Nobody sells more real estate than RE/MAX. And, that’s thanks to our customers- our many buyers and sellers- who give us their trust and confidence. We want to thank you for making us the number one real estate company.

Despite all the media hoopla associated with Sunday’s vote by Canadian Real Estate Association members to ratify the Competition Consent Agreement, it will be business as usual for real estate professionals across the country. Sellers will continue to seek the service of REALTOR’s with full service to get maximum benefit from their biggest financial decision. 90 per cent of resale housing transactions in the country happens with the help of REALTOR’s. Down south in the US, such a law already exists and still the trend there is towards full service. This proves that most people believe in the established process, believe in the skill and expertise required to buy and sell real estate. Its just not a matter of a “mere posting on the mls” that gets a property sold. As well, its the rigorous training and the ongoing education that keeps a Realtor inline with the latest trends and practices. REALTOR’s [members of organized real estate] have an obligation to act in accordance with the REALTOR® Code. This Code outlines the accepted standard of conduct for all real estate practitioners who are members of a real estate Board or a Provincial Association.Thereby protecting the rights of Buyers and Sellers. Click on the video below and find out what is involved when you hire a REALTOR® to protect your lifetime investments. Critical Role of a Real Estate Agent

Dedication, skill, and professionalism earned RE/MAX realtors the designation of Most Trusted Residential REALTOR in Canada by Reader?s Digest magazine. Reader?s Digest will unveil its ?Most Trusted Brands? list in its May 2010 issue. The magazine commissioned independent third party Harris/Decima to conduct 1,500 online surveys among a random sample of its panel members from October 2 – 15, 2009. ?The results of the survey are proof positive that our sales associates are the best in the business,? says Michael Polzler, Executive Vice President, RE/MAX Ontario-Atlantic Canada. ?We?ve built a solid reputation based on consistent results. RE/MAX associates sell one in every three homes in Canada and carry more professional designations than any other realtor in Canada. We?re specialists in all niches from residential, recreational, and commercial properties to luxury homes. Our focus has always been service excellence, which includes a serious emphasis on professional development and education. The status quo may work for some, but after almost 40 years in the business, we?re not content to rest on our laurels. ? Reader?s Digest looked at 28 different product categories — ranging from cereal to residential real estate – and allowed consumers to select the brands that they trusted the most. RE/MAX joins leading brands such as RBC Royal Bank, TD Canada Trust, Air Canada, and Blackberry. ?Our commitment to the communities in which we live and work also runs deep,? says Polzler. ?I think that?s something that has always set RE/MAX apart. We?ve been involved in charitable giving long before the terms ?corporate philanthropy? and ?cause marketing? were common. RE/MAX realtors participate in countless vital programs and causes each year that help the most vulnerable members of our society and strengthen the foundation of neigbhourhoods from coast to coast. Their enthusiasm, spirit and dedication to others never fails to inspire.? Charitable giving is woven into the fabric of the RE/MAX organization. The company and its sales force has demonstrated a strong desire to give back, exceptionally active in both corporate and local charities. Close to $40 million has been raised in support of Children?s Miracle Network since 1992 – which funds research and development, outreach programs and upgrades to equipment and facilities at children?s hospitals and foundations across the country. The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation is also a cause close to the hearts of RE/MAX associates—one that RE/MAX continues to support through its popular Sold on a Cure Program and the annual Yard Sale for the Cure. RE/MAX is Canada?s leading real estate organization with over 17,500 sales associates situated throughout its more than 680 independently-owned and operated offices across the country. The RE/MAX franchise network, now in its 37th year, is a global real estate system operating in 80 countries. Over 6,450 independently-owned offices engage over 92,000 member sales associates who lead the industry in professional designations, experience, and production, while providing real estate services in residential, commercial, referral, and asset management.

RE/MAX sales associates and support staff in more than fifty communities across the country threw their wholehearted support behind Yard Sale for the Cure this year, raising close to $115,000 in the annual event for breast cancer research and treatment. “Yard Sale for the Cure 2008 was an overwhelming success,” says Christine Martysiewicz, Director of Public Relations, RE/MAX Ontario-Atlantic Canada. “The unbridled enthusiasm of RE/MAX sales associates and support staff more than made up for poor weather conditions in Ontario. With tractor-trailer loads of saleable treasures, live bands, and an overall commitment to breast cancer research, the RE/MAX team proved unstoppable.” RE/MAX has been involved with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and programs such as Primary Prevention Research, Run for the Cure, and Breast health care since 2004. Yard Sale for the Cure is yet another way in which RE/MAX and its sales associates can give back to the community. Each year, the event gains greater momentum within the RE/MAX organization. What started as a small local fundraiser in 2005 is now a massive national yard sale, thanks to the committed RE/MAX broker-owners, sales associates, and support staff who have worked tirelessly to raise awareness and gain the support of Canadians across the country “More Canadians than ever before are aware of the devastating impact of this horrific disease,” says Marie Sheppy, Senior Coordinator, Corporate Affairs, RE/MAX of Western Canada. “Yet, despite declining breast cancer death rates, one in nine women is expected to develop breast cancer during their lifetime and one in 28 will die of it. It’s imperative that we do our part to find a cure and by participating in this event, held the last Saturday in May each year, we are taking steps to eradicate breast cancer, once and for all.” Founded by breast cancer survivor Rachael Smith, and her husband, Andrew Howard in 2005,Yard Sale for the Cure has raised close to $300,000 to date. The assistance of corporate sponsors,such as RE/MAX, has helped bring Rachel’s dream to reality. “RE/MAX has been instrumental in raising the profile of this event across the country,” saysSmith. “They’ve contributed to the enormous success of Yard Sale for the Cure in more ways than one by embracing and improving on the simple concept. This year, many offices took the yard sale one step further by creating a carnival-like atmosphere, bringing in food and entertainment, and truly making it the family event that I have always envisioned.” RE/MAX is Canada’s leading real estate organization with over 18,000 sales associates in more than 656 independently-owned and operated offices. The RE/MAX franchise network is a global real estate system operating in over 65 countries. More than 7,000 independently owned offices engage over 110,000 member sales associates who lead the industry in professional designations, experience and production while providing real estate services in residential, commercial, referral and asset management.

With the worst of the recession over, residential real estate markets in major Canadian centres are poised for growth in the final quarter of 2009, according to a report released today by RE/MAX.

The RE/MAX Bricks and Mortar Report found the bounce back that began in early