Whether you're an experienced agent or new to the industry, RE/MAX-Québec's real estate leader-would like to welcome you to its team. By being part of the RE/MAX network, you benefit from privileges that only a leader can offer you.

IN QUÉBEC-AS IN CANADA AS A WHOLE-RE/MAX AGENTS' AVERAGE EARNINGS ARE THE HIGHEST IN THE INDUSTRY.

And that's not by chance. RE/MAX gives its members the power to determine their own remuneration. RE/MAX agents are therefore entrepreneurs. In addition to benefiting from a wide range of services and advantages, they therefore receive 95% of their income. And all by organizing their time around their priorities and with an average income in the six-figure range. At RE/MAX, you're your own boss, but you're not alone. Discover why.

World Leader

RE/MAX is the most powerful real estate network in the world. Founded in 1973 in Denver, Colorado, RE/MAX has 120,000 agents in 65 countries and our 7,000 offices are on every continent - except Antarctica. Around the world today, RE/MAX agents work as a team to put the right buyers in touch with the right sellers. Thanks to our many websites in Canada and the U.S., over 5 million unique visitors from North America consult RE/MAX's properties for sale in Quebec.

Quebec's Real Estate Leader

Real estate leader in Quebec since 1982, RE/MAX is enjoying constant growth, with over 3,300 agents today, spread out in 124 offices. We're also part of a global network of more than 120,000 agents in 65 countries, and our 7,000 offices are located on 6 of the world's 7 continents.

The largest market share

Over the years, RE/MAX has captured the lion's share of the real estate market in Quebec. While our agents make up 19% of the total real estate sales force, they actually control 40% to 50% of the market. When a property changes hands, there's a good 50/50 chance that a RE/MAX agent handled the sale. Nearly half of all Quebecers trust us to sell their properties because they know they'll get the best possible service... and the best possible return on their investment.

Essential partners

Official partners and exclusive suppliers play a key role in RE/MAX agents' success. They offer special rates to the agents and also to their clients, thereby helping to make them stand out from the competition. A number of lines of activity are represented, such as financial institutions, media, car dealers, moving companies, insurance firms, printing houses, computer services, etc. They have all been called upon to provide the best service at the best possible price.

Pioneer

RE/MAX has developed and defended major projects that have forged the real estate agent profession, as we know it today. Year after year, RE/MAX has taken the lead by redefining the standards of the profession.

The status of self-employed person

Obtained in 1985, thanks to the perseverance of Pierre Titley, RE/MAX's Founding President in Quebec, the status of self-employed person granted to all real estate agents has revolutionized the real estate brokerage practice. The agents now have very advantageous tax benefits.

HBP

It was Pierre Titley, with the help of tax experts and RE/MAX Québec's team, who was instrumental in setting up the very popular Home Buyers' Plan in 1994. In this way, he made it easier for all Quebecers to become owners of their first home and thereby increased the number of potential transactions for RE/MAX agents.

Cash damming

RE/MAX is the only real estate firm to have reached an agreement with a financial institution, introducing, together with it, a program that makes it easier to put this tax rebate into concrete form for its agents and their clients. In fact, following a Supreme Court decision reached in the early 2000s, along with an administrative position revised by Revenue Canada, cash damming allows incorporated self-employed people to use the gross revenues from their business to pay down their personal mortgage more quickly and consequently finance 100% of their operating expenses. In short, non-deductible interest (a mortgage) is gradually converted into deductible interest (a loan for business purposes). Similarly, cash damming allows an employee or self-employed person who owns or purchases an income property to convert non-deductible interest from his mortgage on his home into deductible interest.

Advertising leader

In all of North America, the RE/MAX network is the real estate firm that invests the most in advertising: over $1.5 billion annually, including $10 million in Quebec alone, for television, radio, newspapers, real estate guides, the Internet and other marketing tools. The advertising of RE/MAX Québec, and also of each of the franchisees and agents in the network, contributes toward the members' overall and individual visibility. In addition, thanks to our strong purchasing power, our agents benefit from competitive prices when it comes time to advertise their properties or their services.

Added to all this visibility is our average of 20,000 signs placed in front of properties in Quebec as well as the advertising activities of our offices in over 65 countries. So it comes as no surprise that of all real estate firms combined, RE/MAX is the best known in the whole world!

Leader on the Internet

remax-quebec.com is the real estate website that is visited the most in Quebec, with an average of over one million unique visitors per month. Practically all Quebecers looking for a house on the Internet surf the remax-quebec.com website. And for good reason! There they can find an average of 20,000 properties to sell, a powerful search engine that displays precise results in just a few seconds, virtual tours that let buyers take a look around the property by means of digital or panoramic photos as well as video tours and even more...

remax-quebec.net is an exclusive Extranet for the members of the RE/MAX network in Quebec. It contains a personal e-mail box, listing management tools, lots of essential information as well as the network's news.

remax.net is the exclusive Extranet for the members of the RE/MAX International network. It contains information, statistics, links and utilities as well as continuing education, through RE/MAX University, available online at all times.

Inter/MAX is the monthly e-bulletin sent to the members in the network and contains all important news and activities, many articles from contributors as well as training. In fact, articles bursting with advice on marketing, advertising, legal matters, quality of customer service and sales strategies can be found there.

Training leader

Since its beginnings, RE/MAX has had the objective of attracting the best agents by offering them all opportunities to succeed. In order to help our members perfect their knowledge and remain dominant players on the market, we offer them integration adapted to their needs as well as cutting-edge professional training and continuing education.

Integration

All RE/MAX franchisees offer integration, adapted to their office, to the new agents they welcome. RE/MAX Québec supports its franchisees in this regard by offering them, free of charge, two-day training exclusively dealing with recruitment.

The College

The Collège d'enseignement en immobilier (C.E.I.) is a private college established by RE/MAX and offering college-level programs. These programs are for adults interested in a career in the real estate field and they lead to an Attestation of Collegial Studies (ACS).

C.E.I. offers its programs in day and evening sessions, full- or part-time, to both French-speaking and English-speaking people. It also offers complementary training during students' studies project as well as specialized continuing education once their career has begun, and mainly in areas of activity related to the sale and management of residential and commercial income properties.

The university

RE/MAX International has its own university-RE/MAX University-which provides training online, on DVD, on CD, on iPod and even on satellite television. In fact, the RE/MAX Satellite Network (RSN) forms the basis of RE/MAX University. It is a satellite television network broadcasting courses leading to specific certificates as well as continuing education relating to management, business, the Internet and technology. The course programs are also available on remax.net or on CD and DVD.

Conferences

The international conference is attended by several thousand participants in such cities as Atlanta, Las Vegas, Orlando and San Diego. Distinguished guest speakers are invited there to reveal their professional and personal success strategies.

The national conference annually brings together RE/MAX members from all across Canada and features guest speakers, activities and networking.

The provincial conference, which attracts over 1,300 people, in a friendly atmosphere, provides RE/MAX Québec members with an opportunity to obtain vast information on market trends and network news in addition to making new acquaintances and exchanging leads. The best guest speakers come to present their own personal accounts and a number of official suppliers and partners are on hand to meet with the agents and offer them the best products and services.

Resources

Inter/MAX, the e-bulletin distributed to members of RE/MAX, is one of the main training resources. It contains many articles, both from contributors and from members of RE/MAX Québec's Management, bursting with advice on marketing, advertising, legal matters, quality of customer service and sales strategies. It is also through Inter/MAX that C.E.I.'s schedule of classroom, continuing education and virtual courses are announced.

Members of RE/MAX Québec's Management visit the various offices in order to pass on their new knowledge to the members in the network. A number of topics are addressed in this way, whether in relation to business development, technology, legal matters or advertising, the news is conveyed in person, to ensure good communication and immediate answers to questions.

Leader in its community

Social involvement is a value that is common to all members of the RE/MAX network. Each member is involved in his community, in his own way. Whether with local sports teams or to support cultural events or specific causes, such as breast cancer, the Défi des gazelles or other events that are unique to certain regions, the participation of RE/MAX agents and franchisees makes it possible to organize events that rally a lot of people together or to help various organizations.

Opération Enfant Soleil

RE/MAX has partnered with Operation Enfant Soleil since 1988, the year this organization was established to raise funds in order to help sick children in the province. All the members of the network organize a great many fund-raising activities, such as roadblocks, bicycle challenges, golf tournaments and benefit dinners.

For every Opération Enfant Soleil telethon, RE/MAX converts over 50 offices into phone-in centres where donations from the public are collected. In 2006, RE/MAX surpassed the $1-million mark for the third year in a row, by donating $1.2 million, bringing its total contribution to over $11.4 million.

And so not only are RE/MAX agents top performers in the industry but they are also the most generous of all. Year after year, they invest their efforts in improving the well-being of thousands of children.

Leader in entertainment

At RE/MAX, the agents' enthusiasm and motivation are of the utmost importance. To recognize their efforts, the network organizes meetings and prestigious events for its members:

• The MAX/IMM Gala annually pays tribute to the agents' performance.
• The annual RE/MAX Golf Classic tournament invites some 500 people to compete in a laid-back atmosphere.
• The Children's Christmas Party plays host to the members of the network and their children, for a day of family fun filled with games and gifts.
• Of course, the events of all kinds-the conferences, for example-would be incomplete without cocktails, dinner and the evening program that brings them all to a close.

A leader's income

There are countless advantages and privileges enjoyed by the members of the largest real estate firm in Quebec. Here are some of them:

A few financial advantages:

• Advantageous taxation benefits
• Unlimited income
• Fixed-rate office expenses
• 95% of their income, which is unique in the industry as a whole

A few professional advantages:

• Being associated with the real estate firm that has the greatest notoriety
• Having recourse to colleagues with an average of 13 years of experience
• Benefiting from a network of provincial, national and international leads
• Consulting legal advisors who are available at all times
• Benefiting from advantageous and exclusive agreements with various authorized suppliers and official partners

Join the leader

Becoming part of the RE/MAX network is gaining access to a superior quality of professional and personal life.

Are you interested in a career that lives up to your ambitions or do you want to obtain more information? Get in touch with us:

- Contact your local franchisee by consulting the RE/MAX office search section on our website

- At head office, by phone, at 450 668-7743, or toll-free at 1-800-361-9325, or by e-mail at info@remax-quebec.com