REALTY REVIEW – January February March 2015 Dear Readers, Greetings from the Regional office! 5 years has gone by so fast. I still remember the day me and my partner Cherian Mathew meeting with Vice President of RE/MAX International Larry Oberly and Sam Chopra for a discussion before signing the document for RE/MAX Regional franchisee. When I came for the first time in Hyderabad and started looking to open office, people said it won't last for a year or so...One year passed then two...We sold offices, recruited associates, did transactions. It has been a challenging journey throughout, now since last one year with inclusion of more partners in regional level, I am confident that we are going to grow financially and of course with brand signs. RE/MAX International and Dave linger has been showing the way by achieving milestones from time to time. It gives us confidence and challenge to strive for more. Anand Choksi achieving the Global Broker Office Owner award shows the way that India is ready to compete with anyone on the global platform where still real estate is not so organised industry. We have set up regional offices and service centres in secunderabad, jubilee hills, Karimnagar, Vishakhapatnam and Vijayawada to cater to all customers, investors and developers. Please feel free to walk into any of our offices and avail the needed services. I am sure that new financial year will be a great year for all of you, Love and Regards, A Balajee Kumar RE/MAX Regional Owner abalajee@remax.in
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RE/MAX INTERNATIONAL NEWS Annual Industry Rank Liniger as Powerful Influencer Back in the role of CEO, Dave Liniger is named by industry insiders as an exceptional leader, recognized by the Swanepoel Power 200(SP200) and Inman’s list of 33 People Who are Changing the Real Estate Industry. Both sources cite Liniger’s impressive impact on the real estate industry over decades, paying respect to the man who unquestionably revolutionized the industry and acknowledging Liniger’s unprecedented tenacity during the 42-year history of the RE/MAX organization. This year Liniger makes a much more exclusive list of influencers and is among a mix of tech giants, franchisors and powerful brokers, demonstrating his significant standing in any crowd.
RE/MAX Japan Celebrates 2 Major Milestones Master franchise RE/MAX Japan has many reasons to celebrate so early in the New Year, as it has opened its first office franchise, RE/MAX Properties Interface, in Tokyo, and also sold its first regional franchise, RE/MAX OSAKA, which includes Japan’s third largest city. Regional franchise RE/MAX OSAKA was sold to I2M Co. and began operations in January. The regional owners are planning to grow its operations by creating an effective team and open eight offices in its first year. With the second largest economic base in Japan, Osaka is ideal for expansion of RE/MAX Japan because of increasing interest by foreign investors. Recent industry data indicates that the area’s real estate market has significantly improved over the past two years. According to a recent report by the Urban Land Institute and PwC, Osaka was ranked as the 3 rd most attractive real estate investment market in the Asia-Pacific region.
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RE/MAX R4 2015 – A Global Convention for Global Affiliates Once again R4 provided an unbelievably incredible amount of business changing information stage. It was indeed a great time with family, friends and associates. Spirit of RE/MAX R4 was at opening session with Dave Liniger and his wife. The two-hour Opening Session – which featured the insights of several RE/MAX leaders, nearly a dozen Affiliates and special guest Brian Buffini – was a rousing welcome to the nearly 6,000 entrepreneurs investing in their business and professional development. The crowd included Affiliates from over 50 countries. The session with great renowned speakers provided great information like- Mitch Albom, Kevin Carroll, Shawn Achor, Peyton Manning, Darren Hardy and Steven Tyler
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Addressing the gathering the Co-founder Dave Liniger announced that the company continues to grow by all significant measurements. The audience was excited to hear the details of the network’s 2014 achievements as compared to the prior year: - Worldwide agent count grew by 5.1% to 98,010 - Agent count in the U.S. increased by 4.8% to 57,105 - The total number of RE/MAX offices grew to 6,751, an increase of 4.2% - Transaction sides rose to more than 1.4 million across the entire network With a presence in over 95 countries, no other real estate brand matches our global footprint. RE/MAX added to its country count in 2014 by selling the Master Franchise rights to another five countries. It remains true that nobody in the world sells more real estate than RE/MAX.
More than 6,000 agents from around the world took the stage at the annual R4 Best of RE/MAX Awards Night in Las Vegas to get recognized and applauded by family, friends and colleagues for their 2014 achievements. It was a remarkable night honoring truly remarkable entrepreneurs.
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Golden nugget from the R4 Closing Wrap up Session included Understanding your Value: How many hours a week do you put into your Business? What is your hourly rate? Are you performing as per your hourly rate? And are your clients receiving the Best Service Ever based on your Value.... Stay tuned with us to know more about our upcoming Conventions and the next R4‌..
RE/MAX INDIA NEWS Congratulations! RE/MAX India Celebrates 6th Anniversary
REALTY REVIEW – January February March 2015 This year marks the 6th anniversary for RE/MAX India and RE/MAX India has aggressively expanded its foot print throughout the country in a span of these six years. Passion and the will to succeed is what drive Mr. Sam Copra’s entrepreneurial success story in every business he undertakes. As RE/MAX India is celebrating its sixth year the network continues to lead in market with its productivity and expansion within India. RE/MAX was born in a single brokerage office in Denver USA, based on an innovative agent-centric philosophy that attracted the industry’s top performers. Worldwide and in India the brand has experienced every type of market in the real estate realm and has grown and achieved great success despite various challenges over the years and will keep growing.
Monthly Media coverage of RE/MAX in Publications RE/MAX India, Founder & Chairman Features in Observer Dawn Magazine RE/MAX India featured in the January ’15 Issue of Observer Dawn Magazine covering the “Real Estate Outlook 2015”. The magazine has quotes by Mr. Sam Chopra, Founder & Chairman, RE/MAX India sharing his views on its recent expansion of RE/MAX in the states of Rajasthan and West Bengal.
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RE/MAX Paving its way in India- Exclusive Interview by E D In the first quarter itself an exclusive interview of Mr. Sahil Kapoor, Executive Director, RE/MAX India featured in the special issues by Media India Group. He shared details about the business areas of RE/MAX and how will the Real Estate sector look like in 2015 with the new government in action! To read in detail, click the below given link. http://issuu.com/migpublications/docs/full-magazine-lr/25?e=14404496/10748057
RE/MAX India Chairman Features in Mail Today – Property Mail Special coverage has been received by RE/MAX India in the “Special Supplement of Mail Today” on “Investment preferences by the investors and the factors behind the same”. The coverage has
REALTY REVIEW – January February March 2015 quotes by Mr. Sam Chopra, Chairman RE/MAX India along with the other dignitaries of the Real Estate industry. To read the detailed coverage, select the below link. http://epaper.mailtoday.in/424690/mt/Mail-Today-January-25-2015#dual/30/1
RE/MAX India Realty Rendezvous Convention
REALTY REVIEW – January February March 2015 RE/MAX Realty Rendezvous is a celebration of the New Age Broker of India. It is an attempt to create an industry platform for the Progressive, Professional and Proactive Broker of Today, for whom opportunities know no bounds and the whole world is a Marketplace. This convention promises to deliver value to the affiliates on all aspects - be it networking, education, entertainment, motivation or aspiration from top-notch renowned speakers. And also delivers on what matters to them the most Stay tuned for more updates on our RE/MAX India Convention in our next edition of the newsletter!
RE/MAX India opens 4 Broker Offices in 4 Different Cities
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RE/MAX Broker Associate Management Training held A fresh batch of entrepreneurs from regions of Haryana, Rajasthan - 1 and Delhi NCR underwent the 5 days Management Training program held at the RE/MAX Academy of Real Estate, Gurgaon.
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Canadian RE/MAX Affiliate Visits Indian Broker Office Visiting Co-affiliates offices, networking and sharing best practices can be an important adjunct to other improvement approaches. It not only initiates focus on what members are doing right, raise morale and make achieving excellence seem possible but also encourages more learning from one another and much more can be accomplished. The recent visit of Mr. James Van Der Borgh, Sales Associate from RE/MAX Hallmark Realty broker office in Toronto, Canada to RE/MAX Realty Solutions broker office in Kolkata was one such. It was a day full of learning and sharing business enhancing tactics. Surely, more such visits and exchanging thoughts can be seen and heard in the coming days.
RE/MAX HYDERABAD, TELANGANA & SEEMANDHRA Signing of New Business Associate by RE/MAX Grand RE/MAX Greater Vishakha congratulates Mr. P Satyanarayana Reddy who has joined RE/MAX Grand as a Business Associate! He is a commerce Graduate from Andhra University; MBA from “The International University, Missouri, USA, and Export Management Diploma from NIIT Bangalore. He holds a 30 years work experience outside India in different positions. We wish him good luck in his journey with RE/MAX!
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Discovery Day & Affiliate Meet by RE/MAX Telangana RE/MAX Telangana Region organized a full day affiliate meet in February 2015, comprising of their new inducted team, franchise partners and associates. Mr. Srinivas Adluri who was the key speaker initiated it more like a training meet for the attendees talking about RE/MAX in details and work norms.
We are sure RE/MAX Telangana region can reach great heights by following the RE/MAX model to bring in the change of new age brokers in their cities.
RE/MAX Greater Vishakha Signs Up New Franchise
REALTY REVIEW – January February March 2015 RE/MAX Greater Vishakha is proud to announce their recent induction for a new franchise which is proposed to be coming up in Vijayanagaram. The franchisee rights has been discussed and agreed upon to kick start the new broker office in the allotted area. We wish RE/MAX Greater Vishakha team good luck in their future business proposals and best wishes for having more foot-prints in their region.
RE/MAX Hyderabad Participates in FRO 2015 RE/MAX Hyderabad Regional Office participated in the 79th National Franchise, Retail, and SME show held on 8th-9th March 2015. This show provides an opportunity to budding entrepreneurs to explore business opportunities and provide a platform for the established entrepreneurs to diversify into new ventures.
RE/MAX, the #1 name in real estate, holds the top position for a third consecutive year among real estate brands in the prestigious 36th annual 2015 Franchise 500® survey by Entrepreneur magazine. This year’s ranking also marks the 12th time in 16 years that RE/MAX has been listed as the top franchisor in the real estate category.
REALTY REVIEW – January February March 2015 The stall had a rocking good number of footfalls who were guided with good amount of information about the business model and investment by the team present for the two days. We wish the team good luck in their follow-up with the prospects who would be interested to become a part of the worlds #1 Real Estate franchisor and their franchise office will be able to do global real estate transactions with 1,00000 affiliates around the world.
SOME REALTY TIPS & BITES – Pest Controlling – Keep Your Home Pest free Pest control is very important in every home and other densely populated building. Household pests usually include rats, termites, moles, house mice and ants. Like any other living being, pests tend to move to a place where they can survive and their needs are met. Pests are likely to be attracted to warm spaces and usually seek water in your house. Pest problems, if left unchecked, can spread to neighboring houses. Rather than detecting and handling the pest problem every time it arises, the better strategy is the prevention. Tips for preventing pests in your home: Clean and well maintained apartment Take a walk through your house and ensure that your home is not offering loose points to attract pests. Clean your home at regular intervals and avoid storing newspapers, paper bags, and boxes for long periods. Also, check for pests in packages or boxes before carrying them into your home. Screening window and doors with curtains Screening windows and doors with curtains and nets helps to keep insects out of your home. Caulking crack in your kitchen or bathroom doors and windows help to minimize the shelter of pests in your home. Make sure passageways through the floor are blocked. Keep doors of unused room shut. Caulk and seal openings in walls.
REALTY REVIEW – January February March 2015 Clean Kitchen & other household waste Dirty glasses and dishes in the sink and left around in home are major attractors of pests. Keep these items cleaned up and tidy to make sure bugs don’t have a reason to come inside. Don’t let garbage pile up in your home. Most pests thrive in a filthy environment and sweep away spilled foods in your house. Ensure that you do not have any fallen stacks of unused papers as they appear inviting to most household pests. Call a qualified pest professional for additional advice and treatment if necessary for prevention!!
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