RE/MAX Real Estate - Calgary

We're the Real Estate Leaders. No one in the world sells more real estate than RE/MAX.
 

RE/MAX at a glance:

• Who we are
  What began in Denver, Colo., in 1973 as "a pad of paper and a dream" is now a global real estate franchise network that spreads across 39 countries and eight territories, on six continents.
   
• Network size
  The revolutionary RE/MAX Concept of enabling real estate professionals to maximize their business potential has evolved into an organization of more than 72,000 Sales Associates in more than 4,200 offices worldwide.
   
• RE/MAX Sales Associates
  RE/MAX Associates, on average, lead the industry in production, experience, and professional designations.
   
• The RE/MAX Balloon logo
  The red, white and blue RE/MAX Balloon, with its "Above the Crowd!®"slogan, is one of the most recognizable business logos in the world. With nearly 90 RE/MAX Hot Air Balloons around the globe, RE/MAX has the world's largest balloon fleet.
   
• An industry leader
  RE/MAX is the No. 1 real estate organization in Canada and in the United States.
   
• Global expansion
  The first RE/MAX region outside the United States and Canada was the Caribbean Basin, opened in 1991. It was followed two years later by RE/MAX of Mexico. In 1995, RE/MAX expanded into Southern Africa, Spain, Israel, Italy,and Germany. Since then, RE/MAX regions have become established in across Europe, in Asia, and in Australia.
   
• Record RE/MAX production
  In 1999, RE/MAX Associates were involved in more than 1 million sales transaction sides within a single year in the United States alone – an industry milestone. The audited production figures represent the most transaction sides in a single year ever recorded by any real estate network. The RE/MAX network has repeated the feat ever since.
   
• The RE/MAX Concept
  RE/MAX stands for "real estate maximums." In exchange for paying a management fee and a share of the monthly office overhead, RE/MAX Associates keep the maximum allowed amount of their commissions and receive the many benefits of RE/MAX programs and services.
  
  By offering Associates maximum commissions and maximum career freedom, RE/MAX influenced competitors to re-examine and adjust their own policies toward sales agents, thus dramatically changing the industry.
  
  As the network grew, renowned for its top producers and quality service to consumers, so did support programs, making RE/MAX a dynamic force in real estate education and technology.
  
  The organization was one of the first real estate companies to have its own proprietary television network and one of the first in the industry to develop a site on the World Wide Web.
   
• Committed to real estate service
  In a business environment of mergers and acquisitions, RE/MAX is the only major real estate network still owned and directed by its founders.  RE/MAX commitment to its membership has led to an ever-increasing number of accolades from the business community at large, including selection of RE/MAX as the best in the business. In its annual ranking of top franchises, Entrepreneur magazine named RE/MAX the number one real estate services franchise in 2000. On the consumer front, Worth magazine honored RE/MAX in both 1999 and 2000 with its prestigious "Readers' Choice" award as the best real estate brokerage.
   
• More than 29 Years Above the Crowd
  RE/MAX - now an established industry leader - will celebrate its 30th anniversary at the 2003 RE/MAX International Convention. Young in years but mature in experience, RE/MAX looks ahead to even greater development and success in its next quarter century.

• Most recently, RE/MAX has become a national co-sponsor of the Breast Cancer Survivor Recognition Program at Komen Race for the Cure® events.
   
• The RE/MAX organization has been the official real estate sponsor of the Children's Miracle Network since 1992.
   
• Each year, about 20 charities host fund-raising golf tournaments at Sanctuary, the private course of RE/MAX International co-founders Dave and Gail Liniger.
   
• RE/MAX International is the first major sponsor of The Wildlife Experience, a conservation and community center promoting understanding of the natural world and its conservation through art and education.

• Late 1960’s Dave Liniger Real Estate Sales, Tempe, Arizona
   
• (Mar) 1973 Determines to combine best of 100% and traditional firms. Signs 4 of 204 original prospects.
   
• Oil crunch slows business – under capitalized.
   
• (Nov) 1975 First franchise outside of Colorado. 
   
• Franchising was now a common practice.  
   
• Don Fernie flies from Calgary to investigate. 
   
• Balloon as corporate symbol. 
   
• First Canadian office opened by Don Fernie.
   
• 1980 Toronto offices first in Eastern Canada.
   
• Robert Cherot J. opens in Edmonton, there are now 16 offices in Alberta, 1 in Saskatchewan.
   
• Insurance program begins at RE/MAX International.
   
• Cherot purchase regional franchise for Western Canada as it becomes available.
   
• RE/MAX becomes number one in Canada by earned fees.
   

• 80/20 rule, attract top producers, no part-timers;
   
• Self-employed independence "for yourself but not by yourself’ – 100% concept;
   
• Referral network;
   
• Hot Air Balloon fleet and logo;
   
• Recession proof – 1973-74, 1981-82, 1994-94;
   
• Long range targets 30% market USA – 40% Canada;
   
• Now over 6,000 offices internationally & Surpassed 110,000 agents!!