RE/MAX Northern Illinois Targets Moline for Expansion; Offers Franchise Opportunity to Brokers, Agents and Investors

Moline, IL, July 21, 2012 --(PR.com)-- RE/MAX Northern Illinois, the leading real estate brokerage organization in its region, has targeted the Moline, Ill., area for future expansion and is now offering a franchise opportunity to the right broker/owner candidate. Experienced real estate brokers, investors or Realtors® interested in running their own real estate office in that historic city now have an opportunity.

RE/MAX Northern Illinois remains the residential market leader across northern Illinois. Many of the network's franchise offices are expanding today to keep up with the rebounding residential housing market. Because of the network's strength, successful real estate professionals gravitate to RE/MAX offices. The network's brand name, complete with its signature hot-air balloon, remains one of the most recognizable in the real estate business.

RE/MAX views establishing a Moline office as integral to its continued growth. At the heart of the busy Quad Cities market, Moline has a population of 43,977 according to the 2010 United States Census, while the entire Quad Cities area has a total population of about 381,000 residents.

Moline serves as a retail hub for the Quad Cities, and is home to the bustling Southpark Mall. It is also home to the corporate headquarters of Deere & Company and the U.S. headquarters of Kone Corporation, which manufactures, markets and maintains elevators and escalators.

For more information about this franchise, or to apply to be its broker/owner, please contact Jim Merrion at 1-800-501-REMAX or jmerrion@remax.net. All inquiries will be held in the strictest confidence.

RE/MAX has been the leader in the northern Illinois real estate market since 1989. The RE/MAX Northern Illinois network, with headquarters in Elgin, Ill., consists of 2,100 sales associates and 110 individually owned and operated RE/MAX offices that provide a full range of residential and commercial brokerage services. Its www.illinoisproperty.com and www.remax.com websites are leaders in consumer visits among real estate franchise brands. Its mobile search, m.illinoisproperty.com, allows users to conduct real estate searches on any mobile device with Internet access. The northern Illinois network is part of RE/MAX LLC, a global real estate organization with 88,000 sales associates in 90 nations.