NEWS ARCHIVE

17th December 2004 - RE/MAX Reaches 100, 000 agents.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Daryl Jesperson 303-770-5531

(Greenwood Village, Colo ., Dec. 17, 2004) – A milestone for RE/MAX International has been achieved – 100,066 sales associates now claim RE/MAX as their real estate career home.

“The year end goal for 2004 was to reach the 100,000 mark,” said Daryl Jesperson, chief executive officer of RE/MAX International. “Of course, it is exhilarating to reach that objective early. Such phenomenal growth is a demonstration of the dedication and commitment from the dynamic leadership of region owners, regional directors and of course, the individual broker/owners and mangers throughout the network.”

77,184 of the associates are in the United States, while 13,994 are in Canada. The third largest RE/MAX population is in Europe with 5,627 followed by South Africa at 1,533, Australia with 749 and New Zealand at 419. 100,000 agents means RE/MAX has grown over 14.5 percent already in 2004 – almost 2.5 percent more than in 2003 . Jesperson now predicts nearly 15 percent net gain in agent growth for 2004, and again in 2005.

The largest gain of agents to date this year has come in California/Hawaii region, with 1.047 new members and a total of 10,130. The second largest increase has been in Ontario Atlantic Canada showing a total increase of 745 and a year-to-date total of 6,654. Other strong growth areas are Europe, Florida/Carolinas, Central Atlantic and Southwest regions.

Although official statistics are not due out until mid-January, RE/MAX franchise sales are also setting new records. More than 898 new franchises have been sold to date, already breaking the 2003 record of 754 . As of this date there are 5,329 RE/MAX offices opened in 52 countries.

“This month marks 384 months of consecutive growth in RE/MAX membership, a precedent that few companies in any industry can declare.” Jesperson added. “In addition to these 100,000 independent real estate associates, RE/MAX offices around the world employ approximately 30,000 support staff. The wonderful part of all this is the multitude of friendships that are developed in the RE/MAX family. Everyday, we observe camaraderie and mutual respect among agents around the world with a wide array of ethnic backgrounds, languages and personal interests. The real estate industry is like no other, and we are proud to be associated with every single RE/MAX affiliate.

RE/MAX Malta was the 45th country to join RE/MAX in 2004.  From our strategically located eight offices and fifty plus associates we can can definately be of assistance to you on our search for Property in Malta