Howdy from Sunny Las Vegas!

Tuesday was the first official day of the RE/MAX International Convention and it was unbelievable. The day began with a great review of RE/MAX then and now with a presentation as to where we were in 1973 and where we stand today. This marks the 35th anniversary of RE/MAX and at every convention they roll out great tools, technology and information for agents to embrace for the coming year. We can’t forget last year’s convention where they rolled out RE/MAX University with Agent Training on Demand (ATOD) which now is home to hundreds of the best training programs available in real estate. At this convention they announced the new training program they are rolling out with Brian Buffini called the Ultimate Agent. For the past year and half more then 30 of you have graduated from our Buffini’s 100 Days to Greatness program. Now they’ve developed the Ultimate Agent program for agents who have completed 100 Days to Greatness or agents who are looking to find a way to break through the $100K, $200K or even $500K a year ceiling. We saw a preview of this program today and cannot wait to bring it to RE/MAX Prestige. Dave Liniger also introduced RE/MAX 365. RE/MAX 365 is a year-long, aggressive campaign featuring the most relevant education, information and tools that agents need to survive and thrive in a changing market.
The program includes special broadcasts and live "Town Hall" meetings on RSN, targeted peer studies on ATOD and focused education from Brian Buffini, plus specialized tools from RE/MAX International that work for agents 365 days a year. We were also very excited to find out that Dave Liniger, founder of RE/MAX International now has a blog on RE/MAX Mainstreet. Now you can login each week to find out Dave's perspective on today's market. All in all, it's turning out to be a great convention. Right before writing this email, Andrew and I even had the pleasure of meeting and spending time with co-founder of RE/MAX, Gail Liniger. Rest assured that we are taking lots of notes so that we can come back armed with more tools, more technology, more information to offer our agents and loan originators new ways to grow their businesses.