executive’s employment shall be terminated by the Company for Cause or by Executivewithout Good Reason, then the Company shall have no further payment obligations to Executive other than the Accrued Obligations. 

 
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Thereafter, the Company shall have no further obligation to Executive or his legal representatives, other than any rights to vested benefits under any Benefit Plans, indemnification rights he mayhave under this Agreement, and any rights he may have under the Equity Documents. 

(d) General Release. TheCompany’s obligations to make payments under Sections 4(a) and in the case of Disability under Section 4(b) are conditioned on Executive’s or his legal representative’s (as applicable) executing a general release of claimsagainst the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and their successors and assigns (and the officers and directors of such entities) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Release”). For the avoidance ofdoubt, the Company’s obligations under Section 2(c)(iii)(2), 7 and 9 of this Agreement, the Benefit Plans, and the Equity Documents shall not be subject to Executive’s execution of the Release nor to Executive’s obligations underSection 5 of this Agreement, unless otherwise specifically provided in such other arrangements. 

Section 5.Restrictive Covenants. Executive shall be subject to the restrictive covenants set forth in Annex I to Section 8 of the Management Investor Rights Agreement in accordance with its terms, provided that the restrictive periods setforth in Sections 1 and 2 of such Annex I shall in each case be three years. 

Section 6. Severance Payments. Inaddition to the foregoing, and not in any way in limitation of any right or remedy otherwise available to the Company, if the Board reasonably and in good faith believes Executive has violated or is in violation of any provision of Annex I of theManagement Investor Rights Agreement (as modified by Section 5 hereof), the Board may unilaterally suspend Executive’s right to receive any Cash Severance then or thereafter due from the Company to Executive, provided that the Board(a) gives Executive advance written notice of such suspension and (b) initiates an action or claim to enforce the Company’s rights in respect of such restrictive covenants promptly after such suspension. In the event that the Companyprevails on such action or claim, Executive’s right to receive, and the Company’s obligation to pay, any additional Cash Severance, including any previously suspended amounts, shall be terminated immediately, and Executive shall have nofurther rights to Cash Severance. In the event that Executive prevails on such action or claim, the Company shall be required to pay to Executive in a lump sum within thirty (30) days of such adjudication (or, to the extent required in order tocomply with Section 409A of the Code on the first business day after the date that is six months following Executive’s “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) any Cash Severance the paymentof which was delayed due to such suspension, plus interest for any period during which the payment of the Cash Severance was suspended at the prime rate, as published in the Wall Street Journal on the date of such suspension, and to commence paymentof future installments of Cash Severance in accordance with Section 4(a)(ii). 

Section 7. Excess ParachutePayments. The provisions of Section X of the Prior Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Agreement; provided, however, that the references to Section VII contained therein shall be references toSection 4(a) of this Agreement; provided, further that, in the event that the payments and benefits payable or provided by the Company are eligible for exemption from the definition of “parachute payment” under Q&A 5and/or Q&A 6 of Section 1.280G-1 of the Department of Treasury Regulations under the Code (the “280G Regulations”), Executive shall cooperate in good faith with the 

 
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Company to satisfy such exemptions, which shall include taking such actions as are necessary so that the Company may satisfy the shareholder approval requirements under Q&A 7 of the 280GRegulations, provided that this shall not require Executive to waive his rights to any payments or benefits that he is entitled to receive pursuant to the Equity Documents. 

Section 8. Executive’s Representations, Warranties and Covenants. 

(a) Executive hereby represents and warrants to the Company and its subsidiaries that: 

(1) Executive has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplatedhereby, and this Agreement has been duly executed by Executive; 

(2) the execution, delivery and performance of thisAgreement by Executive does not and will not, with or without notice or the passage of time, conflict with, breach, violate or cause a default under any agreement, contract or instrument to which Executive is a party or any judgment, order or decreeto which Executive is subject; 

(3) Executive is not a party to or bound by any employment agreement, consulting agreement,non-compete agreement, fee for services agreement, confidentiality agreement or similar agreement with any other Person other than the Company; 

(4) upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and Executive, this Agreement will be a legal, valid and binding obligation of Executive, enforceable in accordance with its terms;

(5) Executive understands that Parent and the Company will rely upon the accuracy and truth of the representations andwarranties of Executive set forth herein and Executive consents to such reliance; and 

(6) as of the date of execution ofthis Agreement, Executive is not in breach of any of its terms, including having committed any acts that would form the basis for a Cause termination if such act had occurred after the Effective Date. 

(b) The Company and its subsidiaries hereby represent and warrant to Executive that: 

(1) the Company has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactionscontemplated hereby, and this Agreement has been duly executed by the Company; 

(2) the execution, delivery and performanceof this Agreement by the Company does not and will not, with or without notice or the passage of time, conflict with, breach, violate or cause a default under any agreement, contract or instrument to which the Company is a party or any judgment,order or decree to which the Company is subject; 

 
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(3) upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and Executive, thisAgreement will be a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms; and 

(4)the Company understands that Executive will rely upon the accuracy and truth of the representations and warranties of the Company set forth herein and the Company consents to such reliance. 

Section 9. Indemnification. 

The Company shall indemnify Executive to the maximum extent permitted under the General Corporate Law of Delaware for acts taken within the scope of his employment. To the extent that the Company obtainscoverage under a director and officer indemnification policy, Executive will be entitled to such coverage on a basis that is no less favorable than the coverage provided to any other officer or director of the Company. 

Section 10. General Provisions. 

(a) Severability. It is the desire and intent of the parties hereto that the provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies applied ineach jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, if any particular provision of this Agreement shall be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable under any present or future law, and ifthe rights and obligations of any party under this Agreement will not be materially and adversely affected thereby, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement oraffecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction; furthermore, in lieu of such invalid or unenforceable provision there will be added automatically as a part of this Agreement, a legal, valid and enforceableprovision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such provision could be more narrowly drawn so as not to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in such jurisdiction, itshall, as to such jurisdiction, be so narrowly drawn, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. 

(b) Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Equity Documents embody the complete agreement and understanding among the partieshereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede and preempt any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way (including,without limitation, any other employment, severance or change-in-control agreement or understanding). For the avoidance of doubt, Executive, the Company and the Subsidiaries acknowledge that any agreement between Executive and the Company or CendantCorporation or any subsidiary or affiliate of any of the foregoing, entered into prior to the Effective Date, including without limitation, the Prior Agreement, shall be void *ab initio* as of immediately before the Effective Date. 

 
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(c) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each ofwhich is deemed to be an original and all of which taken together constitute one and the same agreement. 

(d) Successorsand Assigns. 

(i) This Agreement is personal to Executive and without the prior written consent of the Company shall notbe assignable by Executive otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive’s legal representatives. 

(ii) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns. The Company willrequire any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to assume expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same mannerand to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, “Company” shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/orassets as aforesaid that assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law, or otherwise. 

(e) GoverningLaw. THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OR CONFLICTING PROVISION OR RULE (WHETHER OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION)THAT WOULD CAUSE THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF DELAWARE TO BE APPLIED. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FOREGOING, THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WILL CONTROL THE INTERPRETATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IFUNDER SUCH JURISDICTION’S CHOICE OF LAW OR CONFLICT OF LAW ANALYSIS, THE SUBSTANTIVE LAW OF SOME OTHER JURISDICTION WOULD ORDINARILY APPLY. 

(f) Enforcement. 

(i) Arbitration. Except for the Company or itsAffiliate’s right to obtain injunctive relief for violation of Section 5 of this Agreement or in Annex I to Section 8 of the Management Investor Rights Agreement, any controversy, dispute or claim arising out of or relating to thisAgreement, or its interpretation, application, implementation, breach or enforcement which the parties are unable to resolve by mutual agreement, shall be settled by submission by either party of the controversy, claim or dispute to bindingarbitration in New York (unless the parties agree in writing to a different location), before a single arbitrator in accordance with the Employment Dispute Resolution Rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. In any sucharbitration proceeding the parties agree to provide all discovery deemed necessary by the arbitrator. The decision and award made by the arbitrator shall be final, binding and conclusive on all parties hereto for all purposes, and judgment may beentered thereon in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Each party shall bear its or his costs and expenses in any such arbitration and one-half of the arbitrator’s fees and costs; provided, however, if Executive prevails onsubstantially all material claims, the Company shall reimburse Executive for all of his reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. 

 
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(ii) Remedies. All remedies hereunder are cumulative, are in addition to any otherremedies provided for by law and may, to the extent permitted by law, be exercised concurrently or separately, and the exercise of any one remedy shall not be deemed to be an election of such remedy or to preclude the exercise of any other remedy.

(iii) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANYACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. 

(g) Amendment and Waiver. Theprovisions of this Agreement may be amended and waived only with the prior written consent of the Company and Executive and no course of conduct or failure or delay in enforcing the provisions of this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of suchprovisions or affect the validity, binding effect or enforceability of this Agreement or any provision hereof. 

(h)Notices. Any notice provided for in this Agreement must be in writing and must be either personally delivered, transmitted via telecopier, mailed by first class mail (postage prepaid and return receipt requested) or sent by reputableovernight courier service (charges prepaid) to the recipient at the address below indicated or at such other address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party. Noticeswill be deemed to have been given hereunder and received when delivered personally, when received if transmitted via telecopier, five days after deposit in the U.S. mail and one day after deposit for overnight delivery with a reputable overnightcourier service. 

If to the Company, to: 

Realogy Corporation 

c/o Apollo Management VI, L.P. 

9 West 57th Street 

New York, New York 10019 

Facsimile: (212) 515-3288 

Attention: Marc Becker 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: 

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz 

51 West 52nd Street 

New York, NY 10019 
 Attention: Steven A. Cohen, Esq.  Igor Kirman, Esq. Facsimile: 212.403.2000
If to Executive, to:

Executive’s home address most recently on file with the Company. 

 
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: 

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 

425 Lexington Avenue 

New York, NY 10017 

Attention: Andrea K. Wahlquist, Esq.

(i) Withholding. The Company may withhold from any amounts payable or benefits to be provided to Executive under thisAgreement or otherwise all Federal, state, city or other taxes and other amounts that the Company may reasonably determine are required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. 

(j) Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements. All representations, warranties and agreements contained herein shallsurvive this Agreement and the Employment Period indefinitely. 

(k) Effectiveness. Notwithstanding the foregoing, noneof Parent, the Company or its subsidiaries shall have any obligations to Executive or his beneficiaries under this Agreement, in the event Executive is unable to perform his duties hereunder, including due to death or Disability or Executive commitsan act that would constitute Cause, in each case prior to the closing of the Transaction, in which case this Agreement shall be of no force and effect. Further, this Agreement shall be null and void and of no further effect in the event that theMerger Agreement is terminated or the Effective Date does not occur. 

(l) Descriptive Headings. The descriptiveheadings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement. All references to a “Section” in this Agreement are to a section of the Agreement unless otherwise noted. 

(m) Construction. Where specific language is used to clarify by example a general statement contained herein, such specificlanguage shall not be deemed to modify, limit or restrict in any manner the construction of the general statement to which it relates. The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express theirmutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party. 

(n) Code Section 409A.Notwithstanding anything herein or elsewhere to the contrary, to the extent Executive or the Company notifies the other that this Agreement may result in Executive being subject to the penalties of Section 409A of the Code, Executive and theCompany agree to negotiate (and the Company shall cause any affiliate to negotiate), in good faith alternatives to avoid such penalties. 

 
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**IN WITNESS WHEREOF,** the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the datefirst written above. 

 
**REALOGY CORPORATION**By: 
/s/ David J. Weaving
Name: David J. WeavingTitle: 
Executive Vice President and

Chief Administrative Officer
**RICHARD A. SMITH**Signature: 
/s/ Richard A. Smith

**Exhibit A**

**Form of Release**

**THIS RELEASE** (the “Release”) is entered into between Richard A. Smith (“Executive”) and Realogy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Realogy”),for the benefit of Realogy. The entering into and non-revocation of this Release is a condition to Executive’s right to receive the payments under Section 4**[(a)][(b)]** of the employment agreement entered into by and between Executiveand Realogy, dated as of April 10, 2007 (the “Employment Agreement”). Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meaning provided in the Employment Agreement. 

Accordingly, Executive and Realogy agree as follows. 

1. In consideration for the payments and other benefits provided to Executive by the Employment Agreement, to which Executive is not otherwise entitled, and the sufficiency of which Executiveacknowledges, Executive represents and agrees, as follows: 

(a) Executive, for himself, his heirs, administrators,representatives, executors, successors and assigns (collectively “Releasers”), hereby irrevocably and unconditionally releases, acquits and forever discharges and agrees not to sue Realogy or any of its parents, subsidiaries,divisions, affiliates and related entities and its current and former directors, officers, shareholders, trustees, employees, consultants, independent contractors, representatives, agents, servants, successors and assigns and all persons acting by,through or under or in concert with any of them (collectively “Releasees”), from all claims, rights and liabilities up to and including the date of this Release arising from or relating to Executive’s employment with, ortermination of employment from, the Company, under the Employment Agreement and from any and all charges, complaints, claims, liabilities, obligations, promises, agreements, controversies, damages, actions, causes of actions, suits, rights, demands,costs, losses, debts and expenses of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected and any claims of wrongful discharge, breach of contract, implied contract, promissory estoppel, defamation, slander, libel, tortious conduct,employment discrimination or claims under any federal, state or local employment statute, law, order or ordinance, including any rights or claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination inEmployment Act of 1967, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (“ADEA”), or any other federal, state or municipal ordinance relating to discrimination in employment. Nothing contained herein shall restrict the parties’ rights toenforce the terms of this Release. 

(b) To the maximum extent permitted by law, Executive agrees that he has not filed, norwill he ever file, a lawsuit asserting any claims which are released by this Release, or to accept any benefit from any lawsuit which might be filed by another person or government entity based in whole or in part on any event, act, or omissionwhich is the subject of this Release. 

(c) This Release specifically excludes Executive’s rights and Realogy’sobligations under Sections 2(c)(iii)(2), 7 and 9 of the Employment Agreement, the Benefit Plans, and the Equity Documents. Executive’s entitlement to vested benefits under the Benefit Plans and the

Equity Documents shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Benefit Plans or Equity Documents, as the case may be. Nothing contained in this Release shall release Executive fromhis obligations, including any obligations to abide by restrictive covenants, under the Employment Agreement, the Equity Documents or the Benefit Plans that continue or are to be performed following termination of employment. 

(d) Executive represents that he is not aware of any facts or circumstances that would give rise, based on his actions, to any claims orlawsuits against Realogy or any Releasee. 

(e) The parties agree that this Release shall not affect the rights andresponsibilities of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (hereinafter “EEOC”) to enforce ADEA and other laws. In addition, the parties agree that this Release shall not be used to justify interfering with Executive’sprotected right to file a charge or participate in an investigation or proceeding conducted by the EEOC. The parties further agree that Executive knowingly and voluntarily waives all rights or claims (that arose prior to Executive’s executionof this Release) the Releasers may have against the Releasees, or any of them, to receive any benefit or remedial relief (including, but not limited to, reinstatement, back pay, front pay, damages, attorneys’ fees, experts’ fees) as aconsequence of any investigation or proceeding conducted by the EEOC. 

2. Executive acknowledges that Realogy has specificallyadvised him of the right to seek the advice of an attorney concerning the terms and conditions of this Release. Executive further acknowledges that he has been furnished with a copy of this Release, and he has been afforded twenty-one (21) daysin which to consider the terms and conditions set forth above prior to this Release. By executing this Release, Executive affirmatively states that he has had sufficient and reasonable time to review this Release and to consult with an attorneyconcerning his legal rights prior to the final execution of this Release. Executive further agrees that he has carefully read this Release and fully understands its terms. Executive understands that he may revoke this Release within seven(7) days after signing this Release. Revocation of this Release must be made in writing and must be received by Marc Becker at Apollo Management, L.P., 9 West 57th Street, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10019 within the time period set forth above.

3. This Release will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware, without giving effectto any choice of law or conflicting provision or rule (whether of the state of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state of Delaware to be applied. In furtherance of the foregoing, theinternal law of the state of Delaware will control the interpretation and construction of this agreement, even if under such jurisdiction’s choice of law or conflict of law analysis, the substantive law of some other jurisdiction wouldordinarily apply. The provisions of this Release are severable, and if any part or portion of it is found to be unenforceable, the other paragraphs shall remain fully valid and enforceable. This Release shall become effective and enforceable on theeighth day following its execution by Executive, provided he does not exercise his right of revocation as described above. If Executive fails to sign and deliver this Release or revokes his signature, this Release will be without force or effect,and Executive shall not be entitled to the payment under Section 4**[(a)][(b)]** of the Employment Agreement.