January 29, 2010 by Charlie Bengel, Jr.
RE/MAX International, Inc. sold 630 franchises worldwide, while extending its global presence into eight new countries. A closer look at RE/MAX international franchise sales in 2009 shows explosive growth in several regions; southwest Germany increased 200%, Portugal grew 100%, and Israel was up 45%. The company added eight new countries, including the Bahamas, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Jamaica, Morocco, Peru, and Uruguay. In addition, the number of new offices in New England and southeast Michigan increased by 100%, in Georgia by 80%, and in the Mountains States region, franchise sales were up 40%.
source: Real Trends
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January 27, 2010 by Charlie Bengel, Jr.
The National Association of REALTORS® is contributing $550,000 to relief of victims of the Haiti earthquake, and is calling upon its 1.2 million members to help. “REALTORS® help build communities and there is no better time than now to do that in Haiti,” says NAR President Vicki Cox Golder. NAR is donating $500,000 to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund and another $50,000 has already been donated to The Harvest of Haiti, founded by a 2007 winner of REALTOR® Magazine’s Good Neighbor Awards, Patrick Moore. Moore’s humanitarian outreach program in Haiti supports orphans, delivers clean water, and provides medical care to more than 3,500 people a year.
Part of the NAR fund came from Lowe’s, a partner of NAR’s REALTOR Benefits® Program, which contributed $100,000 that was matched by NAR.
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January 25, 2010 by Charlie Bengel, Jr.
RE/MAX International CEO Margaret Kelly has been named to the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City-Denver Branch, one of three branches in the 12th district of the Federal Reserve System. Kelly joins six other board members in working with the bank, lending her insight and expertise on the regional economic front.
“It’s a great honor and privilege to serve on the Denver Board,” Kelly said after attending her first meeting. “I’m very impressed with the dedication and careful consideration all the board members bring to their position, and I’m looking forward to being a contributor.”
Kelly was chosen for her in-depth knowledge and experience in real estate, and her “on-the-ground” skills. She brings her familiarity of housing issues and challenges to the board, as well as her reputation as a well-respected industry leader. She recently was recognized by Inman News as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders in 2009, and was named one of Real Estate’s 25 Most Influential Thought Leaders by REALTOR magazine. She also is a popular source of insight on real estate trends, a frequent contributor on news programs and a respected industry speaker for groups across the U.S.
As a member of the Denver Branch Board of Directors, Kelly will provide real-time housing information and advise the bank on economic policies. She’ll serve the remainder of a three-year term that expires in December 2010. Each member of the board is allowed to complete two three-year terms. She joins such distinguished fellow Directors as Bruce K. Alexander, president and CEO of Vectra Bank, Colorado, Charles J. Brown III, president of C.H. Brown Company, and Anne Haines-Yatskowitz, president and CEO of ACCION.
source: RE/MAX Mainstreet
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January 14, 2010 by Charlie Bengel, Jr.
Congratulations to the Allegiance Associates and Teams that ranked in the RE/MAX Top 100 (US) through November 2009:
Individuals
9. Willie H. Colston, Independence Office, Virginia Beach, VA
52. Kristin Kelly, Leesburg Pike Office, Alexandria, VA
83. Tom Buerger, Georgetown Office, Washington, DC
Teams
10. Vicki Nellis, Burke Office, Burke, VA
53. Tom Faison, Capitol Hill Office, Washington, DC
56. Frank L. Prindle, Old Town Office, Alexandria, VA
100. John Meyer, Leesburg Pike Office, Alexandria, VA
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January 13, 2010 by Charlie Bengel, Jr.
Congratulations to all of those Allegiance members that chose to donate money to Children’s Miracle Network in 2009. We raised $173,572 for sick children in our markets, shattering our previous record and predicted to be more money raised than the previous ten years – combined!
I sincerely appreciate your efforts!
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January 11, 2010 by Charlie Bengel, Jr.
Congratulations to Allegiance’s most productive offices in 2009:
Most Volume
Leesburg Pike – Alexandria
$364M
Most Transactions
Independence – Virginia Beach
942 transactions
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January 8, 2010 by Charlie Bengel, Jr.
Congratulations to RE/MAX International, Inc. CEO Margaret Kelly for being named to Inman News’ 100 Most Influential Leaders in Real Estate list. While I am personally scratching my head when it comes to some of those listed (and some that were not listed a la Dave Liniger) it’s great that RE/MAX was represented and we all know what a great lady Margaret is.
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January 7, 2010 by Charlie Bengel, Jr.
Although the markets we cover continue to be challenged, we had a great year in 2009!
Closed Transactions: 8,174
Volume: $2.6B
Commissions Paid: $72M
Associate Count: 657
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January 4, 2010 by Charlie Bengel, Jr.
I am excited to announce that RE/MAX Supreme in Great Falls, Va is merging with Allegiance! This will give Allegiance a prime office location in the Village of Great Falls and myriad recruiting opportunities in that area. We look forward to welcoming the new Associates once the deal closes in the next several days.
Logan Rush will add the Great Falls office to her list of responsibilities as Associate Services Manager and Amy Shafer will be the broker and Branch Vice President.
RE/MAX Supreme in DC will remain an independent RE/MAX company.
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December 14, 2009 by Charlie Bengel, Jr.
From WTOP.com:
The local housing market is gaining steam.
But it feels like there are two housing markets in one, says John McClain, senior fellow at George Mason University.
According to new numbers being analyzed by McClain, existing home sales are up an average of 40 percent in the metropolitan region, when comparing sales from November with sales from November 2008.
Sales are up 98 percent in D.C.; 78 percent in Maryland and 16 percent in Northern Virginia.
McClain says lower prices are fueling big spikes in sales.
Home prices are in the positive territory for the first time since early 2007. McClain says overall in the region, home prices were up 3 percent in November, compared with November 2008.
But the price increase relies heavily on Northern Virginia, where prices spiked by 10 percent. Home prices have gone up for three consecutive months.
In the rest of the region, home prices are still down. In Maryland, home prices are down by 9 percent. In D.C., they’re down by 7 percent.
However, people should put the Northern Virginia numbers in perspective. Last year, prices were down by 30 percent when compared with 2007 data.
“Northern Virginia went up the most and went down the most, but has come out the earliest,” McClain says.
He says Maryland and D.C. should soon follow suit, rebounding in home prices as well as home sales.
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