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RE/MAX Realty Review October, 2015
From the Chairman’s desk
The month of October has been action packed at the National Headquarters with preparations and participation at the Delhi show of Franchise & Retail Opportunities (FRO). The show saw the RE/MAX India team capturing leads by touching base with as many franchise prospects as possible. At RE/MAX, we believe in the fact that we are an out an out sales company and that is the reason why such events see everybody in the team pitching RE/MAX to the prospects. It was a result of all our enthusiasm and proactive-ness to extract the maximum from our participation. I am very proud of the dedication shown by my team and I am sure that you all will be soon seeing new people joining the RE/MAX network at various levels as a result of our participation. Another development in our network was the successful launch of the region of RE/MAX Southern Karnataka, wherein my team travelled to their region and helped in making the event successful. The month also saw the team of RE/MAX India, RE/MAX International and our Regional Owners meet again to conclude various decisions for their enhanced profitability. With the end of 2015 just a couple of months away, I am hoping that each one of you have spent some time not only reviewing your performance in achieving the targets that you set out at the beginning of the year but have realigned your strategy to ensure that you
eventually achieve your annual targets. It delights me to see our Affiliates in different regions get successful and appreciated from the customers for the kind of Real Estate services they provide them and I know for sure that we are well on our way to bring a positive change in this dynamic industry. This month’s newsletter has a special interaction with Ms. Meena Yadav, who has been a great testimony for other women entrepreneurs in our network. Reading her column made me have a stronger belief on the statement, “Everything your mind can Conceive, You can Achieve”. I would like to use this platform to congratulate Meena and wish her all the very best!
In the end, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to all the new members who joined the RE/MAX family in this month. With festivity around the corner, on behalf of everyone I would like to wish you and your loved one’s a very HAPPY DIWALI. May the glow of joy, prosperity and happiness illuminate your days in the year ahead!
Cheers! Sam Chopra
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Content: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1) From the Chairman’s Desk 2) From the Vice Chairman’s Desk 3) Events to Look Forward to
4) News from RE/MAX India 5) Sales Snapshot 6) News from RARE
7) Look who is in Spotlight this time 8) Press Buzz 9) News from Regions
10) RE/MAX Anniversaries 11) News from RE/MAX International 12) Heroes of the month
13) Realty Bytes 14) RE/MAX India welcome its New
Broker Owners
15) RE/MAX India welcome its
New Broker Associates
From the Vice Chairman’s desk
“In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can” and Meena Yadav from RE/MAX Realty Investmart has actually set a new benchmark for all the women entrepreneurs in our network by not only transacting nationally but globally. With RE/MAX, the beauty is that our worldwide presence in 98+ countries enables us to take your Real Estate business GLOBAL and Meena has beautifully used this platform. RE/MAX has changed lives of millions across the globe and we are happy that we have been able to bring this opportunity to all our Affiliates to help them grow their business. I would like to have a special mention of the team of RE/MAX Delhi NCR and RE/MAX Punjab A for participating in the Franchise & Retail Opportunities (FRO) in Delhi and I am hopeful that we will be able to add more Affiliates to our network through the show. I hope that all of you do not miss on the various electronic, print and online coverage’s that we receive. We have been covered by a lot of reputed business channels and Sam has also been a columnist with papers like The Tribune, Financial Chronicle, ETRealty.com etc. It is a matter of great pride for all of us that we have been able to consult everyone through all these mediums and thus help them in making a wiser decision when it comes to Real Estate investments. I would like to congratulate the team of RE/MAX First Choice, RE/MAX Rest of Tamil Nadu and RE/MAX Realty Solutions , RE/MAX North Gujarat for being Top Recruiters for the month of October. This month’s newsletter captures RE/MAX snippets from the National Headquarters, our regions and RE/MAX International and we hope you find it an interesting read and it helps you gain
information on what all is happening in our network. I am very sure that all of you will be celebrating the festival of lights with your RE/MAX family as well and I would request you to keep sharing these happy moments with us as well! At last, wishing you and your loved one’s a very happy and prosperous and a safe Deepavali. May this festival be the most sparkling and lightening!
Happy Selling & Recruiting! Regards
Saloni Chopra
Events to look forward to in November!
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News from RE/MAX India Sharing opportunities about starting your own Real Estate business with the world’s largest Real Estate
Brokerage Network - RE/MAX
RE/MAX India and RE/MAX Delhi NCR team collaboratively participated in the Franchise and Retail Opportunities Show organized by Franchise India at Pragati Maidan. With the show being one of the biggest events for developing the sales network and meeting
potential clients, we are looking forward to expanding our franchise and agent network across the country!
Learning from the experts on how to start small and scale big – Mr. Sam Chopra, Chairman, RE/MAX India as a panelist in one of the sessions at the Start up Summit, 2015 organized by Franchise India
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RE/MAX India team in discussions with the Regional Owners to work towards making the business
operations more PROFITABLE!
Visit by RE/MAX India team to the new region, RE/MAX Southern Karnataka helping them in successfully launching the region!
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Sales Snapshot
RE/MAX Punjab A RE/MAX Southern Karnataka
The regional team of RE/MAX Punjab A, Punjab B and CMP participated in the FRO by Franchise India to meet
Like-minded prospects looking to expand their Real Estate business with RE/MAX.
The regional team of RE/MAX Southern Karnataka along with the support of RE/MAX India successfully launched their region in
Mysore. Meeting a good number of Franchise prospects, the region was successful in strengthening the name of RE/MAX in the region.
News from RE/MAX Academy of Real Estate Training all our Affiliates through the “RE/MAX Sales Series” – Every Wednesday from 11:00 AM onwards!
*We are also open to the speaker opportunities for all of you in the coming webinars of the “Sales Series”. You can e-mail your name along with the name of the topic and the supportive presentation at [email protected]. If we find the content and topic suitable for all
the attendees, we would approve it and assist you in hosting the webinar.
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Press Buzz
An expert quote on Understanding the buyers point of view - What is a customer looking for in the
current market scenario in a special show by NDTV Prime. Channel: NDTV Prime | LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_STFNDi1rh0
Author article by Mr. Sam Chopra covered by ETRealty.com on “Are real estate brokers still relevant in today’s market”
LINK: http://realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com/realty-check/are-real-estate-brokers-still-relevant-in-today-s-market/988
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With a network span across the country, Sahil Kapoor, Executive Director, RE/MAX India answers as an expert to questions received by Zee Business on various queries by their viewers from all across the country.
Channel: Zee Business LINK: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOF4OxdFA08-uEBEmYqNVhQ
With home seekers now getting up to 90% of home loan and the end user getting benefit on EMI's, India
News took Sahil Kapoor's view point on the benefits to the end user will get in the festive season.
Channel: India News
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxJPoPR5jXs
An exclusive Question & Answer segment in Zee Business's Realty Show with Sahil Kapoor, Executive Director, RE/MAX
India answering to the various questions shared by their viewers on their investments all over the country!
Channel: Zee Business LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPr_0K8osmc
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Author article by Mr. Sam Chopra, Chairman, RE/MAX India on the re-invention of the role of broker/agent with
Internet changing the ways of Real Estate operations Publication: Financial Chronicle
Author article by Mr. Sam Chopra, Chairman, RE/MAX India on the impact of depreciating rupee and appreciating NRI
investments in the Indian realty market Publication: Financial Chronicle
Expert quote by Mr. Sam Chopra, Founder, RE/MAX India on various discounts and
schemes offered by developers during the festive season Publication: Mail Today
Press Buzz
PUBLICATION: Realty & More PUBLICATION: Realty &More
LINK: http:/ / www.realtynmore.com/ budget-expectations/
LINK: http:/ / www.realtynmore.com/ budget-expectations/
PUBLICATION: Deccan Herald – Better Homes & Interiors supplement, National Edition.
PUBLICATION: ET Realty - Real Estate news portal of the
Economic Times
LINK:http:/ / www.deccanherald.com/ content/ 457932/ get-home-not-house.html
LINK:http:/ / realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com/ news/ residential/ where-will-the-recovery-in-home-sales-start-from/ 46313564
Press Buzz
PUBLICATION: Realty & More PUBLICATION: Realty &More
LINK: http:/ / www.realtynmore.com/ budget-expectations/
LINK: http:/ / www.realtynmore.com/ budget-expectations/
PUBLICATION: Deccan Herald – Better Homes & Interiors supplement, National Edition.
PUBLICATION: ET Realty - Real Estate news portal of the
Economic Times
LINK:http:/ / www.deccanherald.com/ content/ 457932/ get-home-not-house.html
LINK:http:/ / realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com/ news/ residential/ where-will-the-recovery-in-home-sales-start-from/ 46313564
Press Buzz
PUBLICATION: Realty & More PUBLICATION: Realty &More
LINK: http:/ / www.realtynmore.com/ budget-expectations/
LINK: http:/ / www.realtynmore.com/ budget-expectations/
PUBLICATION: Deccan Herald – Better Homes & Interiors supplement, National Edition.
PUBLICATION: ET Realty - Real Estate news portal of the
Economic Times
LINK:http:/ / www.deccanherald.com/ content/ 457932/ get-home-not-house.html
LINK:http:/ / realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com/ news/ residential/ where-will-the-recovery-in-home-sales-start-from/ 46313564
Press Buzz
PUBLICATION: Realty & More PUBLICATION: Realty &More
LINK: http:/ / www.realtynmore.com/ budget-expectations/
LINK: http:/ / www.realtynmore.com/ budget-expectations/
PUBLICATION: Deccan Herald – Better Homes & Interiors supplement, National Edition.
PUBLICATION: ET Realty - Real Estate news portal of the
Economic Times
LINK:http:/ / www.deccanherald.com/ content/ 457932/ get-home-not-house.html
LINK:http:/ / realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com/ news/ residential/ where-will-the-recovery-in-home-sales-start-from/ 46313564
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RE/MAX India featured in a special section in Property Gyan- Metro Realty & Interiors magazine in the form of an exclusive interview of Mr. Sam Chopra, Chairman, RE/MAX India to understand the RE/MAX way of doing Real Estate
business Publication: Realty&More Magazine's September Edition
LINK: http://metrorealtymagazine.com/questionnaire-for-property-gyaan-1-cybiz-realty-d-b-a-remax-india/
An expert byte in Realty & More's October issue on "Festive Offers & Realty Hopes – Shift from the pious
days of investments to being more calculative and informative"
Channel: Realty and More
Sahil Kapoor, Executive Director, RE/MAX India in a panel discussion at the Realty Plus Excellence awards featured in
the Impact Magazine. Channel: Impact Magazine
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Sive Kyasa, Regional Owner, RE/MAX Bangalore as an expert in a story on the Real Estate market in Bangalore
Publication: Deccan Herald, Bangalore
Press Releases for RE/MAX entering Southern Karnataka
Expert quote by Mr. Sam Chopra in a story on rising demand
of 1 BHK apartments in metro’s Publication: 99acres.com
LINK: http://www.99acres.com/articles/rising-demand-for-1bhk-apartments-in-metros.html
Mr. Siva Kyasa, Regional Owner, RE/MAX Bangalore sharing his inputs on a story on the Real Estate trends on Hennur
road. Publication: 99acres.com
LINK: http://www.99acres.com/articles/hennur-road-grows-on-the-back-of-smooth-connectivity-and-improved-infrastructure.html
Press Buzz
PUBLICATION: Realty & More PUBLICATION: Realty &More
LINK: http:/ / www.realtynmore.com/ budget-expectations/
LINK: http:/ / www.realtynmore.com/ budget-expectations/
PUBLICATION: Deccan Herald – Better Homes & Interiors supplement, National Edition.
PUBLICATION: ET Realty - Real Estate news portal of the
Economic Times
LINK:http:/ / www.deccanherald.com/ content/ 457932/ get-home-not-house.html
LINK:http:/ / realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com/ news/ residential/ where-will-the-recovery-in-home-sales-start-from/ 46313564
Press Buzz
PUBLICATION: Realty & More PUBLICATION: Realty &More
LINK: http:/ / www.realtynmore.com/ budget-expectations/
LINK: http:/ / www.realtynmore.com/ budget-expectations/
PUBLICATION: Deccan Herald – Better Homes & Interiors supplement, National Edition.
PUBLICATION: ET Realty - Real Estate news portal of the
Economic Times
LINK:http:/ / www.deccanherald.com/ content/ 457932/ get-home-not-house.html
LINK:http:/ / realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com/ news/ residential/ where-will-the-recovery-in-home-sales-start-from/ 46313564
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News from the Regions
RE/MAX Delhi NCR
Heartiest congratulations to Mr. Yuvraj Singh Shekhawat, Broker Owner, RE/MAX Solution Specialist for being recognized
as the Rising Star by SARE Homes for his valuable contribution towards their growth. Also, a special thanks from RE/MAX
Academy of Real Estate to Mr. Vaibhav Nahar, Broker Owner, RE/MAX Highrise Realty for being a guest speaker at the
Sales Series Webinar by RE/MAX India.
RE/MAX MP-1
Like every month, this month also the team of RE/MAX MP 1 had their brainstorming sessions
along with their Broker Associates.
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RE/MAX Anniversaries (October) Name of the Region Broker Office Name Broker Owners Name Number of Years
RE/MAX Chhattisgarh RE/MAX Corporate Services Pravin Tikariha 3 Years
News from RE/MAX International
SAVE THE DATE – R4, FEBRUARY 28 – MARCH 3, 2016
We have exciting news from RE/MAX World Headquarters! R4 2016 is quickly approaching and will be held at the MGM
Grand Resort in the action packed city of Las Vegas, Nevada. We are thrilled to announce an unbelievable registration
incentive for our global affiliates, as follows:
Single base registrations purchased now through 2015 December 31 are only US $400 AND, if 5 base registrations are
purchased at the same time using the same form of payment, the purchaser will receive one (1) additional base
registration for free!
We encourage regions to take advantage of this discount and purchase multiple registrations. R4 is an incredible event
filled with energetic and powerful speakers sharing their insight about the real estate market and a common place for
our Global affiliates to come together and keep the Momentum going in the RE/MAX drive to success!
Heroes of the month
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Top Listors for the month of October
#1 Ashok Kumar Gonthina RE/MAX Grand
RE/MAX Greater Vishakha
#2 Vikram Doogar RE/MAX Realty Solutions
RE/MAX West Bengal
Top Recruiters for the month of October
#1 Venkatachalapathy. P RE/MAX First Choice
RE/MAX Rest of Tamil Nadu
#1 Nirav Vakharia, Manpreet Vakharia and Harit Parikh RE/MAX Realty Solutions RE/MAX North Gujarat
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Realty Bytes
can provide unlimited information and a national and global connect but all this
cannot match to the human of negotiating and understanding what a customer actually wants.
Real estate brokerage has always been a high growth potential industry and with the changing trends in this sector, it has seen a flow of trends that have restructured the sector. Since the structure of the industry is changing, the time has come when the real estate professionals should not even ignore these changing trends. The sector is professionalizing and we need to aim at not only providing better services to the customer but also ensure that we work towards upgrading the status that a ‘real estate broker’ has in the society. Now one big question that most of us face is – Has
Internet replaced the role of the real estate brokers and
agents? With so much of information about properties
already available on the property portals and mobile
friendly applications claiming to enable a direct
interaction between the seller and the buyer; we may
get an impression that there is no need of a broker/
agent during the home buying or selling process. What
we need to understand is that real estate is a field
business. Getting of all the information online about the
property does not end the process; rather it is just an
initiator. Site visits, documentation, negotiations, right
pricing etc are the offline side of the business which
cannot be completed without the guidance of a real
estate expert. Technology is just a tool that ultimately
helps both the brokers and the end users but it is a fact
that it cannot replace the real estate
brokers/consultants. Successfully completing a
transaction involves much more than just uploading a
listing on a property portal.
If you look 10 years back at the way real estate was
conducted, a broker was the keeper of all the
information about a particular property. There was no
source other than a broker/agent to get information
about a property and they were minting a lot of money
just because of this information dissemination. But now
the game has changed.
Starting from the dimensions of the house to nearest utilities to the contact number of the owner is just a c lick away. There is so much more available on various social media platforms like Facebook groups, communities, WhatsApp groups, etc. To survive in the 21st century, a real estate consultant has to learn about the skills that a machine cannot do for a customer. There is a paradigm shift because of the technology and the way business is done and it has impacted the brokerage industry to a very large extent. All the smart real estate professionals have already taken the leap by updating themselves with the tools and techniques that will help them offer something more than what is already available online. With real estate moving to a more organized and regulated stage, I feel that this is the time that players like us will be the change leaders in the brokerage industry. To survive in today’s real estate market, a real estate professional needs to evolve constantly in terms of market knowledge, network, professionalism, marketing, etc to attract new customers. I strongly feel that we need to adopt some practices that will be a value addition to the end user. Some of them can be: Value the time of your customer: Every end user already comes with a good amount of research done about his buying decision. A real estate consultant should be well equipped with the knowledge about the latest inventory in that locality along with extra relevant information that can act as a catalyst in making the final decision. This value for their time will also build up the trust factor and make customers for life. Moreover, the present day customer looks for an access to maximum number of properties under the same roof as it makes the process more efficient, manageable and more over saves a lot of time that gets wasted in going from broker to broker to find the right property. A real estate professional should be able to provide the customer with this value addition to service all kinds of real estate needs.
RE/MAX India Welcomes its New Broker Owners - October
RE/MAX India Welcomes its New Broker Associates - October
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Make maximum out of technology: Technology has tools that not only help in increasing your productivity but also help in doing much more than that. With set systems and procedures you can not only maintain but also market your inventory with just a few clicks. Though technology cannot replace the human touch that is required in the business, but it can surely help you in building the much required equilibrium between the online and the offline state of the business. Let your professionalism speak for you: With the changing demographics of the home buyers; it’s time for real estate consultants to be more professional in their approach. Your own personality, your office’s look, your way of dealing with them can do wonders. These are some very basic things which are acting as game changers in this industry. Every customer wants to deal with a professional and not an unprofessional part-timer opportunist. Up skill yourself: To be able to position yourself in today’s market, you need to constantly up skill yourself to provide a better service to the end user. In addition
to knowing your local market in and out; one should also know about the documentation and legalities involved to actually act as a consultant Instead to being a mediator, the need of the hour is to be able to walk through the entire process and present a blend of the market expertise and cutting edge technology. I would like to conclude by saying that the way we do this business has changed, but at the end of the day, real estate is still a people’s business. Portals can provide unlimited information, technology can provide a national and a global connect but all this cannot match to the human skills of negotiating and understanding what a customer actually wants. So though our industry is experiencing a phenomenal change since the start of the 21st century which has led to some major transformations, it will only be of value addition to the brokers and not their replacement. LINK: http://realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com/realty-check/are-real-estate-brokers-still-relevant-in-today-s-market/988
Name of the Region Broker Office Name Associate Name
RE/MAX Gujarat RE/MAX Metro Anant P Agrawal
RE/MAX Gujarat RE/MAX Red REALTOR Dilipbhai Ravlani
RE/MAX Greater Vishakha RE/MAX Vision Solutions Vangapalli Jhansi Rani
RE/MAX Rest Of Tamil Nadu RE/MAX First Choice M Velmurugan
RE/MAX Mumbai RE/MAX Properties Plus Sandeep Didwania
RE/MAX Rest of Tamil Nadu RE/MAX First Choice A Ganeshan
RE/MAX Gujarat RE/MAX Realty Solutions Nilay Vaghela
RE/MAX Gujarat RE/MAX Realty Solutions Hardik Babariya
Region Name Office Name Associate Name
RE/MAX Punjab A RE/MAX General Estates Chetan Chopra
RE/MAX UP - Central RE/MAX Signature Realty Sandeep Dixit
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