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History of

We're the Real Estate Leaderssm. 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., 25 years ago as "a pad of paper and a dream" is now a global real estate franchise network that spreads across 24 countries and seven territories, on five continents.

Network size
The revolutionary RE/MAX Concept of enabling real estate professionals to maximize their business potential has evolved into an organization of 50,000 Sales Associates in nearly 3,000 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 corporate balloon fleet.

An industry leader
RE/MAX is the No. 1 real estate organization in Canada and in scores of markets across the United States.

Global expansion
The first RE/MAX region outside the United States and Canada was the Caribbean Basin, opened in 1991 and 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 Ireland, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Turkey, Singapore and Australia.

Record RE/MAX production
In 1997, RE/MAX Associates were involved in more than 1 million sales transaction sides 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 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 its own home page 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. Early in 1996, Income Opportunities magazine named RE/MAX the No. 1 real estate franchise; later in the year, it recognized the organization with its Franchise Relations Award, the ultimate honor for a franchise network. Entrepreneur magazine ranked RE/MAX twelfth place in its 1996 survey of all U.S. franchisors.
25 Years Above the Crowd
RE/MAX - now an established industry leader - celebrated its silver anniversary at the 1998 RE/MAX International Convention. Young in years but mature in experience, RE/MAX looks ahead to even greater development and success in the next quarter century.

06/01/98