RE/MAX Connection Agents, their Management Team and Owner Can Stand Up and be Proud!!

Donna Smith (856) 988-1800

RE/MAX Connection, REALTORS, the #1 RE/MAX company in South Jersey was named 3rd in sales for the State of New Jersey, scoring yet another award at the Annual Awards Ceremony held , February 17, 2009.
Owner Christopher Brown stated “I am so proud of all our agents.  They are hardworking, dedicated individuals who work diligently to provide excellent service to their clients.  Our management team strives and succeeds in assisting our agents to be strong and keep coming out on top!”

Broker of Record, Kevin Bayzath, echoed those sentiments and added “We are in the midst of one of the toughest markets we have seen in years and our agents have shown over and over that hard work, commitment and enthusiasm will prevail.”

To all of our agents “Congratulations on your success, and the best of luck in the coming year.”

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2008 Top News

RE/MAX climbs to second place among real estate Web sites,
as reported By Inman News, Monday, March 10, 2008.

RE/MAX Real Estate's remax.com Web site hopped into second place among the most popular real estate industry Web sites in February, up from its fourth-place ranking in January, Web metrics company Hitwise reported Friday, and real estate marketing company HomeGain bumped from second place in January to fifth place in February.

Century 21 Real Estate's century21.com and MSN Real Estate's realestate.msn.com Web sites had the largest jump in ranking among the top-20 real estate category sites, Hitwise reported, based on the total number of unique visitors. Century21.com moved from 16th on the list in January to 10th on the list in February, while realestate.msn.com climbed from 18th in January to 11th in February.
Realtor.com continued its reign at the top of the list, with 5.16 percent of the market share of all unique visitors to real estate sties. But that market share had fallen compared to its 9.08 percent market share in January. Second-place remax.com had 2.61 percent of the market share in February, followed by Yahoo Real Estate's realestate.yahoo.com at 2.35 percent, Zillow.com at 2.34 percent and HomeGain.com with 2.32 percent.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's hud.gov Web site sank from 10th on the list in January to 14th on the list in February, and Homes.com dropped from 14th in January to 17th in February.
About 24.1 percent of all visits to real estate Web sites went to the top-10 sites in that category in February, compared to 27.4 percent in January. Hitwise reported that real estate site 21online.com joined the top-100 rankings in February, in 87th place, and Cincinnati.com also joined the list, rising from 110th in January to 95th in February. Rentals.realtor.com moved from 34th in January to 153rd place in the rankings in February, while RedWeek.com moved from 99th in January to 107th in February.

"Realtor.com" was the most popular search term for the four-week period ending Feb. 23, Hitwise reported, followed by "remax," "real estate," "zillow.com," "zillow," "apartments," "homes for sale," "realtor.com," "century21," and "realtor," in that order.

Among the fastest-moving Web sites tracked by Hitwise for the four months ending in February: RogerFazendin.com, up 266 places; SonoranGMAC.com, up 180 places; SignOnSanDiego.com, up 161 places; HomeInsight.com, up 146 places; Myazland.com, up 129 places; PruCalifornia.com, up 113 places; RealEstateForeclosures.net, up 85 places, CapeMay.FNISMLS.com, up 58 places; and CarlsonRE.com, up 39 places.

Hitwise Real Estate Category Top 20 Web sites, February 2008

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RE/MAX Ranked the Top Real Estate Franchise
National Survey Ranks RE/MAX Among Top Ten in Four Categories

(Denver, CO., January 16, 2008) - RE/MAX International is the nation's number one real estate franchise, and the number ten franchise overall, according to Entrepreneur Magazine's 29th Annual "Franchise 500 Survey." RE/MAX has held the honor of the top real estate franchisor for eight of the past ten years.

The survey, which appears in this month's edition of Entrepreneur Magazine ranks RE/MAX among the top ten in four different franchise categories. In addition to being the tenth best of all franchises, the Denver-based real estate franchisor was ranked number one in the low-cost franchise category, number seven among global franchises, and number ten in the fastest-growing franchise category.

All companies in the rankings are evaluated by the same criteria, including financial strength and stability, size, growth rate, startup costs and financing options. These and other factors are entered into the Franchise 500 formula, with each eligible company receiving a cumulative score.

The 2008 Franchise 500 Survey ranks RE/MAX 10th among all franchises. Its closest competitor in the real estate industry was ranked in the 43rd position.

"We are not surprised by our high ranking, given the quality of our affiliated Broker/Owners and Sales Associates," said Margaret Kelly, CEO of RE/MAX International. "They lead the industry in experience and productivity and we're proud to offer them a comprehensive array of support services."

Kelly said the strength of the RE/MAX International Internet presence is a significant factor in their ability to serve their franchisees. "Due to our extensive online search capabilities, remax.com is the most visited web site among all real estate brands. That gives our franchisees more referrals and a clear edge in an increasingly competitive real estate market."

Kelly also cited RE/MAX University as the industry's most sophisticated educational resource, offering courses via the Internet, broadcasts into homes and offices via satellite, worldwide classroom instruction and an extensive multimedia library.

The unparalleled offerings from RE/MAX University provide RE/MAX Sales Associates a strong competitive edge with advanced designations and specialized real estate training.

In 2007, RE/MAX International was also named a Top 25 Franchise Opportunity by Hispanic Enterprise magazine, and was ranked number three among the Top 10 Military-Spouse Friendly Employers by Military Spouse magazine.

The Entrepreneur Franchise 500 Survey is the most comprehensive franchise ranking in the world. The initial survey was conducted in 1980, and it was the first ranking of franchises in the industry. Over the years, the ranking procedure has been refined to provide the most accurate formula for identifying today's top franchises.