Christopher Alexander introduced he was stepping down from his position after simply over three years as RE/MAX faces ongoing struggles with income and agent rely.
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RE/MAX introduced extra modifications to its management crew this week as Christopher Alexander stepped down as president of RE/MAX Canada, the corporate introduced in a press release.
Alexander will stay with the franchisor as a brokerage proprietor and can start consulting with RE/MAX Europe. RE/MAX Holdings CEO Erik Carlson will take over the position as soon as Alexander transitions out of it in March.
Alexander had served within the position since 2021, and RE/MAX famous that the repositioning was voluntary.
“We want to thank Christopher for his many significant contributions to RE/MAX Canada and look forward to building on the strong foundation in place,” Carlson stated in a press release. “The regional team remains focused on delivering world-class support to the outstanding network of local RE/MAX brokerages and agents.”
The change comes as RE/MAX battles ongoing declines in income and a lack of brokers in North America, in addition to different management modifications.
Amy Lessinger stepped down as president of RE/MAX in January, lower than a yr after she took the reins from Nick Bailey. Bailey left the position in February 2024.
Greater than 3,600 brokers, or 6.5 %, departed between Q3 2023 and Q3 2024. The model’s agent rely grew barely globally throughout that point by 174 brokers.
Carlson famous that RE/MAX stays a pacesetter in Canada, the place agent rely ticked up over the previous yr regardless of the closure of 30 RE/MAX Canada places of work within the nation.
“Thanks in large part to Christopher’s efforts, RE/MAX continues to maintain its No. 1 market share in residential transaction sides and has grown its agent count to an all-time high in Canada,” Carlson stated. The ability of the model stays within the high quality and caliber of RE/MAX broker-owners and gross sales associates, who attempt day by day to ship the most effective expertise in actual property to homebuyers and sellers.”
“It has been the greatest honor of my career to lead this organization in Canada,” Alexander stated in a press release. “The most rewarding part of this role has been collaborating daily with the exceptional, industry-leading entrepreneurs who make up the RE/MAX network.”
