Heavily involved in the community, RE/MAX North Associates serves the North Texas areas of Argyle, Corinth, Flower Mound and Frisco. With 29 agents specializing in both residential and commercial real estate, RE/MAX North Associates is no stranger to industry honors. More

An office that stands the test of time as well as the test of Mother Nature, RE/MAX First is back. More

One of the mainstay offices of the San Antonio Real Estate Council, RE/MAX Alamo Realty and branch office RE/MAX Lake & Hill Country are headed by 20-year real estate veteran Fernando Trevino and builder Paul Tausch, who joined RE/MAX in January of 2007. More

Located southeast of Houston in Pasadena, RE/MAX 1st American Dream is built on the promise of exceptional customer service.

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'Fine' is definitely the word for those who have been inside the beautiful offices of RE/MAX Fine Properties in Sugar Land – though 'class' would be appropriate too. More

'Everything we touch turns to SOLD' is the slogan of RE/MAX of Cleburne, led by Linda and James Wright.More

Decatur’s own Preferred Properties, specializing in residential and commercial real estate, first opened its doors in 1998 when the late, great Margie Amon started her business. More

 A companion to RE/MAX 1st Choice of McAllen, the South Padre Island office RE/MAX 1st Choice services the coastal areas of Point Isabel, Bay View, Laguna Vista and Los Fresnos. More

An institution in the East Texas city of Beaumont, RE/MAX Beaumont recently celebrated its 20th anniversary and looks towards many more years of success. More

This year’s RE/MAX Broker/Owner of the Year for the Texas Network, Kate Keating has made RE/MAX North-San Antonio III a power in the Alamo City. More

Austin’s RE/MAX Capital City II has been providing real estate services from commercial and residential to investment and farm and ranch sales since 2000. More

Located just southwest of Houston in the booming residential and commercial area of Stafford, RE/MAX Elite first opened its doors in 2003. More

Located in Southlake, RE/MAX Masters II is one of the premier real estate offices servicing Tarrant County and the DFW area.More

Located just east of Dallas in Forney, RE/MAX Platinum has reached a milestone, completing its first five years in business.More

A part of the RE/MAX family since 2003, RE/MAX United is located on Bellaire Boulevard in the heart of Houston’s Asian American community.More

Operating out of booming Sugar Land just west of Houston, RE/MAX Solutions was opened in 2007 by Tom and Pam Simon.More

Directly south of Houston lies the costal community of Lake Jackson and RE/MAX 1st Team. More

Pflugerville’s own RE/MAX Greater Austin has been serving the needs of Austinites and those in surrounding areas for over ten years. More

Owner Tim Teas, CRP, MBA, operates RE/MAX Metro from his 11,000 sq. ft building in Corpus Christi’s most prestigious business location.  More

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Over 20 years ago Larry Davidson began selling real estate for a local independent broker who ultimately bought the first RE/MAX franchise in Mesquite.  More

Owners Kay Severson and Buford Fosnight are marking their 5^th complete year of service to South Shore Harbor, League City, and Clear Lake area customers, and have recently moved to a beautiful new office on the Lake’s south shore.More

By 2003, Owner Tim Ware already had his RE/MAX Bryan-College Station office running smoothly, and expanded his interests by acquiring RE/MAX Greater Waco from...More

Owners Taffie & Mike Pounders opened their RE/MAX Lake Livingston in 2000, and have built a thriving business meeting the needs of area REALTORS® and consumers alike.

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Definitely a RE/MAX Veteran; nearly qualifying as a RE/MAX Pioneer, Melinda Privratsky opened her RE/MAX Mainland in Texas City with husband Wade in 1989.  A native of adjacent La Marque, she enjoys great, longtime relationships with clients, and generates 80% of her business through repeat and referral business.More

Owners Henry & Vicki Pruitt are praising their new Birdview Technologies-built Website, bringing in 500 leads per month for their RE/MAX Suburban office in the Humble/Atascocita/Kingwood area of northeast Houston.  More

"In small markets, you have to do everything, so our 22 Sales Associates handle realty needs for every interest. More

When caught between appointments, Co-Owner Keith Burrhus has just checked the RE/MAX of Texas Stats site to learn his office was at a 41% growth rate in agent count for the year to date, so his customary upbeat mood had an even snappier tone than usual.More

Owners Bryan Anderson and Richard Sirles’ RE/MAX Lake Travis is the oldest continually operating RE/MAX franchise in the Greater Austin Area. More

Owners Debbie Bates & Rocky Del Papa were network Broker/Owners of the Year in the statewide RE/MAX^® system for 2003, and their ongoing business development hasn’t slowed any since then.More

"I was in business here for 25 years before I franchised with RE/MAX®, when I finally realized that "nobody was buying Bill’s hamburgers anymore,” said Bill Williams, who with partner Rita Greer owns RE/MAX First Realty in Gainesville.More

"Everything is going great; the Lubbock market is still very good,” said Scott Toman vigorously.  "We’re up to approximately 50 agents in the two offices, and recently moved into the #2 spot in our MLS in Total Production in residential and multi-family units.”More

"I love this office,” said mega-network owner Mark Wolfe.  "It’s along the Highway 121 corridor, about which projections say will be the center of the Dallas Metroplex by the year 2025, so we’re directly in the path of growth.  We now have four of our offices between 121, which is converting to tollway, and the Bush Tollway.”More

Co-Owners Gene (Broker of Record) and Deborah (ABR) Carrington opened their independent realty firm in Spicewood in 1995, and affiliated with RE/MAX in 2000 for the benefits of brand name recognition and creditability (and it worked!). More

Already the successful Owner of a regional real estate brokerage, Joe Rothchild opened RE/MAX Fry Road in April, 1990 with five Sales Associates.  In 2004, the office recorded $412 million in sales, ranking as one of the Top 250 real estate brokerages in the Unites States.More

Owner Peter Sajovich knows that offering great training and the best REALTOR services is the key to office growth.  His wife Carol has left her position as President of their  mortgage company to resume full-time daily office management, and for in-house instruction, the firm has brought in motivator/educator Kay Kerr, former WCR-Austin President, and an instructor at the Austin Institute of Real Estate.More

RE/MAX North-San Antonio II is one of four offices owned in whole or part by Ron and Kate Tate, 2002 Network Broker and Owner of the Year in the RE/MAX of Texas system.   Office Manager Bonnie Wilson oversees 24 Sales Associates at this location on 8345 Agora Parkway in Schertz, on San Antonio’s northeast side.More

"The most exciting news (and a BIG undertaking, according to the Editor) from our office recently is that we’re putting out our own real estate listing magazine,” said Owner Jason Thompson, whose family has been in local real estate over 25 years.More

Owners Cathy and George Castleberry are 20-year industry veterans, and boast one of the most elegantly furnished offices in the entire Hill Country area.  Their firm provides services related to residential home sales, investment consulting, commercial real estate, and property management, and is located just north of FM 2222, adjacent to the Alligator Grill at Bull Creek Market.More

Top Producers Dwight Hale, Bob Bordelon, and Dayton Schrader joined efforts with multi-office owner/manager Ron Tate in 2003 to streamline operations and delegate administrative duties, and the maneuver has been a productive one.        More

Owners Polly Martinez and Marlene Bone keep busy managing their two offices on either side of Eagle Mountain Lake, and expect to engage in more real estate investment sales during the coming year.  RE/MAX 1^st Choice Associates I in Azle and RE/MAX 1^st Choice Associates II in Fort Worth have a total of nine Sales Associates, and the owners have been attending Rich Casto's business development classes in Dallas regularly.More

RE/MAX Lake Cities opened in 1999, and has steadily grown to accommodate 19 full-time Sales Associates.  Owners Sammie (CRS, ABR, CRB) and Mike (CRS, ABR) Shield moved their firm into a new building they constructed in 2002, and look forward to continued growth.More

Owner Larry Barnebey is quick to point out that managing a RE/MAX® franchise office in a small market is quite different that building one in one of the state’s population centers. 

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Fredericksburg native Dennis Kusenberger has a strong background in farming and ranching, and been in the real estate business since 1974.  His firm specializes in ranches for sale in Gillespie County, home and investment property for sale in Fredericksburg, and commercial property throughout the Texas Hill Country.More

Kristi Halphen, Broker, Owner, and Manager of RE/MAX Cinco Ranch, presides over 43  Sales Associates at her prime West Houston location at 916 S. Mason Road.  Just minutes from Houston’s energy corridor, as well as the upscale neighborhoods of Memorial and Katy, the firm closed over $175 million in 2004 sales transactions, while still finding time to visit Miracle Children at Easter.More

Owners Marie Lane and Buddy Williams of RE/MAX Plantation in Richmond are witnessing the kind of area growth that causes toll roads to spring up overnight.More

Owner Tom Pidcock, holding his BS in Business Administration, MBA, and Doctorate of Jurisprudence (law), served the U.S. Armed Forces for 33 years in both active and reserve capacities, and began his realty career in 1994.  His extensive community service include stints as Councilman, Mayor Pro-Tem, and Mayor of nearby Double Oak.  More

RE/MAX North-San Antonio II is one of four offices owned in whole or part by Ron and Kate Tate, 2002 Network Broker and Owner of the Year in the RE/MAX of Texas system.   Office Manager Bonnie Wilson oversees 24 Sales Associates at this location on 8345 Agora Parkway in Schertz, on San Antonio’s northeast side.More

Top Producers Dwight Hale, Bob Bordelon, and Dayton Schrader joined efforts with multi-office owner/manager Ron Tate in 2003 to streamline operations and delegate administrative duties, and the maneuver has been a productive one.  More

Sue Sistrunk, ABR, CRS, LTG, Owner, RE/MAX Associates I, just concluded a term as President of the Greater Fort Worth Board of REALTORS^®.    Just in time to begin service to TAR as a member of their statewide Risk Reduction Committee, and Professional Standards Committee.  When interviewed, she was about to climb on an airplane for Houston to mediate a grievance.More

Tom Apligian opened RE/MAX Dallas Suburbs six years ago on his own, expecting that sooner or later, some of his fellow top producing RE/MAX Sales Associates would join his enterprise, and he was right.  Keith Dobbs, Ketty Fitzgerald, Diane Daniel, Vickie Mox, Cindy Vincent, Jeff & Barbara Bentley, and Veronica Vokolek have since joined the ownership group, filling the office with a group of seasoned veterans.More

"The most exciting news (and a BIG undertaking, according to the Editor) from our office recently is that we’re putting out our own real estate listing magazine,” said Owner Jason Thompson, whose family has been in local real estate over 25 years.More

Owner Kay Wesson reports that her "ladies” in the office are working on the annual Festival of Trees, a Family Crisis Center fundraiser that typically generates $25,000.  Her Sales Associate Zia K. Lowe is one of only 17 area community members selected for the Leadership Bastrop-Smithville initiative of the local C of C.

 

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Owner Jay Houston is one of the rare breed of early "RE/MAX Pioneers” in Texas, as he and his wife Lori celebrated their firm’s 25^th Anniversary as a franchise this past spring.   With $214 million in 2003  sales, their RE/MAX Advantage Associates  attracts top producers to their new facility at 4560 FM 1960 West, one of the most well equipped realty offices in the city.More

A go-getter who has expanded his operations by purchasing RE/MAX Greater Waco during the past year,  Owner Tim Ware has his RE/MAX Bryan-College Station office running on all eight cylinders.  While developing both offices, Tim found time during the past quarter to contribute an article to a special recruiting edition of the  RE/MAX of Texas Reporter Magazine for Owners. More

Owner Tom Pidcock, holding his BS in Business Administration, MBA, and Doctorate of Jurisprudence (law), served the U.S. Armed Forces for 33 years in both active and reserve capacities, and began his realty career in 1994.  His extensive community service include stints as Councilman, Mayor Pro-Tem, and Mayor of nearby Double Oak. 

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Owners Cathy and George Castleberry are 20-year industry veterans, and boast one of the most elegantly furnished offices in the entire Hill Country area.  Their firm provides services related to residential home sales, investment consulting, commercial real estate, and property management, and is located just north of FM 2222, adjacent to the Alligator Grill at Bull Creek Market.More

Broker Art King had been an agent at RE/MAX Texas Heritage since 1991 prior to purchasing an ownership share from Lima Williams in 2001, joining longtime partners Linda Richardson and Jeffrey McDowell.  McHayden Dillard and William Fallwell moved their business from a local C21 office recently to round out the ownership group.More

When you call the office of the perennial leader in commissions paid from the entire 30-office member Austin Council, you hardly expect the longtime, well-known Owner to answer the phone.   But Annette Smith, Co-Owner  of RE/MAX Austin Associates, along with Mark Minchew, did just that. 

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Bob & Maria Holzmueller, 30-year industry veterans, were also RE/MAX® Pioneers, coming aboard as Sales Associates 20 years ago, and purchasing their RE/MAX Heart of Texas franchise in 1989.  As one of the longest continually operating RE/MAX offices in town, they noted that seven current RE/MAX owners in Austin previously worked at their firm.

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Co-Owners Kitty Cowden and Becky McFadden were agents at a local CB office when they purchased their RE/MAX Kerrville franchise in October of 1999, and are on pace to record close to $50 million in 2004 transactions, nearly $10 million more than their nearest competitor.  Office administrator Carol Ellwanger rides herd on two additional staff and 11 Sales Associates.More

Owner Michael Green opened RE/MAX 1^st Source in October, 1999, and his growth has been primarily a function of educating the veteran agents in the area about the advantages of building their business with RE/MAX^®.  It worked, as he currently counts 43 Sales Associates in the office, and the few empty chairs on one hand.More

"When I set up business in Abilene, the other brokers said, 'She's a woman AND a Yankee…she won't last long out here…', " said Owner Margie Peck, RE/MAX Abilene, which has captured approximately 32% of the local market.  "We just keep our head down and work hard.  Longevity in a small town is important.  CB has tried to start an office here three times, and can't make it.  We don't have any significant re-lo business;  when a town isn't growing, you have to take somebody ELSE's market," she laughed, "and that's what we try to do."More

In 1988, REALTOR® Terry Smith attended a Mike Ferry seminar, met some Canadian RE/MAX^® agents who appeared very prosperous, and decided she would switch to a RE/MAX office when she felt suitably prepared.  She made the move on January 1, 1993, and now says she’d never work in another franchise.More

The term Family pops up over and over in talking with Janis Pollock, who with husband John own RE/MAX Pinnacle Group in Arlington.  "We really have a wonderful office; a great group of seasoned, veteran agents,” she noted.  "Our goal was to build a top-notch company, and we’ve been blessed with an incredible, upbeat office that is our family.”More

Jeff Stone is celebrating his 15^th year as owner of RE/MAX Abrams in Richmond, while continually developing his second office, RE/MAX Town & Country in nearby Allen.   His manager for both offices, Debbie Cross, pre-dates even Jeff, as she held that position with the firm’s previous owner.  They’re both doing something right, with  52 Sales Associates in one office, and 52 in the other. More

With  90 full-time Sales Associates averaging approximately 15 years experience, RE/MAX Associates Northeast enjoys 15,000 square feet in their own building  at 2940 Oak Street in Town Center, Kingwood, maintaining over 50 percent market share in their MLS area. More

RE/MAX West Houston Professionals, owned by Lori Blackmon and Darryl Schroeder, has grown to house 22 top producing Sales Associates at 5870 Highway 6 North, Suite 100.    More

Broker/Owner Rayburn Long founded the company 20 years ago;  Billy Revis came aboard as Co-Owner a few years later, and Donna Long bought into the company 4 years ago.   Together, they run a tight, close-knit business in a market where the average house turns over ownership every three years.  More

If you ever want to talk to a guy with an upbeat attitude, ring up Mike Haley, Owner of RE/MAX Marble Falls and RE/MAX Horseshoe Bay.  Understandable, since his MF office doubled their 1^st quarter production from this time last year, and last year, his "lil’ ol’ office in the middle of nowhere” placed two of their agents among the Austin Council’s 3^rd Quarter Top 20.  Did he discover new magic sales secrets?More

David Davidson previously owned a RE/MAX Franchise in Georgetown, and opened his RE/MAX Realty Select 1 in Cedar Park in April of 1999.  With approximately 14 Sales Associates, David has been successful in recruiting professional sales talent from other industries.More

Owner Jeff Osborne, the 2003 Broker of the Year in the RE/MAX of Texas network, hasn't let the satisfaction of past accomplishments slow down his future plans.  He's currently building a $1.3 million, 5,000 square foot building in the Cedar Park area.More

Owner Karen Cook was fairly out of breath in describing all of her group's June activities, which include: the June CMN Telethon, as their office annually donates $1,000 to Mother Francis Hospital;  the Great Texas Balloon Race, in which RE/MAX Balloon Pilot Steve Lombardi will compete;  two new agents attending the Peak Performance classes;  a RE/MAX World Long Drive event on June 14.  More

In business locally since 1977 as an independent realty company, Owners Linda & James Wright affiliated with RE/MAX® in 1999, because "It's a great, agent-oriented company that allows offices and Sales Associates to run their own business," said Linda.More

Co-Owners Craig Noling and Ron Binkley began buying and rehabilitating old properties together when they were both Sales Associates at another Austin RE/MAX® office in the early 90’s.  Finding a great office location that needed additional tenant support inspired them to open their own office.More

Part of Owner Mark Wolfe's five-office network, RE/MAX DFW Associates II  is steady at 40 agents, and  Bill Jackson says there hasn't been an empty desk in the 2 ½ years he's been Office Manager. They enjoy a whopping 70 percent-plus share of market in the exclusive, adjacent Valley Ranch. More

Shane & Paige White bought the franchise last fall from Paige’s dad, veteran Liberty Hill REALTOR Clyde Davis, and business didn’t skip a beat.  Clyde is still very much aboard, and the firm recently became a Miracle Office, meaning each agent makes a donation to Children’s Miracle Network® with every transaction closing. More

There's nothing like a new building, two and-a-half times more space, all new computers and equipment, two separate hi-speed Internet connections, and over 100 of Houston's top producing REALTORS® to make an office owner smile.     More

Donald Leonard, Broker/Owner of RE/MAX N.W. Territories, has been one of the Top 1% of REALTORS® nationwide, a RE/MAX^® Hall of Fame inductee in 2003, and was noted by the Houston Business Journal as one of the  Fastest Growing and Top 100 Businesses (of all types) during 2001-02.More

Bobby Dugas, Owner of RE/MAX First in Nederland, says her office has prospered due in large part to "a lot of really good agents.”  Entering her sixth year as a RE/MAX^® franchise owner, she’s pleased to have successfully filled all the offices she added in an expansion two years ago.

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 Dan Olivas joined a family-owned RE/MAX^® office in 1979, qualifying as a true network pioneer.   In 1993, he and his wife Patty bought the franchise, and declare that business has gotten better and better with each passing year.    Dan’s son joined the firm in a marketing capacity five years ago, and has moved into real estate sales since becoming licensed  in 2003.More

Donald Leonard, Broker/Owner of RE/MAX N.W. Territories, has been one of the Top 1% of REALTORS® nationwide, a RE/MAX^® Hall of Fame inductee in 2003, and was noted by the Houston Business Journal as one of the  Fastest Growing and Top 100 Businesses (of all types) during 2001-02.More

Bobby Dugas, Owner of RE/MAX First in Nederland, says her office has prospered due in large part to "a lot of really good agents.”  Entering her sixth year as a RE/MAX^® franchise owner, she’s pleased to have successfully filled all the offices she added in an expansion two years ago.More

 Dan Olivas joined a family-owned RE/MAX^® office in 1979, qualifying as a true network pioneer.   In 1993, he and his wife Patty bought the franchise, and declare that business has gotten better and better with each passing year.    Dan’s son joined the firm in a marketing capacity five years ago, and has moved into real estate sales since becoming licensed  in 2003.More

RE/MAX Properties in Rockwall expects the future to hold more of the same steady growth as the past ten years.  Owner Hal Gilley, an area native with 25 years of real estate experience, said that their firm’s success is the natural product of hard work conducted with the benefits of the great RE/MAX of Texas education. 

 

"Sometimes I wonder if I’m too busy staring at the forest to see the trees,” Hal laughed.  "With the terrific job our Sales Associates do, growth seem to take of itself.  We very much appreciate the availability of the Peak Performance classes, and Mitch (Regional Director Mitch Hartsock) is always there for us if we have questions.  RE/MAX^® is just a great environment for entrepreneurs to build a business.”

 

Recently welcoming new agents  Fred Hogan, Dawn Wilkinson, Fred Cunningham, and Diane Eden, RE/MAX Properties is  planning to build their own space within the next year or two.   They can be reached at (972) 771 7322, or by writing hgilley@flash.net.  More

Bob & Debbie Cox, owners of RE/MAX Brenham, have renewed the franchise license they’ve held since opening in 1994. Bob, GRI, CPA, ePRO, and a member of the RE/MAX Hall of Fame, is excited about their recent installation of the RE/MAX Satellite Network (RSN). "We’d found one reason or another to procrastinate on installing it, but when we heard about RSN’s Coaching Superstars running every month, we didn’t want to miss it, and look forward to the other great programming as well.”

 

Bob serves as President of the Brenham Rotary Club, and is a Director of the South Central Board of REALTORS^®.  Active in community theater, he has been asked to audition for an upcoming play recreating the original 1835 Texas Constitutional Convention in nearby Washington-on-the-Brazos.

 

Their    RE/MAX Brenham is located at 2909 S. Market, Brenham, Texas 77833, and may be reached by calling (979) 277 0277, or visiting www.remax-brenham-tx.com.   More

How many offices can say that every single one of their Sales Associates receive the RE/MAX Satellite Network® in their homes?  The one in Decatur can. 

 

Broker/Owner Margie Amon, along with her husband Jack and Sales Associate Marilyn Read comprise the Amon Team.  Together, they generated over $10 million in 2002  sales in the small-market town of Decatur, ranking #1 among all Vanguard offices in the state during one quarter.   Margie passed the productivity threshold earlier this year qualifying her for the RE/MAX Hall of Fame, an award she’ll accept in San Antonio.

 

"We’re currently ranked #3 in Wise County in sales,” said Margie, "in spite of two franchise competitors having two offices each here with a combined 21 and 15 agents, respectively.  They may have the numbers, be we’ve got the quality,” she laughed. 

 

RE/MAX Preferred Properties is located at 1814 S FM 51 in Decatur, Texas, 76234, and can be reached by calling (940) 627 1990, or visiting www.decaturrealtors.com.   More

Skipper Yaun is the Managing Owner of RE/MAX Hinet in Richardson, along with partners Donna Nichols, Karen Griffith, and Lee Yaun.  They also own RE/MAX All Cities, the world’s largest RE/MAX office by footage,  in nearby Garland.

 

The firm’s latest news is the recent signing of a deal placing their office on the 8^th floor of a ten-story building on Dallas’ famed Central Expressway.  Formerly the Erikson building, in the heart of Telecom Corridor, the new office will provide 18,000 square feet of REALTOR®-friendly space, and include mortgage and title services.  "Our plan is to start with plenty of capital, negotiate favorable terms, market the great RE/MAX name, use our original management team, provide suitable training, and an enjoyable, affordable office environment for our Sales Associates,” said Skipper. 

 

With about 60 agents, management expects to expand to 250 in two years.  They are currently located at 1251 West Campbell, Suite 230, in Richardson, and can be reached by calling (972) 852 4463, or writing skipperyuan@realtor.com. More

Larry English began building his own real estate business in 1991, and bought his RE/MAX franchise in 1999, where he has built a reputation as one of the Austin area’s top, longtime realty professionals. 

 

"The market is a little soft right now, but like most experienced business owners, you make adjustments to compensate, and if listings and showings are in a seasonal slow, take advantage of the opportunity to focus on other aspects of building your business,” said Larry.

 

Larry’s biggest office news this off-season is the change of his firm’s name, to RE/MAX Greater Austin.  "When we settled out here, Pflugerville was a bedroom community to the north,” he said.  "Now, there’s less of a geographic identity to our location and among our customers.  We felt the name change would reflect the wider service area we cover, and the full range of expertise our company offers.”

Larry’s new RE/MAX Greater Austin will have the same location and contact info:   103 South 12^th Street,  203, in Pflugerville, and can be reached at (512) 990 3660, or by visiting www.pflugervillehomes.com.    More

With a great plan for investing in a business where growth was certain to follow, Johnie Gary bought her RE/MAX Lago Area in December of 1998, and has watched her area’s population double in just five short years.

 

"This is still largely an area for retired folk looking for resort amenities,” said Johnie, "but the developers have been creating a variety of affordable choices in home selections, and now there are options for the very budget-conscious.  Our timing was terrific in selecting this location when we did.”

 

Hard work rewarded Johnie with a #19 ranking of Top Individual Producers during the Austin Council’s Third Quarter Awards.  "I’d love to boost that up a few notches, like about 18, to be more specific,” she laughed.  "But we see lots of promise on the horizon, and think the new year is going to be a good one.  RE/MAX Lago area is located at 7610 Lohman Ford Road in Lago Vista, and can be reached at (512) 267 9933.More

RE/MAX Northeast, owned by Karen & Scott Hallman, has expanded to 19 agents, and expect significant growth in the near future. Their location near the new retail and commercial growth centers provide great visibility, and they have invested in office infrastructure to provide Sales Associates better communication, and a staff person dedicated to helping produce agent’s marketing material at reduced costs.

 

"One recent new focus is on the rising Hispanic market,” said Karen.  "We’re advertising in Spanish publications, as about 30 percent of the Garland population is Hispanic, and we have a number of agents and office staff that are bilingual.  We have agents fluent in other languages as well, which leads to a more diverse customer base.  Immigrants are eager to invest in real estate, and want to work with agents who are sensitive to their cultural and social needs.”

 

RE/MAX Northeast, 2221 Beltline Road in Garland, can be reached at (972) 495-9400, or by writing  karenhallman@remax.net.  

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"We’re full to the rafters, and there’s no room at the inn!” laughed an unidentified owner of RE/MAX Beaumont, which could only have been  Hester Bell, Virginia Brown, Sally Bundy, or Mary Jane Mouton.  "We’ve been blessed with a lot of self-starters in this office, which helps us all have a wonderful time, and a terrific atmosphere that encourages top producers to achieve all they can.  We’re collecting between 25% and 40% of local market share from quarter to quarter, so we’re having a wonderful time!”

 

One of their community-minded Sales Associates, Dana Archibald, was just inducted as President of the Beaumont Board of REALTORS®.  "A lot of our members are very active on service committees,” said Hester.  "I think that’s one of the keys to our success, and it’s what career REALTORS® should do, for the betterment of the industry.”

 

Obviously enjoying life, RE/MAX Beaumont can be reached by calling (409) 860 3200, or visiting www.remax-texas.com/beaumont. More

Vicki Polak opened RE/MAX Lake Jackson in 1999 with two partners, who she bought out in January of 2003. That accomplishment kicked off an event-filled year in which she also opened RE/MAX 1^st Team II in Angleton, providing excellent coverage of the booming South 288 corridor.

 

"We’ve maintained a ten percent market share, and will generate over $10 million in sales from this office this year.  Two new Sales Associates have come aboard, and we’re very excited about a new development with our Website under construction.  We won’t even mind if others borrow our idea.”

 

RE/MAX 1^st Team plans to offer consumers the opportunity to write in, sending photos of their best remodeling efforts.  The yearlong effort will explore differences in remodeling expenditures vs returns consumers can expect, and evaluate value added engineering vs. cosmetic changes, the pros and cons of personalized coloring, and other issues related to re-sale.  Their office can be reached by calling (979) 297 5747, or writing remax1stteam@remax-1stteam.com. More

In their 23^rd year, RE/MAX Metro-DFW is the oldest existing original RE/MAX^® office in the Metroplex.  Broker/Owner Jean Cotellesse, along with partners Jo Ann Thornton and Bill Crabtree, say the public is a lot more aware of the brand than when original owners Wendy & Bob Blackwell were establishing the name.

 

"We’re still conducting business on Main in Grapevine,” said Jean.  "We stay at about 24 agents, with very little turnover unless someone retires.  We have a terrific synergy here, and maintain close relationships within the office.  We  look at this renewal as a Christmas Present to each other. ”

 

Sales Associate Barbara Nunn and Jean were each just named to the board of the NE Tarrant County Board of REALTORS®, and Jean notes that their agents maintain a strong level of community involvement and industry leadership.  RE/MAX Metro-DFW can be reached by calling (817) 481 5851, or visiting www.metrodfwhomes.com.  More

Mary K. Burge, ABR, CRS, GRI has announced an important staffing change at RE/MAX Associates Realty, the No. 1 franchise in the Tarrant Council for 2002.

"I’m delighted to announce that my husband and Co-Owner Stu is joining our operation,” she said. "This change, along with the recent addition of Fran Hoover as our Director of Education, will help take RE/MAX Associates Realty I and II (in Colleyville and Trophy Club) to an entirely new level of professionalism.” 

 

With more than 25 years of experience in corporate marketing, public relations and business administration, Stu most recently served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications for AmeriCredit Corp. in Fort Worth. Fran Hoover is a longtime top producer in North Texas and is widely recognized as a skilled adult learning professional.

 "Education, professional integrity and outstanding customer service are our most important goals,” Mary said. "As the three essential building blocks of our business, they provide the greatest long-term benefit for our sales associates. The addition of Fran and Stu position us to move to the next phase of business growth.”  Mary can be reached at 817-416-5100 or by visiting www.TX-homes.com. More

RE/MAX Heritage has been a pillar in the Fort Bend community for 15 years, and its explosive growth has mirrored the area’s.  It is a wonderfully diverse office serving the 9^th most diverse county in the United States. 

 

Barbara Osborn, Broker/Owner has seen the office almost double in size since taking the reins three years ago.  "We are always on the cutting edge of technology, however, we understand that the one-to-one personal touch and accountability our agents provide is what generates repeat and referral business.”

 

RE/MAX Heritage and Barbara Osborn will be honored with an award, and featured with William Shatner and Retired Admiral Kevin Delaney in the nationally televised Heartbeat of America series, Keeping America Strong.  Barbara stated, "The greatness of RE/MAX Heritage is totally due to the agents and their dedication and hard work.  We look forward to another year of growth and success in 2004.”

 

RE/MAX Heritage is located at 4675 Sweetwater Blvd. in Sugar Land, TX, and can be reached by calling 281.265.7355 or by email at bosborn222@aol.com.More

When Owners James and Alice Blakey opened their RE/MAX By the Lakes between Wylie and Plano in 1998, they were a lone duo servicing an area with a population of 10,000.  More

"In the last four years, we’ve almost doubled our size,” said Gary Kuhatschek, GRI, CRS, ABR, who with partner Ron Morris, own RE/MAX Cross Country in Lewisville.  More

Owners Anthony Bianchi and Margaret Tsanais purchased RE/MAX Metro approximately six years ago, and had 18 Sales Associates on staff at the time.  Steadily growing the business to accommodate their current roster of 34, without a lot of recruiting attention, they are planning a concerted growth campaign after the first of the year.More

"People used to think they were going to the end of the earth to get to our office," said Nadine Rhoades-Stepp, Owner of RE/MAX Suburban Northwest. "Now, our location is one of the first things people compliment about our office. What used to be a 2-lane squirrel trail is now...

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"We have mandatory happy hour and mandatory barbeque instead of mandatory meetings,” said Co-Owner Craig Cherico, who with partners Jim Erdeljac and Keith Estes opened RE/MAX River City, REALTORS in 1998.  More

Owners Joy Paris, Glenda & Thomas Casey have renewed the franchise for their RE/MAX Lake Granbury, enjoying steady growth in the recreational community just southwest of Fort Worth. Operating continuously since starting her own business in 1987, Joy and the Caseys have grown the office from the original four leading local sales professionals to its current 18 full-time agents, a contract/closing coordinator, and three assistants. "It’s such a joy living and working here,” noted Joy, her charming Australian accent still detectable. "We have so many recreational, waterfront, farm and ranch, leisure living, and country club-type properties to work with, it sometimes feels like we’re on vacation. And the closely-knit, hometown atmosphere of our community definitely carries into our office.” Working comfortably from a well-appointed, company-owned 7,000 square foot building at 4810 East Highway 377 in Granbury, TX 76409, each agent has their own spacious office that exudes warmth and welcome to customers. They can be reached at (817) 579-1504.More

Don Dahlberg, owner of RE/MAX Premier, RE/MAX Premier Properties, and RE/MAX Premier Properties I in the north Dallas/Plano area, has built three offices with a combined agent count of approximately 200 agents, and has a pretty good idea about how to build a business. As such, he’s renewing his franchise agreement.More

Martha Haddock, owner of one of the first Texas RE/MAX® offices south of Houston, has renewed the franchise license she’s held since 1987. "When I took the plunge 16 years ago, my friends and business associates said, ‘We don’t even know what a "RE/MAX” is,’ "she laughed. As things have developed, of course, they know now. With an established presence and 17 Friendswood agents, Martha expanded to a second location, RE/MAX Pearland-Silverlake in early 2002, quickly developing that office as well. Her most recent coup: acquiring eight longtime, experienced producers from the CB office just down the street from her new office, resulting in the closing of those agents’ former location. "Getting several new agents at one time is always promising,” she said, "but these folks aren’t just numbers; they’re top caliber people and veterans of this market.” Martha can be reached for office-expanding tips at (281) 996-1711, or by emailing Mhadd24940@aol.com.More

Noting their third renewal, and 11th year as a RE/MAX® franchise, owners Jeff McDowel, Art King, Lima Williams, Linda Richardson, and Vivian Peterson have seen changes in Bryan’s landscape. Adjacent to sister-city College Station, it is an eclectic mixture of university types, down-home blue collars, and a generally more mature residency than that found among the majority of the 45,000 students just down the road. "Texas A & M, of course, has the greatest effect on our area’s growth and market stability, and obviously enjoys tremendous community support. Although there is not a lot of industry here, we know that the college isn’t going anywhere, and in spite of cuts in education funding at all levels, we’re pretty sure they’ll stay in business,” said Linda Richardson in an understatement. With 16 agents, the office anticipates another prosperous summer season. RE/MAX Texas Heritage is located at 4101 Texas Ave., Suite B, in Bryan, and can be reached at (979) 846-4500.More

Following ten years as a Sales Associate in the RE/MAX® network, Gary Stallings opened his RE/MAX Northwest in 1992, and has steadily built it into the largest-by agent count-of the 51 RE/MAX offices in Houston, with 121 Sales Associates. On August 8 of last year, he opened his second location, RE/MAX Northwest II in Tomball, now already staffed with 17 Sales Associates. A longtime top producer, Gary was the #1 RE/MAX agent by commissions paid in Texas in 2001, and #4 worldwide. Associates agree that his industry reputation and the relationships he’s established during his career combine with the RE/MAX name to supply his office a terrific recruiting tool. RE/MAX Northwest annually produces a large Children’s Miracle Network® golf tournament, which this past May raised over $16,000 for the charity. RE/MAX Northwest is located at 6601 Cypresswood Dr. in Spring, Texas; he can be reached by calling (281) 893-8400, or emailing garystallingshomes@NUMBER1EXPERT.comMore

 

RE/MAX Advantage in Fort Worth is celebrating five years of growth in the RMT Network.  Owner Craig Campbell has carefully added very select individuals to steadily increase his office roster and expand services to clients in Tarrant and Parker counties.

 

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