Brian Matthews
Website: resaletorontohomes.ca
Phone: 416-588-6777
Fax: 416-588-3364
Email: bmatthews@remaxwest.com

1973 RE/MAX is born when Dave and Gail Liniger, two 20-something real estate agents from Denver, Colorado, decide to develop a new real estate concept. They create RE/MAX an acronym for “real estate maximums”, a system that encourages quality real estate salespeople to realize their business potential
1975 The first franchise outside Colorado is established.
1979 Two Canadians, Frank Polzler and Walter Schneider contact Dave Liniger. They want to bring RE/MAX to Eastern Canada. Liniger agrees, and RE/MAX Ontario-Atlantic Canada is born.
1980

The number of RE/MAX Sales Associates triples in two short years. There is now a total of 3,000 RE/MAX Sales Associates in North America.

RE/MAX WEST establishes the 1st RE/MAX office in Eastern Canada.

1984 RE/MAX WEST takes over RE/MAX Traditional in High Park.
1988 The number of RE/MAX Sales Associates skyrockets to 20,000. RE/MAX becomes the NO. 1 real estate organization in Canada.
1989 RE/MAX WEST buys out RE/MAX Nice in the Kingsway.
1990 RE/MAX WEST acquires RE/MAX United in downtown Toronto and nears the 200 agent mark.
1991 RE/MAX offices open in the Caribbean.
1992 RE/MAX sponsors the Children’s Miracle Network, supporting children’s hospitals across North America. RE/MAX of Mexico is established.
1993 RE/MAX travels “across the pond” to Europe.
1994 The familiar RE/MAX sign appears in offices in Spain and South Africa.
1995 Italy, Israel and Germany join the RE/MAX network in Europe.
1997 At the quarter century mark there are now 48,000 RE/MAX Sales Associates in 2,900 offices around the world. RE/MAX’s global reach extends to Australia, Singapore, Turkey, the Southern United Kingdom, Scotland and Ireland.
1998 The Netherlands and Greece join the RE/MAX network.
1999 Prior to the new millennium Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Portugal and southern France join the RE/MAX network.
2000

The year 2000 brings Norway and Iceland to RE/MAX and takes the RE/MAX growth to over 62,000 RE/MAX Sales Associates situated in 3,500 offices in 32 countries and six continents.

RE/MAX WEST expands into Bolton, Ontario by purchasing Coldwell Banker Results. Agent count now approaching 300.

2001 RE/MAX is still growing, the RE/MAX network can be found in 38 countries with more than 67,965 sales associates in 4,029 offices.
2002 RE/MAX heads into 2002 with over 5,000 sales associates in the Ontario-Atlantic Canada region. RE/MAX sales associates across Canada have contributed over $12 million dollars to the Children's Miracle Network since the inception of the RE/MAX Miracle Home Program in 1992. RE/MAX heads into 2002 with over 80,000 sales associates worldwide.
2003 RE/MAX WEST goes East in Scarborough by purchasing Sutton Group Omega.
2004 RE/MAX WEST continues to grow and expand in both technology and sales associates and has expanded north in Thornhill by acquiring a RE/MAX All-Stars branch.
2005 RE/MAX WEST’s goal is to reach 500 by the end of 2005!