Does RE/MAX Regional have the right to change the required and authorized services for a Remax office?
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.
If you operate your Office exclusively as a commercial real estate franchise, you will be required to sign the Commercial Office Addendum (Exhibit A-3) which will restrict you from offering or engaging in residential real estate brokerage services. Residential Property means real property on which is located, or intended to be located, residential structures containing 4 dwelling units or less.
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, RE/MAX Regional has the right to modify the services a franchisee is required to offer. Specifically, your Remax 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.
Remax franchisees are required to offer all services that RE/MAX Regional designates as required services. RE/MAX Regional has the unlimited right to change these required and authorized services from time to time. This means that Remax can add or remove services that franchisees must provide, which could impact the franchisee's business model and revenue streams.
If a franchisee operates their office exclusively as a commercial real estate franchise, they will be required to sign the Commercial Office Addendum, which restricts them from offering or engaging in residential real estate brokerage services. Residential Property is defined as real property on which is located, or intended to be located, residential structures containing 4 dwelling units or less. This ensures that commercial-only franchises focus solely on commercial properties, while other franchises can offer both commercial and residential services.