The Malta Independent on Sunday
RE/MAX Malta’s annual convention the biggest yet
The RE/MAX Malta Annual Convention 2018 was the largest so far for the real estate agency. Held last month at the Radisson Blu Resort in St Julian’s, the event welcomed 450 RE/MAX affiliates to celebrate their achievements and to inspire them for the coming year. Following the theme “Unleash Your Potential”, the 2018 convention focused on how agents can realise their own career potential using the RE/MAX resources, support and network to its fullest. “The RE/MAX Annual Convention is another opportunity to thank the people behind another year of our success at RE/MAX Malta. Without the contribution of our managers, franchise owners, associates and staff, this company would be nothing,” RE/MAX Malta CEO Kevin Buttigieg said at the event. Hosted by XFM’s Oz & Jay, the convention included presentations from renowned guest speakers Paul Vincenti – RE/MAX exclusive International Coach and trainer, and Nathan Farrugia – CEO of Up Your Level. RE/MAX Malta Founders Kevin and Jeff Buttigieg addressed the audience, while Regional Letting Manager Edward Agius and General Manager Josie P Theuma outlined the performance achieved in the 2017 calendar year. “We are sure that 2018 will be another exceptional year, with each agent finding his/her inner strength and maximising their potential with the power of RE/MAX. We foresee the company gaining more market share and look forward to our 14th year of growth in commissions and personnel,” Kevin Buttigieg stated. RE/MAX COO Jeff Buttigieg urged the group to persevere and to hone their skills, telling them that if they go that extra mile with their self-improvement endeavours they will find several windows of opportunity in 2018. He stated: “Take advantage of the resources at your disposal and practise an extra 15 minutes a day as this could be the answer to achieve your greatest level of performance yet.” The group also celebrated the accomplishments of nine RE/MAX agents who were recently inducted to the RE/MAX International Hall of Fame, an award of excellence given to agents that have accumulated more than €1,000,000 worth of gross commissions over a period of five years or more. The reward was a panel discussion moderated by Mr Theuma. The company gave Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond Certificates to over 150 agents from the respective offices for their yearly performance, while the highlight of the convention was the Top Per- formance Awards, wherein agents received trophies recognising their excellence in categories reflecting their individual fields of expertise.
This year also saw the addition of new special awards. These included Rookie of the Year in Lettings, awarded to Fleur Muscat; Rookie of the Year in Sales, presented to Jervis Galea; Best Innovation awarded to Aidan Xuereb and Maurice Attard; an Excellence Award to Isabelle Pace, and Manager of the Year award, which went to Robert D’Amato. Jeff Buttigieg said: “The ongoing excellence achieved by RE/MAX Malta is not only due to the tireless work of our people, but also to the RE/MAX commitment to agent training. We were the first company to bring real estate training in classroom form to Malta and, last year, the first to launch an online training platform. Although technology is still play-
The awards Top Selling Office – Sales Volume
1st – Gordon Valentino – RE/MAX Alliance – Tigné 2nd – Mauro Sammut – RE/MAX Specialists – The Point 3rd – Angelo D’Arrigo – RE/MAX Alliance – The Strand
Top Producing Office – Service Fees Generated
1st – Gordon Valentino – RE/MAX Alliance – Tigné 2nd – Angelo D’Arrigo – RE/MAX Alliance – The Strand 3rd -Mauro Sammut – RE/MAX Specialists – The Point
Top Producing Office – Service Fees per capita per day
1st – Mauro Sammut – RE/MAX Specialists – The Point 2nd – Steve Schembri – RE/MAX Excellence – Preluna 3rd –Mauro Sammut – RE/MAX Specialists – Portomaso
Top Letting Associate – Number of Transactions (Residential & Commercial combined)
1st – Ivan Zammit – RE/MAX Lettings 2nd – Barbara Elekes – RE/MAX Lettings 3rd – Cherton Caruana – RE/MAX Lettings
Top Letting Associate – Service Fees Generated (Residential Only)
Barbara Elekes – RE/MAX Lettings
Top Letting Associate – Service Fees Generated (Residential & Commercial combined)
1st – Trevor Gauci Maistre – RE/MAX Lettings 2nd – Gordi Felice – RE/MAX Lettings 3rd –Lorraine Bonnici – RE/MAX Lettings
Own Listings Sold
Michael Bonello – RE/MAX Alliance – Tigné
Top Exclusive sold
Florent Raimy – RE/MAX Alliance – The Strand
Top Selling Associate – RE/MAX Auctions
Brenda Magri – RE/MAX Alliance – San Gwann
Top Listing Associate – RE/MAX Auctions
Arianne Borg – REMAX Alliance – Tigné
Sales Associates – Top Konvenji signed
Philip Incorvaja – REMAX Specialists – The Point
Top Selling Associate – Service Fees generated
1st – Philip Incorvaja – REMAX Specialists – The Point 2nd – Mark Micallef – REMAX Specialists – The Point 3rd – Manuel Borg – REMAX Excellence – Preluna ing a major role in operations to help the company deliver a better service, real estate-specific training in the classroom and online will keep guiding us in 2018.” Finally, Kevin Buttigieg also announced that a RE/MAX Malta has recently purchased the master franchise for Montenegro and will be opening new offices in April.