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RE/MAX.com Remains Most-Visited Real Estate Franchise Site

WebCompetitorChart_Hitwise-20122/12/13 – Averaging more than 4 million consumer visits a month, remax.com remained the most visited U.S. real estate franchise website in 2012. And that’s good news for RE/MAX agents who have received more than 12 million free leads from the site since 2006.

Data provided by Experian Hitwise shows that remax.com attracted 52.5 million visits – nearly 28 percent more than the nearest competitor, century21.com, and more than twice as many as fifth-place kw.com.

The remax.com traffic was up nearly 6 percent over 2011 when it also outdistanced all other U.S. real estate franchise websites.

Download the 2012 comparison chart (JPG, PDF) showing remax.com ahead of nine competing websites, including coldwellbanker.com, weichert.com and prudentialproperties.com.

Consumer visits to remax.com are bolstered by RE/MAX advertising, principally on TV. The visits, in turn, generate free leads for RE/MAX agents that are distributed through LeadStreet.

Since Hitwise introduced the total-visits metric in November 2009, remax.com has been No. 1 among real estate franchise websites 36 of 38 months through Jan., 2013. Experian Hitwise has the world’s largest sample of online consumer behavioral and search intelligence, and monitors more than 10 million U.S. users.

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Dramatic 2012 Sales, Volume Increases at RE/MAX

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February 12, 2013 – With a housing recovery in full swing, RE/MAX LLC experienced significant improvement in closed transactions and sales volume in 2012. In the U.S., RE/MAX agents were involved with nearly 840,000 transaction sides, an increase of 12% over 2011. The 2012 U.S. sales volume for RE/MAX agents was $165 billion, up 18% from last year. Most importantly, individual productivity within the RE/MAX network rose 15% to an average of 16.3 transaction sides per agent.

“For several years in a row, RE/MAX agents have averaged more sales than other agents. Again in 2012, RE/MAX agents closed more real estate deals than agents with any other brand,” said Margaret Kelly, RE/MAX CEO. “It’s clear that the advanced tools and technology resources RE/MAX offers makes our agents the best prepared to assist home buyers and sellers in this recovering market.”

Since 1997, closed transaction sides in the RE/MAX organization have never fallen below 1 million and have never been exceeded by any competitor. Worldwide in 2012, RE/MAX transaction sides rose 8.4% to 1.3 million and sales volume was up 10.1% to $296 billion.

RE/MAX saw franchise sales growth in 2012, as well. The global franchisor added 739 new franchises and six new countries, including mainland China. RE/MAX ended the year with a country count of 89, an international presence greater than any of its competitors.

In addition to residential performance, nearly 440 commercial offices and divisions increased their transactions by 8.4% and sales volume by 17.4%.

“RE/MAX adapted to the market over the last few years, and trained our agents to succeed. That training paid off, and our agents are now the best positioned for a real estate market that is coming back strong,” Kelly added.

Industry recognition also came to RE/MAX in 2012. For the 10th time in 14 years, RE/MAX, LLC was recognized as the #1 real estate franchisor in Entrepreneur magazine’s 34th annual “Franchise 500.” For the 4th year in a row, RE/MAX earned the top real estate ranking in the Franchise Times Top 200 survey, and was named one of the “Top 50 Franchises for Minorities” by the National Minority Franchising Initiative through the World Franchising Network.

Last year also saw the launch of a redesigned consumer-facing website, remax.com, which is the first real estate franchisor to provide consumers with a personal, consistent web experience across desktops, tablets, and smartphones. Remax.com has been the most visited real estate brand website for the last 3 years according to Experian Hitwise.

As part of the RE/MAX system, brokers and agents have access to comprehensive professional training from the award-winning, on-demand RE/MAX University, as well as technology resources like the RE/MAX Mobile Suite, RE/MAX LeadStreet® and the online customizable marketing toolkit, Design Center.

For more information, please visit www.joinremax.com.

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Join Us In Welcoming Our Newest Member !

Please join us in welcoming Joe Fallon to RE/MAX Destiny. Joe will be                                                                     joining us at our soon to be open JamaicaWeb Plain office where he has been a resident for 10 years. Joe started his career in real estate as a rental department manager and has grown into a top producing real estate consultant.

Prior to real estate, Joe’s professional background consisted of Business Management and Special Event planning and marketing. From budgeting and forecasting to operations and logistics, Joe’s resume seems to have been preparing him for his current role in real estate.

Joe is very active in the Jamaica Plain community as a neighbor as well as a business person and is often quoted by local media outlets like NPR, JP Gazette, and JP Patch. A strong supporter of the arts, he also curates many shows in the area and has been known to perform as well.

When asked why he joined, Joe said “I have always thought that RE/MAX had a great presence in the market, as well as a very well done Television ad campaign that reminds people of why. But another important reason for my joining the RE/MAX team is because of the many RE/MAX agents I have been lucky enough to work within the past on the other side of transactions I have been involved in. They have always been professional, competent and friendly, showing strong relationships with their clients. These are all attributes I like to maintain for myself as well. All of these reasons, in addition to how well RE/MAX agents speak of their experiences with the company made my decision to join and easy one.”

 

Contact Joe
Cell: 617-594-0761
e-mail: jpfallon@gmail.com
907 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-576-3800

 

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Join Us In Welcoming Our Newest Member

Welcome Rose Wright wright,Rose

We are very pleased to announce that Rose Wright has joined RE/MAX Destiny. Rose is a lifelong resident of Boston and a graduate of Cambridge College with a master’s degree in Elementary Education, as well as a graduate of Boston College with a Master’s in Social Work and Administration.

She is an Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR) and has been matching buyers and sellers with the right properties since 2004. Rose is honest, ethical and dependable and committed to her field. When Rose isn’t working with her clients, she spends her time with her 5 adult children and 7 grandchildren and is very active within the church community.

When asked why she joined, Rose said “I found the company’s philosophy and practices that focus on agents to be refreshing. I experienced agents, managers and staff to be very knowledgeable, welcoming and supportive. I also believe the tools, training and mentorship will be extremely beneficial to me at this time in my career.  I am very optimistic about my decision to join RE/MAX Destiny.”

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Pie it Forward raises over $32,000 to help those in need

We are so proud to work with agents that give back to the community in such a positive way. GREAT JOB Tamela and Juan and the Pie it Forward Team for working with the Pie in the Sky fundraiser at Community Servings. They were the #1 pie selling team and raised over $32,000 to help those in need.

 

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TEAM PIE IT FORWARD SOLD OVER 1,100 THANKSGIVING PIES

FOR COMMUNITY SERVINGS

 

Cambridge, MA (Jan. 15, 2013) – Eleven volunteers of Team Pie It Forward sold 1,191 pies and raised $32,451 for the 20th Annual “Pie In The Sky” Thanksgiving bake sale which benefits clients of Community Servings.  Team Pie It Forward raised an additional $2,400 for the Community FoodBank of New Jersey to help those still struggling to survive the impact of Hurricane Sandy.

Team Pie It Forward includes members Mike Bavuso, President, Big Foot Moving & Storage, Inc.; Brian Jurgens, Sr. VP, W.T. Kenney Company, Inc.; Karen Coleman, VP, Advance Restaurant Finance; Patrick F. Dwyer & Assoc. LLC; Kathleen Wentworth, Sr. Loan Originator, Leader Bank; Joseph Aceto; Juan Murray, Realtor®, RE/MAX Destiny; Mary Dean McKee, Gordon Brothers Group; Rich McKee, Big Foot Moving & Storage, Inc.; Gabriella Innella, SurfaceWorks, Inc. and Tamela Roche, Realtor®, RE/MAX Destiny, Team Captain.

The 20th Annual “Pie In The Sky” Thanksgiving Pie bake sale was a huge success with over 16,000 pies sold and more than $565,000 raised for Community Servings.  Hundreds of volunteers sell and deliver Thanksgiving pies baked by Boston’s finest chefs who donate their time, culinary expertise and ingredients.

“The exceptional fundraising success achieved by Community Servings is a testament to leadership steadfast in their mission; from farm to table at every level of the organization possible.” said Team Captain, Tamela Roche.  “Very few non-profits can return 93 cents of every dollar raised in a fundraising event.  Even fewer foster the kind of loyalty and enthusiasm for volunteering the way Community Servings has for twenty years.”

Team Pie It Forward helped box thousands of pies and delivered over 500 to several local companies including Ariad Pharmaceutical, William Gallagher and Associates, Cambridge Offset Printing, Patriot Financial Group, The Appraiser’s Group, Sirois Electric, Inc. and RE/MAX Destiny thanks to Mike Bavuso, President of Big Foot Moving & Storage, Inc. who generously donated crew and moving trucks.  Mike Bavuso is once again named “King of Pie” for the team, selling 395 pies and raising over $10,000!

Community Servings is a free, home-delivery meals program for the acutely ill, their families and their caregivers throughout Massachusetts who are battling 35 types of critical illnesses including HIV/AIDS, Cancer, Lupus, Diabetes and MS.  Since 1990, Community Servings’ founding goals are to help clients maintain their health and dignity, to provide nutritionally and culturally appropriate meals, to preserve the integrity of their family and send the message that someone cares.  For information about Team Pie It Forward contact Tamela Roche, Team Captain, at 617.245.4072 or visit www.pieitforward.com.  For more information about Community Servings visit www.servings.org or www.pieinthesky.org.

 

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Join Us In Welcoming Our Newest Member!

Welcome James Daniel

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We are very pleased to announce that James Daniel has joined RE/MAX Destiny. James is a well respected professional and a graduate of the Realtors Institute (GRI). He is a Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), and an Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR). James is a member of a number of professional associations including: Greater Boston Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors, Massachusetts Association of Realtors, The Real Estate Buyer Agent Council and the Council of Residential Specialists. James has also been a recipient of the International Diamond Society Award and he is also a Quality Service Agent Award Recipient.

James has been successfully matching buyers with the right homes and has assisted sellers in moving up to their dream home since 1989. He consistently receives recognition for his expertise and commitment to his customers.

“It’s exciting to have James join our team. We have history having worked in the same office for years. It’s feels a little bit like a family reunion, ”said Paul Turcotte, Broker Owner.

James grew up in Boston and currently lives in Medford, MA.

When asked why he joined, James said “Simply put…RE/MAX Destiny is the fastest growing real estate office in Cambridge and I like to be where the action is.”

 

 

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Oktoberfest Hot Air Balloon Rides A Huge Success

It is always a thrill to watch Big Max rise above the Cambridge Common.  The weather was less than perfect, however the crew continued the rides despite the sprinkles and threat of heavier rain.

The thing I enjoy most is watching the children gaze in amazement at this seven story balloon as it floats up and down with the flames of the gas jets blasting away.

We raised nearly $500 dollars for Our Place Homeless Children’s Center and The Cambridge Housing Assistance Fund bring our total for the year from rides to around $800.

 

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