RE/MAX Realty Review
January, 2016
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From the Chairman’s desk RE/MAX has turned 7 and I am very proud to say that it is our untiring determination to excel in the real estate segment that has enabled us to grow as a strong and trusted brand name in India. Delivering unmatched customer service and taking real estate to a global level with professionalism are the factors that we have kept in our mind in all endeavors. Indian real estate is going to see a huge growth in the investments as a result of the ease in doing business in India due to regulatory reforms by the Modi government. I always say that Real Estate is one of the smartest and safest investments of an individual as I see a long term potential in this industry. The year 2016-17 will bring back the cheer as we will see the customers coming back to the market and Real Estate moving to a more stable state.
Bangalore collaboratively participated in the Business Opportunities Show conducted by Franchise India to increase the affiliate network in their respective regions. With these kinds of activities done by every region on a monthly basis, I am sure that they will be successful in creating a footprint for themselves in their regions. The spotlight section this time highlights the journey of Mr. Yuvraj Singh Shekhawat, Broker Owner, RE/MAX Solution Specialists, RE/MAX Delhi NCR. Yuvraj has always been an exemplary leader and while reading the testimonials shared by his associates for him, I feel very proud of having him as a part of our network. Looking at how Yuvraj has very successfully transformed into an entrepreneur and has mentored his associates, I feel that it’s learning for all of us. At last, I would just like to say that we all need to pull together and be proud of who we are and what we are doing to change the lives of the people we touch, be it BO’s, BA’s, buyers and sellers. We are in an industry that offers huge wealth opportunities, crying out for some form of professionalism and transparency. Let’s give it what it needs and reap the rewards.
For RE/MAX, the year of 2016 has already started with a bang! In 2015, we had introduced a number of initiatives to build our offices and help more people join the bandwagon. Looking at how the first month of the year had shaped up, we at the headquarters can’t help being mighty proud of each one of our Affiliates across the country. While the team of RE/MAX Greater Vishakha and RE/MAX Punjab conducted Discovery Days in their regions looking for like –minded individuals for Cheers! Broker Owner and Broker Associates Sam Chopra opportunities, the team of RE/MAX Southern Karnataka and RE/MAX
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1) From the Chairman’s Desk
2) From the Vice Chairman’s Desk
3) Events to Look Forward to
4) News from RE/MAX India
5) Sales Snapshot
6) News from RARE
7) What's new in social media and Marketing
8) Look who is in Spotlight this time
9) Press Buzz
10) News from Regions and Broker Offices
11) RE/MAX Anniversaries
12) Heroes of the month
13) Realty Bytes
14) RE/MAX India welcome its New 15) RE/MAX India welcome its Broker Owners New Broker Associates January, 2016
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From the Vice Chairman’s desk It was on 19th January of 2009, when Sam was in Denver and did the final signing for bringing RE/MAX to India and since then we have seen RE/MAX and its affiliates grow in terms of network, transactions and a brand that has impacted lives of many all over the country. It is an accomplishment for all of us and I would like to thank everyone for providing us support over the last 7 years that has helped us in continuously growing and evolving at every stage.
touch with my team for more information about the zonal training workshops and make the best out of it. The newsletter for the month of January covers a lot of highlights and updates from the industry as well as our regions. I would like to wish all the very best to our regions that are doing training and other sales activities to boost the affiliate count in their respective regions. I would also use this platform to congratulate the Broker Owners of RE/MAX Signature Realty, RE/MAX Uttar Pradesh – Central and RE/MAX Realty Solutions, RE/MAX North Gujarat on being the top recruiters for the month of January and Mohd. Haider from RE/MAX Complete Solutions, RE/MAX Delhi NCR on being the Top Transactor for the month of January. Also, a very warm welcome to the new Affiliates who have joined the RE/MAX family and wishing them all the very best!
The month of January has been every eventful for the headquarters as well as the regions. The RE/MAX Academy of Real Estate (RARE) has taken a great initiative by introducing the yearly training calendar for all the classroom trainings at the National Headquarters. Training and learning is an on-going process and this calendar will be of great help to everyone in the network in planning if they would like to train or re-train themselves on various concepts covered in our trainings. In addition to this, RARE has also initiated zonal trainings for different regions, like the one we conducted for Regards RE/MAX Andhra Zone wherein we trained the Saloni Chopra Regional Owners and Regional Staff on franchise sales. I would request all of you to please get in
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Events to look forward to in February!
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News from RE/MAX India Celebrating 7 Years of Achievement - RE/MAX India Turns 7! The entire team of RE/MAX India along with the Chairman and Vice – Chairman celebrated the occasion and RE/MAX India team would like to take this opportunity to thank Sam and Saloni for making this life changing decision that has changed lives of many all over the country!
Mr. Sahil Kapoor, Executive Director, RE/MAX India went on a regional visit and conducted a Zonal Franchise Sales Workshop for RE/MAX Andhra Pradesh including regions of RE/MAX West Hyderabad, RE/MAX Central Andhra and RE/MAX Greater Vishakha.
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A note of thanks from the Regional Owners!
What a super start to the year of 2016 – RE/MAX awarded 15 new Broker Offices in different parts of the country!
Cheers to the growing network of RE/MAX in India– Our network is our NETWORTH
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Sales Snapshot Snippets from the Discovery Day conducted by the team of RE/MAX Greater Vishakha
Snippets from the Discovery Day conducted by RE/MAX Punjab and CMP team sharing the Business Opportunities with RE/MAX in Amritsar which was attended by 122 prospects.
BOS Participation by RE/MAX Southern Karnataka and RE/MAX Bangalore
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News from RARE Franchise Owners Management Training A very warm welcome to the new Franchise Owners from the region of RE/MAX Southern Karnataka who attended the January batch of Franchise Owners Management Training at the RE/MAX Academy of Real Estate.
Yearly Training Calendar by the RE/MAX Academy of Real Estate We would also like to share with you that the RE/MAX Academy of Real Estate has shared a detailed yearly calendar of all the trainings at the National Headquarters of RE/MAX India with all the Regional Owners. We would request you to refer to this calendar for planning all the trainings for your affiliates. You can get in touch with Shipra Sharma, National Manager Training and Network Development at ssharma@remax.in for all your enquires with reference to the trainings!
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Weekly webinar series by the RE/MAX Academy of Real Estate
Stay tuned for the weekly webinar series covering various topics from Real Estate to your business and personality development!
What’s new in social media and marketing! Discover “What RE/MAX can do for you!”
We hope that you like the new look of our website ‘www.remax.in’
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Look who is in the SPOTLIGHT this time! In words of Mr. Yuvraj Singh Shekhawat, Broker Owner, RE/MAX Solution Specialists, RE/MAX Delhi NCR -" What you do today , will decide what work you have Tomorrow , which significantly impacts the probability of what amount of money you may make The Day After� and this is truly the life of an entrepreneur! RE/MAX India would like to make use of this platform to acknowledge the amount of hard work, dedication and the time spent by him for the development of his broker office. His words , A place where ordinary people come together to perform extraordinary feats & one characteristic that defines success for each is exemplary " Will power " put to action in field� goes in line with the office environment that he has built. His leadership is an inspiration to everyone and he has built up and retained his associates through his 100% involvement in the business.
From motivating the team through rewards and recognitions to training the team on a regular basis to being along with the team at every networking meet to celebrating all the big moments to team outings with the associates, RE/MAX Solution Specialists has set an example for everyone in the system on how Together Everyone Achieves More!
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Press Buzz
Expert opinion by Mr. Sam Chopra on a special story published by Estate Avenues magazine on Real Estate investment opportunities for buyers from Middle East in Indian realty market Publication: Estate Avenues
Author article by Mr. Sam Chopra on the Real Estate market review for the year 2016-17 published by The Tribune
Mr. Sam Chopra sharing his views as a Consultant to guide entrepreneurs through an author article “Quick guide to becoming a realty entrepreneur"
Publication: The Tribune
Publication: Financial Chronicle
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Expert quote by Mr. Sam Chopra on the cover story on “Real Estate Revival” in the year 2016 along with other industry veterans. Publication: Property Experts Magazine, January Issue
LINK: http://www.dishabharti.com/property-expert-january-to-february-2016/
Expert quote by Mr. Sam Chopra on the news of widening of NH 24 and its impact on the Real Estate in an around the region Publication: Chromohomes Magazine
LINK: http://content.yudu.com/Library/A3ynvo/Chromohomes7thIssue/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=
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Expert quote by Mr. Sam Chopra on the industries industry performance 2015 and industry outlook 2016 Publication: Chromohomes Magazine LINK: http://content.yudu.com/Library/A3ynvo/Chromohomes7thIssue/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=
Expert quote by Mr. Sam Chopra on the story on office leasing in Delhi NCR sharing on how and why the office space enjoys traction in the current real estate scenario Publication: Mail Today
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Expert quote by Mr. Sam Chopra on discussions on the "Steady Growth in Real Estate" talking specifically of the real estate in the region of Delhi NCR. Publication: Mail Today
Expert quote by Mr. Sam Chopra as an industry veteran on the story on the expectations from the "Real Estate Bill" and the reasons why the developers want the bill to address approval delays. LINK:http://www.businessstandard.com/article/companies/developers-want-real-estatebill-to-address-approval-delays-116012001180_1.html
Expert quote by Mr. Sam Chopra on a story on India’s real estate eyes rate cuts in the New Year Publication: magicbricks.com LINK: http://content.magicbricks.com/industry-news/indiasreal-estate-eyes-rate-cuts-in-the-new-year/84010.html
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News from the Regions RE/MAX Delhi NCR
Regional Director of RE/MAX Delhi NCR along with all the Broker Owners and Broker Associates visited DLF’s Camellia's experience center. RE/MAX India would like to wish the region all the very best! RE/MAX North Gujarat
The Broker Offices of RE/MAX Gujarat have been super active in increasing the Associate count in their region. Their offices have been in the league of making into the top recruiters list of RE/MAX India. RE/MAX India would like to congratulate the broker offices and we look forward to many more associates joining our network!
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News from Broker Offices RE/MAX Properties, RE/MAX Mumbai
In the month of January, the team of RE/MAX Properties, RE/MAX Mumbai sponsored for sports extravaganza where in they promoted the name of RE/MAX through RE/MAX branding on the players t-shirts etc. They team is also very active in other promotional marketing techniques like newspaper advertisements, calendars etc. RE/MAX Realty Services, RE/MAX MP 1
In the month of January, the Broker Associates of the office conducted a special training session within their office on networking. RE/MAX India would like to wish the office all the very best and would also recommend to all the other offices to implement such practices within their respective offices!
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RE/MAX Anniversaries (January) Name of the Region
Broker Office Name
Broker Owners Name
Number of Years
RE/MAX Chennai
RE/MAX ESTATE PROPELLANTS
Ramya
4 years
RE/MAX Chennai
RE/MAX Entrust Real Estate
Krishnamoorthy
3 Years
RE/MAX West Bengal
RE/MAX City centre
Ravinder Singh Sandhu
1 Year
Top Listors for the month of January
Heroes of the month
#2 Sandeep Didwania RE/MAX Properties RE/MAX Mumbai
#1 Mohammad Ashfaque RE/MAX Signature Realty RE/MAX U.P. - Central
Top Recruiters for the month of January
#1 Sandeep Dixit RE/MAX Signature Realty RE/MAX UP - Central
#2 Nirav Vakharia, Manpreet Vakharia and Harit Parikh RE/MAX Realty Solutions RE/MAX North Gujarat
Top Transcator for the month of January
#1 Mohammad Haider RE/MAX Complete Solutions RE/MAX Delhi NCR
#3 Vikram Doogar RE/MAX Realty Solutions RE/MAX West Bengal
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Realty Bytes Real estate to see white money starting to pour in. A new chapter in India’s urban history has started with the Smart Cities Mission finally taking some material shape. Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday announced the list of 20 cities that have qualified to build smart infrastructure with Rs. 200 crore each from the Central government’s first phase of funding. The Ministry has given top rating to Bhubaneswar for its robust Smart City plan. Urging the country’s mayors to “work hard” for the improvement of their municipalities, Mr. Naidu said the government would soon introduce the credit rating system for cities so as to attract foreign investors. “Every city should follow credit rating. Otherwise no one will come and invest from outside,” he said, after announcing the 20 names here. Mr. Naidu said the government would grant every winning city a sum of Rs. 500 crore as “overall cache of start-up funds” and expects the State governments to provide an additional Rs. 500 crore.
According to mission guidelines, the total State and Central financial assistance for each smart city would be Rs. 1,000 crore. “This is the first time that an urban mission of such scale and ambition has relied so little on the decision-making by the Government of India,” said Mr. Naidu, adding that unlike the previous urban development schemes the government had adopted the “bottom-up approach.” With an aim to achieve “inclusive growth”, the mission promotes integrated city planning, where the government’s policies such as Swachh Bharat Mission and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation complement each other. Outside agency The Central government has created an outside agency named Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), which will be headed by a CEO, and will be given powers to “execute” the proposed developments and projects. “The professionally managed SPV will be empowered to execute the smart city projects in a timely and cost-effective manner while ensuring that the quality of the outcomes is benchmarked against global standards,” the Minister said. Since June 2015, the government hosted several workshops and training programmes for mayors and municipal commissioners. LINK: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/centre-handpicks-20-smart-cities-for-first-phase-of-plan/article8164071.ece
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RE/MAX India Welcomes its New Broker Owners - January Name of the Region
Broker Office Name
Broker Owner Name
RE/MAX Telangana
RE/MAX Realty Advisor
Mirza Anwar Ali Baig
RE/MAX West Hyderabad
RE/MAX Advantage
Umakanth Katta
RE/MAX West Hyderabad
RE/MAX Central
Anitha Krishna
RE/MAX Southern Karnataka
RE/MAX Landmark
Lawrence Agnello Crasta
RE/MAX India Welcomes its New Broker Associates - January Name of the Region
Broker Office Name
Associate Name
RE/MAX Uttar Pradesh - Central
RE/MAX Signature Realty
Samir Tewari
Up - Central
RE/MAX Signature Realty
Mohammad Ashfaque
RE/MAX Southern Karnataka
RE/MAX 360* Realty
Harish Thammiah
RE/MAX North Gujarat
RE/MAX Realty Solutions
Manish Soni
RE/MAX North Gujarat
RE/MAX Realty Solutions
Nishit Shah
RE/MAX Uttar Pradesh - Central
RE/MAX Signature Realty
Kuldeep Singh
RE/MAX South Gujarat
RE/MAX Red REALTOR
Nirav Shah
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