RE/MAX franchiser buys RE/MAX franchisee

RE/MAX International, a global real estate franchiser, today announced the acquisition of RE/MAX Northwest, the largest RE/MAX franchise operation in Washington with 320 agents working in six offices.

Dave Liniger, RE/MAX co-founder and chairman, said in a statement, "We plan to provide the support services RE/MAX is famous for, but for the agents, business will continue as usual. There will be no name change and no change in personnel."

Gary Hackney, one of the three owners of RE/MAX Northwest who purchased the operation in 2002, said that the company is the third large franchise operation that RE/MAX International has acquired in the past seven years.

"It is a wonderful opportunity for us to be able to team up with the franchiser and be able to build a brand name," Hackney said.

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