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As Hyderabad being the joint capital for both the states for 10 years, things continue to improve from the day of swearing in. Long pending ORR in phase 3 and phase 4 were connected. Begumpet saw a new fly over. IT, industries and other depending businesses continue to improve. Real estate industry which took biggest beating since last two or more years started slowly improving. Good governance will continue to move things up. City also saw some brand new multiplexes and malls. Infrastructure and other facilities like schools, hospitals, higher studies, shopping malls, hotels etc are abundant in Hyderabad and that makes it as a long term destination for investors. It also provides a proper mix of old cultural habits with the new gen – next requirements quite easily. 2015 will see the much awaited Hyderabad Metro rail which will make connectivity and distances much closer from different suburbs. If you are a long term investor, know how to study numbers, know the average government prices verses market value, stay invested in Hyderabad. 2015 will be a momentum mode for you; please do contact us for all real estate queries. Love and Regards, A Balajee Kumar RE/MAX Regional Owner abalajee@remax.in

Dear Readers, New Year Greetings from the Regional office! In 2014, Hyderabad has gone through fantastic changes. First of all, the long overdue of Telangana statehood was granted and that brought stability to political scenario in the state. Both the split states came up with a stable government by people’s choice.

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RE/MAX INTERNATIONAL NEWS RE/MAX Celebrates 20 Years of Industry-Leading Education

RE/MAX Sells Two International Master Franchises

Global real estate franchisor RE/MAX, LLC divided and sold their Caribbean and Central America (CCA) region today. The new owners of RE/MAX Caribbean and Central America are John and Lucinda Turley of Belize, and Ricardo and Teresa Cardenas of El Salvador. A new RE/MAX Dominican Republic region is now owned by Mélido and Marianela Marte of Santo Domingo.

The industry-leading education platform for RE/MAX Affiliates, now known as RE/MAX University (RU), celebrates 20 years of providing top-notch training that can be traced back to the introduction of the RE/MAX Satellite Network (RSN). RSN launched Nov. 1, 1994 and evolved into a learning tool that has been recognized more than 150 times by training industry experts. From the very beginning, RSN developed programming to help brokers gain an upper hand in their markets with courses in technology, recruiting and retention, professional designations, sales, business management and more.

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“These two new owner groups are the perfect region owners. Each of these individuals has been a successful member of the RE/MAX network for many years. This change in ownership feels like a natural progression that demonstrates the „Everybody Wins‟ philosophy at RE/MAX,” says Larry Oberly, Vice President, Global Development, RE/MAX, LLC.

RE/MAX Holdings Announces CEO Transition

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. (the “Company” or “RE/MAX”) (NYSE: RMAX), today announced that Margaret Kelly has decided to retire from her position as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and resign from the Board of Directors. The RE/MAX Board of Directors elected Dave Liniger, Chairman of the Board and Co-Founder, to the position of CEO. The changes are effective December 31, 2014.

Richard Covey, Lead Director of the Board of Directors, said, “The Board would like to thank Margaret

for her years of dedication, which helped make RE/MAX the industry leader it is today. The Company

also announced that the Board of Directors elected Karri Callahan as acting Chief Financial Officer,

effective December 31, 2014; Ms. Kelly had been the acting Chief Financial Officer.

Mr. Liniger said, “We owe Margaret our deepest gratitude for the contributions she has made over the last three decades. Her leadership during her tenure as CEO allowed us to emerge from the recent financial crisis as a stronger company and led us through an initial public offering. Due to Margaret‟s management, our business is performing exceptionally well and we‟re positioned to take advantage of the opportunities that lie ahead.” “I‟m grateful to have had the opportunity to be a part of the RE/MAX team over the last 28 years and honored to have led the company for the last nine years,” said Ms. Kelly. “RE/MAX has grown into one of the largest real estate franchise networks in the world due to the perseverance and commitment of our brokers and agents, who are passionate about helping their clients, achieve their real estate goals. I‟m proud of our many accomplishments and I‟m confident that Dave and the RE/MAX team will

continue to grow our network, our business and our brand into the future.”

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RE/MAX Newsroom Adds Valuable Resources

Remax.com, one of the most visited real estate franchise websites*, has added yet another resource

for visitors. An innovative online Newsroom designed with various audiences in mind, including

consumers, reporters and investors, features an expansive library of company history, journalist

resources and other industry related information. The Newsroom also includes links to newly created

social media sites dedicated solely to company and industry news.

RE/MAX INDIA NEWS

Congratulations! RE/MAX India Awarded in Multiple

North Central Real Estate Awards by Accommodation Times

RE/MAX India once again got recognized on 7th November for its contribution to the Indian Realty

Sector by winning the award for the “Best Business Practices in Real Estate” by Accommodation

Times. This is truly for every RE/MAX India member working hard & ethically at all the levels and

passionately believing in RE/MAX India‟s HIT Philosophy of Honesty-Integrity-Transparency!

The Accommodation Times North Central Real Estate Award Function has a glorious history and

oldest institution. Senior Bureaucrats, IAS officers, Fund houses, Investment Bankers and all trade

professional bodies participated in the function and by 1000 top honchos and who-is-who of the

industry.

Whether a journalist is looking for a story idea or an

investor is searching for background details on the

company, remax.com/newsroom serves as an invaluable

resource. It provides comprehensive company information

on historic facts, performance data and officer bios. A

variety of new technological capabilities provides users

with easy navigation and accessibility.

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Estate Summit & Awards 2014 by Franchise India RE/MAX India got recognized on 22nd December in two different categories at the National as well as Regional level at the 7th Annual Estate Awards by Franchise India! Ms. Shreya Mody and Ms. Manisha Mehta, Broker Owners of RE/MAX Matrix of Mumbai were awarded as the “Corporate Broker of the Year – West”. RE/MAX India got awarded as “Most Innovative Real Estate Consultant of the Year- National”

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Monthly Media coverage of RE/MAX in Publications

RE/MAX India, Founder & Chairman Exclusive profiling in Property Expert Magazine

An exclusive profiling of the Founder & Chairman of RE/MAX India, Mr. Sam Chopra got published in

the Property Expert Magazine which is one of the leading Real Estate monthly magazine. The

magazine is packed with pages of in-depth reports, surveys, analyses plus expert views on variety of

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Real Estate issues. The section covered the personal & professional lifestyle of the Chairman. To

read the complete edition of the magazine and the cover story use the below given link.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7sA88HB1uQNSGhQM0Z3MHNIOFk/edit?pli=1

RE/MAX India Executive Director shares views in The Tribune

Mr. Sahil Kapoor, Executive Director,

RE/MAX India featured in The Tribune-

Real Estate Property annual supplement,

that‟s the largest selling daily newspaper in

North India. It had the coverage on the

“Overall outlook of the Real Estate sector

of India in the year of 2014” where he

shared his views on this industry assessment

story in Real Estate.

http://epaper.tribuneindia.com/c/4146155

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RE/MAX India Executive Director Quotes in Mail Today – Property Mail

“Changing roles of brokerage firms in India” coverage has been on in the Mail Today - Property Mail Supplement where Mr. Sahil Kapoor, Executive Director, RE/MAX India shares quotes along with other spokespersons from the industry. The coverage was on how the brokerage firms have now

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become one-stop-shop for all the Real Estate needs of the customers and have made the home buying and selling process more convenient and manageable.

RE/MAX India Executive Director Quotes in Realty & More Magazine

For detailed coverage click http://www.realtynmore.com/ebook_dec14/

“Urgent requirement of mass housing in Kashmir in the aftermath of recent floods” stated Mr. Sahil Kapoor, Executive Director, RE/MAX India in the “Realty & More Magazine” for one of their cover story “Rebuilding Kashmir, Prefabbing a Paradise”.

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RE/MAX India Trainings in November – December 2014

Franchise Owners Management Training - FOMT

A houseful of Broker Owners & Franchise Sales team of RE/MAX Telangana along with their Regional Owner and the Asst. Regional Director of RE/MAX Rajasthan - 2, 3, 4 got trained at the Franchise Owners Management Training at the RE/MAX India headquarters learning the skills of successfully running their franchise operations at the RE/MAX Academy of Real Estate, India.

National Webinar Online Series of TAP, Part 3

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RE/MAX HYDERABAD, TELANGANA & SEEMANDHRA

Sri Avani Projects of RE/MAX Plus in Children Fair

RE/MAX Plus which is the key partner and promoters of Sri Avani Projects in Hyderabad participated in the Childrens Fair exhibition 2014 held in Hitex. Franchise Owner Mr. Jagadeesh Adasada with his vibrant team made the best opportunity to dwell in the show by putting up the stall with the project details and interacting with each and every visitor to the stall. They reported a good number of footfall and a overall good show with a good response. Wishing them good luck in closing good number of enquiries in the coming days!

RE/MAX Telangana Organizes Discovery Day

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The very new region of RE/MAX Telangana organized their first Discovery Day Show at Karimnagar on December 7th 2014. They had a good participation lot and are expecting to have some likeminded people joining their region as franchise office and business associates too. Mrs. Shylaja Adluri, one of the key partners in the region along with her sales team is working strategically to have a concrete follow-up with the interested lot.

RE/MAX Telangana Signs Ups 2 New Franchisees

We are sure and believe to their commitment to quality and best practice as in their earlier business will continue in their new business to stand the real estate profession in good stead. Here‟s wishing them many best wishes to make their offices successful in appointing many Business associates, closing more property transactions, making their customers and clients feel delighted and make more money.

SOME REALTY TIPS & BITES – House Warming - The ‘Pravesh’ of happiness in your life

Griha Pravesh is a ritual followed by all Hindus. On this day the owners and family members enter the new house at an auspicious time. It is said the each new acquisition is subject to various evil forces and jealousy. Griha-Pravesh puja is one such ceremony which is performed to conciliate with the gods

RE/MAX Telangana adds feathers to its cap by

appointing two new franchise offices in their

region in December 2014, RE/MAX Realty

Resource and RE/MAX Property Specialists.

Mr. Rahul Manchikanti is the franchise owner of

RE/MAX Realty Resource in Nalagonda and Mr.

Siv Rushyanth Bonam is the franchise owner of

RE/MAX Property Specialists in Suryapet.

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Few important Homas should be performed, like Ganapathy Homa, where the lord of Obstacle is

evoked to remove hindrances that prevent the path for entering the house. Ganesha smoothens the

and planets so that the inmates of the house are blessed with good fortune. Important pujas and Homas are conducted on that day. Priest services play a vital role in fixing an auspicious time and day as per the horoscope of the house owner. Types of House warming rituals Apoorva - House constructed on newly selected land. Sapoorva - Entering the house after a stay abroad or elsewhere or entering into a resold house. Dwandwah - House repaired/ renovated due to damage

caused by natural/ unnatural calamities.

All Gods reside in the 'Cow' so it is decorated and worshiped with flowers, turmeric and kumkum. Priest chants the mantra of Gow-Puja and the family members offer fruits and touch it asking for its blessings. Then the cow and calf is then taken to all rooms. If it is a flat then it is worshiped outside.

Another Puja is done for Threshold of God Ganapathy, Lakshmi and Saraswati as they reside in the Threshold

which is very important as it guards the owner.

Entering the house is also a procedure. First

the wife should carry a pot full of water and

enter the house placing her right feet. Then

her husband carrying a photo of Gods follows

her into the house.

Then the children‟s enter the house carrying

groceries which represent prosperity of the

family. Finally the relatives and guests enter.

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path throughout the life. The Navagraha Homa, where the word 'Griha' means planets. So our house

has the influence of all 9 planets. We should appease them and get their blessings to get good

protection from all ill effects of planets and dangers caused. The Lakshmi Homa, where goddess not

only gives prosperity but health too. She gives spiritual gains and beauty. After the Homas performed

priest is given fruits, flowers, betel leaves-nuts etc as a mark of respect followed by priest's blessings.

On the day of Griha Pravesh the owner with spouse and children should stay overnight. They should

not keep the house locked and in dark as it is considered to bring ill luck. Therefore, living in a house

should be considered only after all rituals are completed.

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