Are Remax franchisees required to offer all services that Remax Regional designates as required services?
Remax Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Your Office will be permitted to offer only the real estate brokerage and related services that RE/MAX Regional requires or authorizes from time to time for RE/MAX offices. You will be required to offer all services that RE/MAX Regional designates as required services. RE/MAX Regional will have the unlimited right to change these required and authorized services from time to time.
Source: Item 16 — Restrictions on What the Franchisee May Sell (FDD page 81)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Remax's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are required to offer all real estate brokerage and related services that RE/MAX Regional designates as required services. RE/MAX Regional retains the right to modify these required and authorized services at any time. This means a Remax franchisee must stay compliant with the service offerings mandated by the regional franchisor.
This requirement ensures consistency across Remax offices within a region, but it also means franchisees have limited autonomy in choosing which services to offer. A franchisee needs to be prepared to adapt their business model as RE/MAX Regional changes its service requirements. This could involve training staff, investing in new resources, or altering marketing strategies to accommodate new service offerings.
While Remax franchisees must offer the services RE/MAX Regional designates as required, they are permitted to offer only the real estate brokerage and related services that RE/MAX Regional requires or authorizes from time to time for RE/MAX offices. This suggests that Remax franchisees may have some flexibility in offering additional services beyond the required ones, provided they are authorized by RE/MAX Regional. A prospective franchisee should inquire about the process for requesting authorization to offer additional services and the criteria RE/MAX Regional uses to evaluate such requests.