The re / max story
RE / MAX GLOBAL AND NATIONal
Established in Denver, Colorado in 1973, RE / MAX is recognised as one of the leading international global real estate franchise companies with the most productive sales force in the industry. RE / MAX has over 100 000 agents operating from over 6 500 offices in nearly 100 countries worldwide. RE / MAX was named the number one real estate franchise in the USA in the 36th annual Franchise 500 survey appearing in the January 2015 edition of Entrepreneur magazine. This is the twelfth time in the last 16 years that RE / MAX has earned these top honours. In October 2014, RE / MAX was ranked as the leading real estate organisation in the Franchise Times Top 200 for the sixth consecutive year, based on worldwide sales.
RE / MAX of Southern Africa, which was founded in 1994, is regarded as the pioneer of the RE / MAX international expansion as it was the first country franchise to be sold outside of North America. RE / MAX of Southern Africa was recognised as the top RE / MAX region in the world for 2012 at the group’ s Las Vegas convention in March 2013. RE / MAX has over 2 400 agents operating from over 160 offices in 10 countries in Southern Africa.
In order to position the company for continued growth in all markets in the next 20 years, Z Capital Properties( Pty) Ltd, a prominent black empowerment company, has purchased a 45 % ownership interest in RE / MAX of Southern Africa.
Nobody in the world sells more real estate than RE / MAX.
Story of the RE / MAX Balloon
It’ s one of the most recognised corporate symbols on the planet, and understandably so. At seven stories tall, the RE / MAX Hot Air Balloon grabs attention wherever it flies.
First introduced at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta in 1978, the balloon perfectly represented the RE / MAX network’ s“ Above the Crowd” commitment to quality. Today, the nearly 120 RE / MAX Hot Air Balloons in operation comprise the largest fleet on the planet.
In logo form, the RE / MAX Balloon is even more prevalent. It adorns countless business cards, advertisements, vehicles, yard signs, billboards, websites, T-shirts – you name it. In other words, the RE / MAX Balloon is virtually everywhere, and when people see it, they think of the local RE / MAX agents they know.