- 6 March, 2006 -

2005 marked another record year for global real estate franchisor, RE/MAX International. The year ended with 114,417 sales associates in the network, representing a 13.9 percent growth for a net gain of 13,925. Franchise sales of 1,078 again topped the previous year's record of 1,032 and by year's end 6,149 franchised offices were operating - an increase of 13.8 percent. RE/MAX had also expanded its reach to 10 new countries bringing the total to 62. "Obviously, we are thrilled at seeing these final statistics for 2005," commented Margaret Kelly, RE/MAX chief executive officer. "These numbers are indicative of the dedication and hard work of many people throughout the RE/MAX system - from the independent region owners, regional directors, franchise marketing personnel, the independent broker/owners and certainly the thousands of sales associates. Perhaps the best gratification is in knowing that these people have individually selected the RE/MAX business model as their vehicle for personal and career fulfillment." Regions in the United States sold 515 franchises, with those in Europe second at 418. Regions with the largest number of new franchise sales were Turkey (55), California/Hawaii (50), Spain (45), Florida (40), Italy (38), South Africa (37), Portugal and Greece (tie at 33). Largest sales by regions in the United States were California/Hawaii (50), Florida (40), Central Atlantic and Pacific Northwest (tie at 33) and Texas (31). Top regions for net gain of opened and operating offices were Portugal (44), Turkey (36), California (33), Southern Africa (32), Florida and Scotland (tie at 26) while net agent gain was strongest in Central Atlantic (1,609), Florida (1,094), California (983), Southwest (902) and Pacific Northwest (705).

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