RE/MAX Reports Franchise Sales Rose 15% in First Half of 2011;

ELGIN, Ill., Aug. 29, 2011 -- Even though the housing market is still searching for solid footing, global real estate franchisor RE/MAX continues to add new franchisees to its network.

RE/MAX, LLC, announced recently that franchise sales during the first half of 2011 totaled more than 300, up nearly 15 percent, a mark that looks to outpace last year’s franchise sales total, which was an impressive 30 percent higher than in 2009.

“RE/MAX is proud to be number one in our industry, and we understand that this is what motivates a business owner to join us,” said RE/MAX Chairman and Co-Founder Dave Liniger. “For over 38 years, RE/MAX has succeeded in all kinds of markets, but it’s especially true today that franchise owners prefer to align with a high quality organization that has a proven track record.”

RE/MAX franchise sales in the United States were up 114 percent from the same period in 2010, with Florida (+225 percent) and Northern California (+125 percent) leading the way. RE/MAX global franchise sales are also up, with Brazil out front, experiencing growth of 133 percent in the first half of 2011.

In the Northern Illinois region, RE/MAX added four new franchises during the first six months of 2011. The new offices are located in Chicago, Orland Park, Ottawa and Rockford.

The franchise sales announcement comes on the heels of the 2011 J.D. Power and Associates Home Buyer/Seller Study, which ranked RE/MAX with the highest overall satisfaction for home sellers and home buyers among national full-service real estate firms.

Add that to two national industry surveys that ranked RE/MAX agent productivity far above all other national franchise agents and it’s not difficult to see why so many new RE/MAX franchises have opened their doors so far in 2011.