LAS VEGAS, Feb. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- With more than
6,000 real estate agents and brokers from over 60 different
countries in attendance, RE/MAX is hosting its 45th
annual international convention at MGM Grand in Las Vegas this week. The Opening General
Session, hosted by renowned business coach Brian Buffini, highlighted the accomplishments
of the global real estate network's more than 115,000 agents, while
taking a look back on the last 45 years of the company and a look
forward to the future of the real estate industry.
"Over the last 45 years, the RE/MAX network has grown from one
agent to more than 115,000," RE/MAX
CEO Adam Contos told the
crowd of Associates who traveled from across the world to attend
the week-long convention to learn, network and exchange
international referrals. "Today we celebrate our roots and share
plans on how we will continue to move our global real estate
network forward. It's because of you that we can once again say…no
one in the world sells more real estate than RE/MAX."
Images from 2018 R4 Opening General Session can be found
here.
Nobody in the world sells more real estate than
RE/MAX*
- More than 7,000 agents joined the network in 2017, up 6.4
percent year-over-year
- Agent count outside the U.S. and Canada increased by 17.8 percent in 2017
- RE/MAX agents averaged 14.4 transaction sides in 2017
Focus on Competitive Innovation
Following the
December 2017 announcement of a new
business and product strategy team focused on innovation, corporate
strategy, product research and competitive intelligence, RE/MAX
announced several new online tools to improve the productivity of
the network's agents:
- Two new learning tracks offered by RE/MAX University (RU)
provide Associates the tools needed to grow their personal brands
and become successful top producers in the real estate industry.
Take Flight and New to RE/MAX are offered online and
on-demand on RU. Two additional learning tracks, Teams and
Succession Planning, will be offered later this year.
- A new automation feature for RE/MAX Design Center, powered by
Imprev, gives many agents a simple, effective way to promote the
key events during the life of a listing using a series of
automatically created, professional-looking marketing
materials.
RE/MAX in the Community
In 2017, RE/MAX brokers and
agents from across the globe were affected by natural disasters.
From hurricanes to earthquakes and wildfires, the network joined
together to help fellow affiliates and communities by donating
nearly $200,000 to help those
impacted.
"RE/MAX has more offices in more communities than any other
network and this year many of our own were put to the test," said
Contos. "When a community is in need, RE/MAX shines the
brightest."
In addition, RE/MAX has raised more than $167 million for Children's Miracle Network
hospitals. During this week's event, RE/MAX agents will work
together to create a social media mosaic "get well card." The
mosaic, made up of hundreds of individual images posted to
Instagram and Twitter during the convention, will be gifted to the
St. Rose Dominican Hospitals during the R4 Closing Session on
Thursday.
About the RE/MAX Network:
RE/MAX was founded in 1973
by Dave and Gail Liniger, with an
innovative, entrepreneurial culture affording its agents and
franchisees the flexibility to operate their businesses with great
independence. Over 115,000 agents provide RE/MAX a global reach of
more than 100 countries and territories. Nobody sells more real
estate than RE/MAX, when measured by residential transaction sides.
RE/MAX, LLC, one of the world's leading franchisors of real estate
brokerage services, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of RMCO, LLC,
which is controlled and managed by RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.
(NYSE:RMAX). With a passion for the communities in which its agents
live and work, RE/MAX is proud to have raised more than
$167 million for Children's Miracle
Network Hospitals® and other charities. For more
information about RE/MAX, to search home listings or find an agent
in your community, please visit www.remax.com. For the latest
news about RE/MAX, please visit www.remax.com/newsroom.
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