The real estate giant recorded a 29 per cent increase on sales volume over the last year and presented 180 awards to team members over a two-day convention that featured three top international speakers.

RE/MAX Malta Chairman Kevin Buttigieg this week announced that the company reached another key milestone in registering in its progression:  its 15th year of successive growth.

Addressing over 450 attendees on the first day of RE/MAX Malta’s 15 Year Anniversary Convention, Mr Buttigieg congratulated and thanked all of its franchise owners, managers, associates and staff for their belief in the company vision and augured them to continue focusing on its mission and objectives.

(Pictured above: Winner of Top Producing Office in Service fees Generated Per Capita, Mauro Sammut
from RE/MAX Affiliates Specialists Tigne Point together with 1st and 2nd runner ups, Joe Caruana Curran and Edith Camilleri)

Winner of Top Selling Associate, Service Fees Generated Kevin Deguara
from RE/MAX Blue harbour together with 1st and 2nd runner ups, Philip Incorvaja and Natalie Vella Bonello

“As markets have changed over the last 15 years, RE/MAX Malta has been the only company to register growth year-on-year throughout this period,” Mr Buttigieg highlighted. “This has not been a coincidence; it is the result of the fact we have concentrated on our training, technology and specialisation, and that we have hired true entrepreneurs to be our brand ambassadors.”

Company COO Jeffrey Buttigieg delivered a presentation to the group that shared his satisfaction that RE/MAX Malta is successfully delivering its transformational plan, as recently confirmed through an internal survey that showed an approval rating of over 90 per cent. He also released recent results from a customer satisfaction survey conducted at the beginning of the year, which details specific trends related to the market.  

Mr Buttigieg completed his presentation by announcing the upcoming launch of the company’s eagerly-awaited state-of-the-art real estate software, which will be released within two weeks. “As the company continues to grow, change is inevitable,” he continued. “However, if we have the right mechanisms in place with which we can measure service standards and continue to adapt, then the company will withstand any market changes – as we have done for the last 15 years.”

Joseph P Theuma and Edward Agius then each provided presentations of the company results for property sales and rentals during the business year 2018.

Then, Her Excellency Marie Louise Coleiro Preca paid a surprise visit to the convention, wherein she thanked RE/MAX for its support of the Malta Community Chest Fund and The President’s Trust during her term as the President of Malta.

The first day of the convention continued with a motivational talk by Nathan Farrugia, CEO of the Up Academy, and the company then announced the agents that registered for Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum certificates, before completing the day with a cocktail reception.

Manager and Co-Franchise owners  of RE/MAX Alliance Tigne, Gordon Valentino and Michael Bonello 
receiving office award for Top Producing Office, Service Fees Generated

The second day of the convention opened with a welcome for the three international speakers who would be each giving dual presentations through the course of the day: Nathan Dart, Jesse Peters and Taylor Conroy.

US-based Nathan Dart from Dart Homes kick-started the day’s presentations by sharing his secrets of real estate success honed through his extensive experience and entrepreneurial style.

Winnipeg RE/MAX Executives realtor Jesse Peters, better known as the ‘Social Savvy’ Realtor, then outlined how utilising the power of video, social media and virtual reality can become vital tools in the world of real estate.

Finally, entrepreneur, philanthropist and activist Taylor Conroy completed the speaker line-up with stories of his inspiring efforts in social enterprise and how to harness the power of empathy.

“The ample knowledge, techniques and ideas received by our agents from these nternational speakers over the last few days is not something that a real estate agent can get in a live presentation every day.. We are proud that, through our international network, we have access to such prominent speakers and can avail them to our network here in Malta,” Jeff Buttigieg concluded.

Before closing the convention with a cocktail reception, a number of RE/MAX Malta associates were presented with prestigious awards based on their achievements, as follows.

SALES AWARDS

TOP SELLING ASSOCIATE – SERVICE FEES GENERATED:

  1. Kevin Deguara RE/MAX Blue Harbour
  2. Philip Incorvaja RE/MAX Affiliates, Specialists, Tigne Point
  3. Nathalie Vella Bonello RE/MAX Alliance, Mosta

SALES ASSOCIATES – TOP KONVENJI SIGNED

  1. Jervis Galea RE/MAX Affiliates, Advantage, MSIDA

TOP PRODUCING OFFICE – SERVICE FEES PER CAPITA PER DAY

      1. RE/MAX Affiliates Specialists – Tigne Point – Mauro Sammut, Manager/Franchise Owner
      2. RE/MAX Affiliates Executives – Ta’L-Ibrag, Joe Caruana Curran, Manager/Franchise Owner
      3. RE/MAX Affiliates Property Centre – Gozo, Edith Camilleri, Manager
Trevor Gauci Maestre (4th from left) receiving award for Top Letting Associate
for both commercial and residential letting.

TOP PRODUCING OFFICE – SERVICE FEES GENERATED

  1. RE/MAX Alliance – Tigne, Gordon Valentino, Manager/Franchise Owner
  2. RE/MAX Alliance – The Strand, Angelo D’arrigo, Manager/Franchise Owner
  3. RE/MAX Affiliates Specialists -Tigne Point, Mauro Sammut, Manager/Franchise Owner

TOP SELLING OFFICE – SALES VOLUME

  1. RE/MAX Alliance – Tigne, Gordon Valentino, Manager/Franchise Owner

OWN LISTINGS SOLD

  1. Jervis Galea RE/MAX Affiliates, Advantage, MSIDA

TOP EXCLUSIVE SOLD

  1. James Mallia RE/MAX Alliance, Pender

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR HIGHEST NR. OF TRANSACTIONS  (Letting)

  1. Romina Attard RE/MAX Lettings

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR HIGHEST SERVICE FEES GENERATED (Letting)

  1. Romina Attard RE/MAX Lettings

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR HIGHEST NR OF SIGNED PROMISES OF SALES

  1. Joseph Cassar RE/MAX Affiliates, Property Centre – Gozo

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR HIGHEST SERVICE FEES GENERATED

  1. Ludwig D’Amato RE/MAX Affiliates, St Julians

RE/MAX EXCELLENCE AWARD

  1. Chantelle Frendo Cumbo RE/MAX Affiliates, St Julian’s

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AWARD

  1. Edith Camilleri – Manager RE/MAX Affiliates, Property Centre, Gozo
Edith Camilleri, Manager of RE/MAX Affiliates Gozo, receiving a SPECIAL AWARD from the RE/MAX management for 
Outstanding Performance in 2018.

TOP LETTING ASSOCIATE – SERVICE FEES GENERATED

(Residential and Commercial combined)

  1. Trevor Gauci Maistre
  2. Simon Rajan Bharwani
  3. Fabian Sacco

TOP LETTING ASSOCIATE – SERVICE FEES GENERATED

(Residential only)

  1. Barbara Elekes

TOP LETTING ASSOCIATE – NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS

(Residential and Commercial combined)

  1. Jolene Bugeja
  2. Barbara Elekes
  3. Fleur Muscat