RE/MAX Teams With Catylist To Offer Its Agents Enhanced Commercial Real Estate Tools

CIE a Plus for Agents Serving Chicago Real Estate Market

RE/MAX International, Inc., has announced the launch of the RE/MAX Commercial Information Exchange (CIE), a comprehensive marketing and research software tool for commercial real estate agents that should be especially welcome in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market and other large urban areas.

CIE, developed by Catylist Real Estate Software, Inc., of Chicago, IL, provides RE/MAX brokers and agents in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market and nationwide with access to a range of practical tools, such as property e-mail services, customizable marketing materials and financial analysis products.

“We are excited about being able to offer the CIE to our growing cadre of agents who specialize in the commercial sector of the Illinois real estate market,” said Jim Merrion, regional director of the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network. “It represents another important step forward for the RE/MAX Commercial brand in our Chicago real estate marketplace. It’s also great to see RE/MAX team up with a Chicago-based company like Catylist to provide this great tool. I think our agents will love it because CIE can help maximize their productivity.”

Through the CIE, sales associates can search for commercial properties currently for sale, list and market their own properties, utilize integrated mapping and aerial views, display basic demographics for listings and more.

“We're thrilled to launch the first Catylist-driven Commercial Information Exchange on a brokerage level,” said Mark Baker, vice president of regional and commercial development at RE/MAX International. “RE/MAX sales associates have been asking for a platform where they can enter commercial listings once and market them across dozens of other Web sites. Full access membership to the CIE lets them do that, and provides lead capture capabilities through online traffic reports.”

The CIE works in conjunction with the company's public Web site, www.remax.com, and all commercial listings in the CIE are available to millions of consumers worldwide.

The commercial division of RE/MAX has steadily grown over the past 20 years. Currently, there are over 3,700 commercial practitioners operating in 337 commercial offices and divisions in the RE/MAX network. RE/MAX Commercial spans 1,200 markets in 24 countries.