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January-February 2014

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1) From the Chairman’s Desk 2) From the Vice Chairman’s Desk 3) News from RE/MAX India 4) News from RE/MAX Academy of Real Estate 5) Events to look forward to 6) What’s new in Marketing and Social Media

7) The Press Buzz 8) News from our Regions 9) News from RE/MAX, LLC

10) The RE/MAX Spotlight 11) Heroes of RE/MAX India 12) Top Listings

13) New Broker Offices & Broker Associates 14) Realty Bytes

From the Chairman’s desk A big hello to all of you from Vegas, Saloni and I are super excited about being here with the RE/MAX family from around the world! As I write to all of you from here, I am overwhelmed looking at what all we have managed to achieve in the very

first two months of 2014! The month of January marked the completion of 5 years of RE/MAX in India, quite a milestone for each one of us and we at RE/MAX India are extremely thankful to all the Regional Owners, Regional Staff, Broker Owners & Broker Associates who joined us for the celebrations on the 19th, it was indeed a fun filled event. The celebrations were followed by a Regional Owners Review Meet wherein discussions on franchise sales, staff recruitment and training took center stage. In addition to the 5th Anniversary celebrations, another big milestone achieved in the month of January was the launch of a full fledged Agent Training program by the RE/MAX Academy of Real Estate for which a Train-the-Trainer with all the regional representatives was done and the first batch was launched successfully for Agents of RE/MAX Delhi NCR. This Agent training program will be replicated in each of the regions by the regional trainers. I am sure that each one of you will benefit from this excellent initiative taken up by our training team at the

Headquarters. During the same time as the Train-the-Trainer for the Agent training program was conducted, we also had a Franchise Sales workshop which was conducted for Franchise Sales Consultants from the regions. February turned out to be an out and out training month for us at the National Headquarters which saw the first couple of weeks of the Continuing Agent training program being conducted as well as 5 days of Regional Owners Management training and 6 days of Franchise Owners Management training. While we had different sets of individuals getting trained with us at our Headquarters, we also had a group of Regional Owners/Directors comprising of Sahil Kapoor, Manan Choksi, Raj Koneru, C K Taneja & Joshua from India go to the World Headquarters for Regional Owners Management training which I am sure would have left them enriched and highly motivated. With the recent approval of the Real Estate (Regulation & Development bill) 2013 in the Union Cabinet, we can now look forward to words like timely delivery of projects, fair play in real estate, protection of the customers interests becoming a reality and our vision at RE/MAX India of professionalizing the Real Estate industry would be further complemented by this bill. We have a little write up in our Realty Bytes section on this, so please read up on it. For all those who are here for the convention, brace yourselves for a lot of fun! Regards Sam Chopra


From the Vice Chairman’s desk I still can’t believe that we have completed five years, it really does seem like it was yesterday when we signed our first few Master Regional Franchises, did our first convention in Jim Corbett with our first 100 Affiliates, won our first award as the “Fastest

growing Real Estate Franchises” and so on…when we look at the past 5 years, both Sam & I feel really proud of what all of us have been through together and achieved. It is for this very reason that we decided to pen down all of it in a magazine called “Exploring the journey so far”. The magazine is actually a treat to read as it really is a trip down the memory lane for all of us, so if you haven’t got your own copy yet then please get in touch with our team at the Headquarters. I would like to make a mention of the special guests who joined us for our 5th year celebrations at the Headquarters which did not only include the Regional Owners & Regional Staff but a few special Franchise

Owners like Anand, Prashant & Rohitraj as well. It was a pleasure having all of them join us for the celebrations! The newsletter of January & February talks about some new features that have been added on the website like the sellers portal, newsroom etc which you can check out in the “What’s new in marketing” section. We also have a special feature in our spotlight section on Mukundrajan who was declared as the winner of the “Most Promising Broker” for 2013 for crossing the 20 Agents mark. We hope you find reading all this and a lot more of regional and national updates interesting and informative! With the registration for the 5th RE/MAX Realty Rendezvous being held in Ahmedabad open, we would urge all of you to avail the early bird registration rate which is valid only till the 15th of March.

Regards Saloni Chopra

Key Events This Month

Continuing Agent Training Program RE/MAX India HQ Date : 3rd, 10th & 19th March

Broker Associate Management Training - Batch 2 RE/MAX India HQ Date : 11th to 15th March

Sharing of Best Practices Webinar Go To Webinar (Online) Date: 19th March

Franchise Sales Workshop RE/MAX India HQ Date : 24th to 29th March

Search Engine Optimization Go To Webinar (Online) Date: 28th March


News from RE/MAX India Headquarters

RE/MAX India celebrates its 5th Anniversary! The think tanks meet for Q1 Regional Owners Review Meet!

We express our sincere thanks to all the members of the RE/MAX family who joined us for the 5th anniversary celebrations, your presence made the event a fun filled networking event. The Chairman’s speech at the event had everyone in attendance reminiscing about the journey of 5 years that RE/MAX India has been through, his talk had each one of us reliving all the moments of happiness, struggle, splendor and challenges that we have faced in our journey so far and ensured that we were longing for making the coming years as much fun as the first five. . We would like to extend a special thank you to Larry Oberly, Vice President – Global Development for spending some quality time through a webinar with the Regional Owners & Regional Staff. His motivational talk and appreciation of the work put in by the Chairman, Vice Chairman & the Regional Owners had all of us pumped up and rearing to achieve our goals in 2014. Cheers to the next five!

RE/MAX India organized it’s Q1 Regional Owners Review Meet at its National Headquarters post its 5th Anniversary celebrations. The meeting was attended by Sam Chopra, Saloni Chopra, Manpreet Grewal, Puneet Verma, Sahil Kapoor, Anmol Aggarwal, Manan Choksi, Aashil Patel, Bakianathun, Raj Koneru, Sumanth, Pranav Pandya, and some special guests like Anand Choksi, Rohitraj Keswani, Prashant Nair & Sukhjinder. The meeting focused basically on team recruitment and franchises sales. There were sessions taken up by Manpreet Grewal & Puneet Verma and also by some of the Regional Owners and Broker Owners on sharing of best practices from their regions & broker offices respectively. The team of Regional Owners had a good fulfilling day learning, networking, posing in RE/MAX jackets and spending some quality time at the Headquarters. We look forward to seeing the think tanks get together on the 11th of April in Ahmedabad for the Q2 Regional Owners Review Meet.


Unveiling of RE/MAX INDIA’S HISTORY

The launch of the RE/MAX History magazine unveiling the RE/MAX India story till now.

USE THE HISTORY MAGAZINE TO PROMOTE YOURSELF! LET THIS MAGAZINE SPEAK FOR THE CREDIBILITY & NETWORK THAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE FOR YOUR CLIENTS & DEVELOPERS!

Hurry and order your own copies so that you can read and use them as marketing/ promotional material!

Write to [email protected] or call on 9654965011 for ordering your copies!

The year started with the launch of a magazine called “Exploring the journey so far”, a magazine which gives an insight on RE/MAX India’s journey in the past 5 years. The magazine unveils the stories of how the RE/MAX India team with continuous guidance and support of the Chairman and the Vice- Chairman worked towards their dream of changing the face of the Real Estate industry in India by working towards professionalizing it. The magazine is an in depth description of what all went into the making of this network which today stands tall with 100 offices in 35+ cities; the success stories, the challenges, the hard work put in by the Affiliates and so much more.

The magazine also highlights the recognition and awards that RE/MAX India has earned for itself in the last five years and how every member of the RE/MAX family has contributed at each level. RE/MAX India would like to extend a heartfelt gratitude to everyone who in some or the other way has contributed in helping RE/MAX India achieve national and international awards by organizations like Franchise India, Zee Business, NDTV Profit, APEA and many more .

In addition to ordering your copies, you can also access an online version of the same from the link provided below.

Link: http://issuu.com/remaxindia/docs/remax_in_india

mailto:[email protected]

http://issuu.com/remaxindia/docs/remax_in_india

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Inviting women Realtors in Indian Real Estate! With the wonderful thought of getting the people who actually are responsible for “making a house into home” to the brokerage business, Manpreet Grewal along with Monika Patni, Broker Owner of RE/MAX Realty Investmart, Gurgaon conducted a session at the RE/MAX India Headquarters wherein aspiring women entrepreneurs, housewives and stay-at-home moms were invited and were shown the vision of achieving their dream of becoming independent and successful entrepreneurs by joining the Real Estate brokerage business. The session highlighted the fact of how flexi timings and the chance to be your own boss with RE/MAX can help them achieve their dreams and still maintain a healthy work-life balance. The session was very well received and two of the attendees

are already in the process of joining Monika and Manish’s office. RE/MAX India joins hands with C K & Raashi Taneja as the Regional Owners of RE/MAX Haryana!


Regional Owners/ Directors get trained at the World Headquarters!

With training being an integral part of the RE/MAX philosophy for success, the month of February saw Raj Koneru, Sahil Kapoor, Joshua, C K Taneja and Manan Choksi visit the world headquarters to attend the Regional Owners Management training. The training was thoroughly enjoyed by each one of the attendees and it prove to be just the very thing required by them to either kick start their regions or take their regions to the next level of success. It was great to see Regional Owner/Directors like Manan Choksi & Sahil Kapoor go back to the classroom in order to re-train and re-energize themselves! We wish each one of them all the very best for 2014!


News from RE/MAX Academy of Real Estate RE/MAX ACADEMY OF REAL ESTATE INTRODUCES THE FIRST EVER COMPREHENSIVE BROKER AGENT TRAINING PROGRAM FOR BROKERS IN INDIA RE/MAX Academy of Real Estate has introduced its first ever full fledged training program for Real Estate agents called “The Agent Training Program”. This Agent Training Program will give our Agents an opportunity to undergo various certification levels over a continued period of time. We kick started the Program by conducting a “Train-the-Trainer” for our regions in mid January and have finished the first level of training for our first batch of Real Estate Agents. We have introduced this platform keeping in mind the potential of our training program to offer more than just an opportunity to develop new skills. “The Agent Training Program” aims to inspire a new enthusiasm in its participants; a desire to explore new avenues and concepts that can improve a Real Estate Agents’ understanding of the opportunities in the Real Estate sector. The Agent Training program has various certification levels like the Agent Management Training, Follow up Agent Training, Continuing Agent Training program etc. From training on topics like basics & documentation in Real Estate, lead generation & marketing, taxation in Real Estate, land laws, market mapping, exclusive mandates to gaining International designations; the Agent training program is the ideal concoction of what an Agent requires to become successful in this lucrative industry. This Training Program aims at transforming a Real Estate Broker into a Real Estate Consultant by equipping an Agent with the requisite skills and knowledge required to become a Consultant to a Buyer or a Seller. In the absence of regulation and training in this industry which offers huge potential to everybody, a comprehensive training program with a blend of theoretical and practical knowledge is the need of the hour and our new training program will address this very need. The vision of RE/MAX India is to change the face of the Real Estate industry in India by professionalizing it, setting up of our own training academy is our means to achieve this end. We have decided to take this new Agent training program to the industry and it will be open to all those fresher’s to Real Estate who want to start their career in this industry on the right foot and all those Agents who are currently in the industry and are wanting to take their business to the next level by honing their knowledge and skills. LINK: www.remax.in/rare

http://www.remax.in/rare


RE/MAX INDIA WITH IT’S FIRST BATCH OF BROKER ASSOCIATE MANAGEMENT TRAINEES AT THE HEADQUATERS IN GURGAON

Regional Owners & Broker Owners get trained at the National Headquarters! The month of February saw new Regional Owners and Franchise Owners getting trained on all aspects of how a successful RE/MAX operation is run! From franchise sales, recruitment, retention, office budgeting, business plan, workshops on running cost effective operations, studying financials, basics in Real Estate to understanding the tools of RE/MAX; the Franchise Owners spent quality time at the National Headquarters understanding how to kick start operations in their respective regions! We wish them all the very best in making RE/MAX a household name in their cities!


Testimonials for training sessions held at the National and International Headquarters I got more knowledge in one week by attending the BA training program than I got from two years of experience. Sanjeev Chauhan

Worth every second of it to attend the BA training. Must for anyone looking to join real estate industry. Pankaj Saini

Let me start by thanking you for the extensive & valuable training environment provided to all the fresh BAs joined this industry. While for some of the experienced BAs, it may have seemed repetition of information, for most of the newly appointed BAs this was much appreciated and much needed to kick start their career in this industry. The content covered was vast enough to give all of us the confidence to cover most queries from the seller-perspective & buyer-perspective. Moreover, with the CAT Programme also aligned to the life-cycle of a BA, the exposure is bound to help all of us in our association with RE/MAX.

Vimal Kalra

The training in Denver has been a great learning experience and excellent opportunity to interact with other Regional Owners from across the world (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Uganda, Kenya, China, Western Canada). Now we know the true potential of our Regions. I loved the sessions on Leadership, Franchise Sales, understanding your prospect, creating Win-Win situations. The most exciting part was the interactive games which were played to show how to create Win-Win situations. I am confident that I am now armed with the ammunition required to win Haryana and paint it Red-White-Blue.

C. K. Taneja

I had a very good experience in the one week of Franchise Owners training where I experienced a very warm welcome and training on almost each and every point which will help me to form a good broker office and make me a leader of my BA’s.

Rajesh Gupta (BO)

I have learnt so much from the Franchise Owners training program. It has given me a lot of confidence and passion.

G Ashok Kumar

Training program and the trainers are amazing. I learnt how RE/MAX business operates and the way it can be implemented in our office. Manpreet Grewal is so enthusiastic and passionate in the training sessions and makes them very interactive and lively. These days were life changing!

S. Saravana Kumar

I had a very good experience in Franchise Owners training. It has removed my stage fear and built up confidence in me.


Dhanalakshmi

The Franchise Owners training module has been very well designed. The facilities that were provided were excellent and the training material is very useful. I believe that training is essential to be successful.

K V Kale

It was a very good experience and I got to know about my capabilities. I got to know so much about RE/MAX and a lot of motivation from the session. The atmosphere provided to us was very motivating.

P Rajeshwari

National Webinars Franchise Sales Workshop

The months of January & February saw a number of online webinars being conducted by RE/MAX Academy of Real Estate on various topics like “Working with sellers”, “Optimize your online marketing using facebook” and new joinee webinars for all the new members that joined the RE/MAX family in January & February. A number of such more webinars are in schedule for the coming months as well. So, stay tuned for the webinar e-mailers from the Headquarters for more information and ensures maximum participation from your regions!

The month of January saw multiple training sessions being conducted at the RE/MAX India Headquarters, one of which was exclusively on franchise sales conducted by Puneet Verma, Sahil Kapoor, Parul Chaudhary and Anmol Aggrawal which was attended by franchise sales consultants from different regions as well as some Regional Owners. Topics covered included reasons for franchise sales success, the franchise sales process, job roles of franchises sales consultant, telephone etiquettes and tele-calling tips, stories on franchise sales and the workshop was concluded with role plays on tele-calling and face to face meetings. A major stress was given on the practical know how of the sales processes and a number of mock sessions were a part of the workshop which were thoroughly enjoyed by the attendees. These training sessions are conducted with the sole motive of development of the RE/MAX regions into profitable centres and are an answer to all the problems the franchise sale people face while dealing with prospects.


EVENTS TO LOOK FORWARD TO

Registration is now open for the 5th Annual Convention of RE/MAX India!!! Ahmedabad Calling!!!


Check out what’s new in Marketing and Social Media at RE/MAX India

MEDIA ROOM VIDEO GALLERY Newsletters’ Archive: New to RE/MAX or missed out on reading one of our monthly newsletters?? Don’t worry!! We have a solution for you which are now a click away. The Online Marketing department at RE/MAX India now brings to you an archive for all the past newsletters as well as for the ones which will be taken out… now you can remain abreast of what is happening at your convenience online!

Another tab added on the RE/MAX India website is the video gallery tab. This in particular is a gallery for all the videos that are uploaded on RE/MAX India’s YouTube channel. This definitely would be an easy access for all the users to keep them updated with all the recent news and activities at the Headquarters. The video gallery gives a complete coverage on what all has made RE/MAX India the country’s fastest growing Real Estate Franchising network.

NEWSROOM Seller’s Portal Gone LIVE…! The Online marketing team at RE/MAX India now gives all its website (www.remax.in) viewers a direct access to all the latest articles written by RE/MAX India and all the media coverage that RE/MAX India gets featured in. The link connects you to all the news that RE/MAX has been making in some leading newspapers like Economic Times, Times of India, Business India, Financial Express, Hindu Business line, Indian express etc.

www.remax.in now gives a customer an opportunity to find a buyer or a renter for their home. This particular section on the website now helps the seller find a potential buyer by simply filling out an enquiry form which requires them to furnish basic information such as location, property type and the number of rooms. With the addition of this new feature, sellers who do not know a RE/MAX Agent in their location will still be able to avail the services of a RE/MAX Agent! Kudos to the online marketing team at RE/MAX India for their constant innovations & additions!

Visit: http://remax.in/sellersportal.aspx

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RE/MAX India Facebook page The Press Buzz

Great news!! Our facebook likes for our page www.facebook.com/remaxindia have gone upto a whopping 21, 000+ likes!! Facebook being one of the most widely used social media platforms these days, this figure surely gives an insight into the increasing popularity of the RE/MAX India page online.

Greater Kashmir

30th January , 2014

The Kashmir Post

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The Times of India,

26th December, 2014

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Estate Avenues February

Greater Kashmir February

The Indian Express February

The Times of India February


PR News Wire February

Myproperty.com February

Kashmir Post February

Rising Kashmir February


News from our Regions

RE/MAX DELHI NCR 60 Minutes with RE/MAX

RE/MAX Edge started the year by having a Discovery Day in their office. Following the RE/MAX business model where the key to success is Recruiting, Networking, Educating and Collaborating, RE/MAX Edge conducted Discovery Days in its office.

The Discovery Day was attended by prospects from varied backgrounds like Real Estate Sector, Banking Sector, and Financial Investment Sector etc.

The Discovery Day presented the attendees an opportunity to associate with RE/MAX as Agent Entrepreneur.

We wish RE/MAX Edge all the very best!!

HERE WE GROW AGAIN...!

With Mr. Anoop Nahar as the Franchise Owner of RE/MAX Highrise Realty, the RE/MAX Delhi NCR region kick started the New year by strengthening its foothold in the region. The highly motivated franchise owner initiated his journey with RE/MAX by being a part of the Broker Owner Management Training at the National Headquarters with other RE/MAX Affiliates. Mr. Nahar would be operating from a very prime location in Kailash Colony.

We would like to congratulate the new franchise owner and extend a warm welcome to the vibrant family at RE/MAX.


The Broker Owners of Delhi NCR region took a lot of marketing initiatives in the month of February. RE/MAX Galaxy Realty made an effective use of canopy as a marketing tool and was seen conducting activities in the New Friends Colony Community Center.

Also the new agents that have recently joined the network went through induction training at the RE/MAX Delhi NCR regional office.

RE/MAX J&K RE/MAX Jammu and Kashmir has been featured in some leading newspapers of the region like The Kashmir Monitor. It is overwhelming that in its very few days of official announcement of RE/MAX entering into the state of Jammu and Kashmir, the region received a good number of queries from some well- known Real Estate and Construction businesses across the state. It is indeed a commendable achievement that the team and the regional owner Mr. Abuzar Ghani can be proud of.

In its endeavor to achieve the vision of changing the face of the Real Estate in Jammu and Kashmir, the collaboration with these private and semi government organizations is something that can be looked upon in the near future.

Here’s to wishing all the very best to the regional owner and we hope to see RE/MAX Jammu and Kashmir achieving outstanding results soon!!


RE/MAX MGM

The team of RE/MAX MGM was invited by ARVIND INFRASTRUCUTERS, a real estate developer of the region to carry discussions and work on tie-ups with various RE/MAX Brokers on their upcoming projects.

The meeting saw a discussion of the project details, business plans and marketing strategies for the same. RE/MAX India would like to congratulate the region for being a part of every such initiatives that make RE/MAX a success in their region.

RE/MAX MGM made a recent tie up with Green Blossom and JP ISCON Group to market their properties.

Please feel free to contact Tanmay Mehta ([email protected]) or Pranav Pandya ([email protected]) from the RE/MAX MGM team for any query or information related to various tie-ups that they with some reputed builders of Ahmedabad

RE/MAX MGM has another unique “PROPERTY LISTING SCHEME” for all its agents to upload quality listings with a target to surpass the listings of other portals and will initially spend Rs. 50,000 as award money.

SO GRAB THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY AND UPLOAD MORE LISTINGS!

In the month of February, RE/MAX MGM conducted training sessions on “Idea’s for Lead Generation” and “Fall in love with Online customers” giving the associates ideas on generating more revenues by using these unique methods.

To increase the network presence, potential franchisors from different regions of Gujrat and Maharashtra were invited to the regional office to have meetings with the regional owners. During the same, they were also taken to RE/MAX office visits showing them a bigger picture of how RE/MAX MGM operates.

Meetings were done with the Ahmedabad Estate Broker Association Committee with the agenda “License for Brokers”. The month also saw the monthly Broker owner meeting wherein the targets and activities for the month were discussed and reviewed.




RE/MAX CHHATTISGARH RE/MAX India congratulates RE/MAX Chhattisgarh for completing 2 successful years in the RE/MAX network. They started the month with celebrations followed by employee appreciations boosting their employee’s morale and making all of them a part of the occasion.

RE/MAX Chhattisgarh took its training initiatives to another level by joining hands with the NAR India chapter in Chhattisgarh to conduct a seminar on “Legal issues and Customer Relations in Real Estate”, the session was well received and we wish the region all the very best for their efforts to upskill the industry at large.

RE/MAX India would again like to congratulate the team of RE/MAX Chhattisgarh for their successful roadshow “Worst to best in Real Estate”. We acknowledge all these efforts taken by the regional team and look forward to many of such events in the coming times.


News From RE/MAX, LLC

RE/MAX Weekly Get hold of the latest network updates and announcements and in depth stories of the best brokers and agents in real estate from the RE/MAX World Headquarters.

LINK: https://www.remax.net/News/Pages/default.aspx

Quick hit for Manager: a video by Brian Buffini sharing what it takes to recruit top producers to your brokerage. Watch the video featuring Brian Buffini, a Real Estate coach where he shares about what it takes to recruit top producers to your brokerage. The video shares the extraordinary things that a RE/MAX agent would know and others won’t know. Click on the link below to watch the video and know the detailed version for the same:

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RE/MAX PUNJAB RE/MAX BENGALURU

The region of RE/MAX Punjab was seen conducting events for the promotion of their agents. It also gave the attendees an opportunity to associate with RE/MAX at the Franchise or Agent entrepreneur level.

RE/MAX India wishes the regional team all the very best and hopes to see a good number prospects joining hands with them at the Broker Associate as well as the Broker Owner level.

With the aim to strengthen the Franchise Sales team, RE/MAX Bengaluru is in action recruiting consultants with a good market knowledge and experience in the field of marketing.

The RE/MAX family extends a very warm welcome to Shyam Prasad G and we wish him all the very best for his future with RE/MAX!

https://www.remax.net/News/Pages/default.aspx

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THE RE/MAX SPOTLIGHT

On Sharing Best Practices, recruitment is one practice that is one major activity that promoted to the success of RE/MAX business model. So to share with us some of the best sources and practices of recruitment, we got Mukundarajan from RE/MAX Rightmove to answer a few questions, through which we can understand that how one can be successful when it comes to recruitments.

Q1. Could you please share with us the major sources/ activities that you used/did to recruit associates?

Ans. The main sources of database building for associates are:

a) Justdial.com b) Timesjob.com c) Naukari.com d) Monster.com e) OLX f) Sulekha.com g) Yellow Pages h) 99 acres i) magic bricks


j) Free Advertisements k) Quicker.

Q2. What is the profile of the Agents that you recruited? What background are they from?

Ans. For the profile of the agents, a major focus remains on associates who have worked as insurance agents in the past and fresher.

Q3. For a Broker Associate what is the unique proposition that you put forward to get them associated with you?

Ans. The unique proposition that we put forward to the associates to get linked with us is the one on one meetings that we conduct with them every week. This is majorly to tell them about the constant mentoring that would be provided to them as a part of the RE/MAX team. This is one value proposition that is not offered by anyone else in the market and this is something every fresher looks up. So a constant mentoring in terms of weekly one on one meeting with them is what attracts the associates to join our office. This is in addition to the state-of-the-art infrastructure, administrative support, large team at the office and other benefits that they get from joining our office.

Q4. What are the different activities or practices in specific that you follow for retaining the associates in your office?

Ans. The best practice that my office conducts for the purpose of retention is the Technology Training Program that is conducted by Ms. Punithaveni. This training program is provided to all the new Broker Associates that get linked to our network. This also provides them an insight on RE/MAX LLC and RE/MAX India. Technology is one of the best tools that RE/MAX provides to its associates and we thoroughly believe that every associate should use it to the maximum extent because these are one of the certain factors that will contribute to the high success rates of the associates. It also keeps them updated with the latest technology and creates an edge over others in the market. We have other things as well like training, mentoring, rewards etc that contribute to retention. On the whole, there are lot of small small things that are done in our office to maintain a lively and productive atmosphere.

Q5. How many agents are there in your office and how much of time is spent on them?

Ans. Our office in total has 26 agents. The time spent on each agent is minimum thirty minutes in order to get the best out of them.

Q6. What advice do you have for other RE/MAX affiliates that they can make use of in terms of Recruitment Practices for their office?

Ans. My advice to all the RE/MAX affiliates would be the proper utilization of the RE/MAX technology and the Webinars that are being organized at different levels. Technology is one of the most unique and the best tool provided by RE/MAX and its active and efficient usage reaps the very best results. The webinar sessions can be used as a tool for recruitment by having Agent prospects attend them. One thing that I would like to mention is this that recruiting requires consistent efforts and for a Broker Owner there is nothing more important than recruitment.


Heroes of the Month (January) RE/MAX reader of the month for December Top development person

#1 Nitin Agrawal

RE/MAX India #1 Vikas Tawar

RE/MAX Delhi NCR Top recruiters

#1 Mukundarajan Meganathan RE/MAX Right Move - (Chennai)

#2 Punya Arora RE/MAX Galaxy Realty (Delhi)

#2 Sukhjinder Singh & Harish Magon RE/MAX Complete Solution (Delhi)

Top listers

#1 Prabir Sarkar RE/MAX Agents @ Property Cart

#2 Pravesh Girla RE/MAX Aad Realty

#3 J. Jeyalaxmi RE/MAX Goodwill Realty


#1 Birav Shah RE/MAX Advantage

#2 Arun h G RE/MAX Ultimate

#3 Kalpesh Prajapati RE/MAX Advantage

TOP LISTINGS

Description: Centrally air conditioned office complex with comfortable and hygienic working conditions. Area available for Rent:1595 sq ft(2nd floor)

Broker Associate: Prabir Sarkar Broker Office: RE/MAX Agents @ Property Cart Region: Kolkata, West Bengal http://www.remax.in/Commercial-Retail-For-Rent-Lease-Kolkata-West-Bengal_504042003-25

Description: For sale new apartment, three apartments, 4 BHK, 5 Bath rooms, 2400 sq feet, 2 covered parking’s. Location: Near Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, 200 MTS from Trichy Road, Coimbatore.

Broker Associate: J. Jeyalaxmi Broker Office: RE/MAX Goodwill Realty Region: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu http://www.remax.in/AgentProfile.aspx?AgentID=539004002

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Realty Bytes Rules to be framed to New Land Acquisition Act JAIPUR: The state government’s revenue department is gearing up for framing rules for the new Land Acquisition Act that has come into force from January 1 this year.

The new Bill, who replaced the 119-year-old obsolete legislation, proposes a unified policy for acquisition of land and adequate rehabilitation mechanism for all affected persons.

The implementation of the new Act is a cumbersome process as a number of rules will have to be drafted both by the Centre and the states and also invites comment from stakeholders including industries, NGOs and civil society. The ministry of rural development that introduced the Bill and got it approved in both the Houses of Parliament would set up a rules committee at the central level and after that the state governments will follow the guidelines in framing rules. The Act has come into force from January 1, but it would be notified in April only.

“The state government will have to set up committees for framing the rules and this would involve several departments. Several bodies will have to be set up and the state government will have to set up a state level Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation And resettlement Authority that would hear dispute arising out of acquisition,” said Tapesh Panwar, principal secretary, revenue.

The state government will also have to establish social impact assessment unit, a full-fledged office for rehabilitation and resettlement and also a state-level monitoring body. The new Act has given freedom to the states to complement it with their own laws as long as the provision of the original law was not diluted. The new Act only set up the bottom line for fair

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compensation, rehabilitation and resettlement and the state would be free to improve it, said Panwar.

Panwar said there is a clause under which while acquiring land for the private companies the consent of 80% of the land owners will be required. He admitted that the consent of the 80% of the land owners and 70% consent of the landowners for public-private projects are cumbersome processes.

The new Act proposes that up to four times the market value should be paid to farmers and landowners for land acquired in rural areas and two times the market value in urban areas. In all such cases where notices under Section 4 and 6 were issued, the settlement of the compensation will be done according to the old Act and in such cases where the notices were not served to the land owners the compensation would be made under the new Act. The issue related to the land acquisition of 1,400 acres for the Mumbai-Delhi Industrial Corridor (DMIC) in Alwar district and also for the ring road in Jaipur will be done under the new Act. But all this will be done only after the local rules are framed.

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The Regulatory Bill: a boom for Indian Real Estate Market The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2013, has been recently approved by the Union Cabinet. The Bill provides for a uniform regulatory environment, to protect consumer interests, help speedy adjudication of disputes and ensure orderly growth of the real estate sector and has been much awaited by all aspiring home buyers. The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2013 is a pioneering initiative to protect the interest of consumers, to promote fair play in real estate transactions and to ensure timely execution of projects. The Bill has been prepared by the Government after extensive consultations with States, experts and stakeholders. The Bill has been supported by the States along with Ministry of Consumer Affairs, the Competition Commission and Tariff Commission among others.

The main features of the Draft Bill :

Applicability of the Bill:

The proposed Bill is limited in its applicability to residential real estate i.e. housing and any other independent use ancillary to housing. The two important definitions in this regard are: “real estate project means the development of a building or a building consisting of apartments, or converting an existing building or a part thereof into apartments, or the development of a colony into plots or apartments, as the case may be, for the purpose of selling all or some of the said apartments or plots or buildings and includes the development works there of” “apartment whether called dwelling unit, flat, premises, suite, tenement, unit or by any other name, means a separate and self-contained part of any immovable property located on one or more floors or any part thereof, in a building or on a plot of land, used or intended to be used for residential purposes, or for any other type of independent use ancillary to the purpose specified and includes any covered garage, whether or not adjacent to the building in which such apartment is located which has been provided by the promoter for the use of the

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allottee for parking any vehicle, or as the case may be, for the residence of any domestic help employed in such apartment”

Establishment of Real Estate Regulatory Authority:

Establishment of one or more ‘Real Estate Regulatory Authority’ in each State/UT, or one Authority for two or more States/UT, by the Appropriate Government, with specified functions, powers, and responsibilities to exercise oversight of real estate transactions, to appoint adjudicating officers to settle disputes between parties, and to impose penalty and interest.

Registration of Real Estate Projects and Registration of Real Estate Agents:

Mandatory registration of real estate projects and real estate agents who intend to sell any immovable property, with the Real Estate Regulatory Authority;

Mandatory Public Disclosure of all project details:

Mandatory public disclosure norms for all registered projects, including details of the promoters, project, layout plan, plan of development works, land status, carpet area and number of the apartments booked, status of the statutory approvals and disclosure of proforma agreements, names and addresses of the real estate agents, contractors, architect, structural engineer etc.

Functions and Duties of Promoter:

Duty of promoters towards disclosure of all relevant information and adherence to approved plans and project specifications, obligations regarding veracity of the advertisement for sale or prospectus, responsibility to rectify structural defects, and to refund moneys in cases of default;

Compulsory deposit of seventy percent or such lesser percent as notified by the Appropriate Government, to cover the construction cost of the project, of funds received by the Promoter, in a separate bank account:

Provision to compulsorily deposit seventy percent or such lesser percent as notified by the Appropriate Government, of the amounts realized for the real estate project from the allottees, from time to time, shall be deposited in a separate account to be maintained in a scheduled bank within a period of fifteen days of its realization to cover the cost of construction and shall be used only for that purpose.

Functions of Real Estate Agents:

Real estate agents not to facilitate the sale of immovable property which are not registered with the Authority required under the provisions of the Act, obligation to keep, maintain and preserve books of accounts, records and documents, obligation to not involve in any unfair trade practices, obligation to facilitate the possession of documents to allottees as entitled at the time of booking, and to comply with such other functions as specified by Rules made in that regard;

Rights and Duties of Allottees:


Right to obtain information relating to the property booked, to know stage-wise time schedule of project completion, claim possession of the apartment or plot or building as per promoter declaration, refund with interest in case of default by the promoter, and after possession entitled to necessary documents and plans. Duty of allottees to make necessary payments and carry out other responsibilities as per the agreement;

Functions of Real Estate Regulatory Authority:

The Authority to act as the nodal agency to co-ordinate efforts regarding development of the real estate sector and render necessary advice to the appropriate Government to ensure the growth and promotion of a transparent, efficient and competitive real estate sector;

Fast Track Dispute Settlement Mechanism:

Establishment of fast track dispute resolution mechanisms for settlement of disputes, through adjudicating officers (an officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the State Government) to be appointed by the Authority, and establishment of an Appellate Tribunal to hear appeals from the orders of the Authority and the adjudicating officer;

Establishment of Central Advisory Council:

Establishment of Central Advisory Council to advise the Central Government on matters concerning implementation of the Act, with a mandate to make recommendations on major questions of policy, protection of consumer interest and to foster growth and development of the real estate sector. The Council to have among others, five representatives of State Governments, to be selected by rotation;

Establishment of Real Estate Appellate Tribunal:

Establishment of Real Estate Appellate Tribunal, by the appropriate government to hear appeals from the orders or decisions or directions of the Authority and the adjudicating officer. The Appellate Tribunal is to be headed by a sitting or retired Judge of the High Court with one judicial and one administrative/technical member;

Punitive Provisions:

Punitive provisions including de-registration of the project and penalties in case of contravention of the provisions of the Bill or the orders of the Authority or the Tribunal;

Power to make Rules and Regulations:

Appropriate Government to have powers to make rules over subjects specified in the Bill, and the Regulatory Authority to have powers to make regulations. RM/RS

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