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Royal LePage is the largest Canadian, privately owned, national, full-service real estate brokerage business, with over 10,000 Sales Representatives and employees coast to coast. We're proud of that.
Representing approximately 80% of our business is our Residential Division, bringing buyers and sellers together through the work of approximately 7,000 sales representatives across Canada in about 130 corporate offices. But that's not all: there's also the 112 member Royal LePage Associate Broker Network, made up of leading residential real estate brokers operating out of 140 offices in important non-core markets across the country, with over 3,000 sales representatives. All told, that's just over 10,000 sales representatives in more than 550 offices.
Plus, there's the part of Royal LePage that extends beyond residential sales. We're also in the business of:
> Commercial Sales > Relocation Services > Property Appraisals
Within the Royal LePage family, you'll find:
> Royal LePage Commercial Real Estate (Canada's largest national commercial real estate brokerage business)
> Royal LePage Services (which includes Canada's only national real estate appraisals group)
> Brookfield LePage Property Management - Canada's largest facility and property manager with
a portfolio under contract for over 53 million square feet.
Setting the Industry Standard
For those who define success by recognition, you should know that Royal LePage is the recognized industry leader when it comes to identifying and analyzing Canadian real estate trends. We publish The Survey of Canadian House Prices and the Annual Market Survey, tools that everyone in the real estate industry, regardless of the company they work for, find indispensable. Worldwide government agencies, corporations and the media also use these directories as invaluable resources.
Of course, at Royal LePage, we're not just about business. From the beginning we've also been actively involved in charitable and social causes, because we believe in giving back to the community. After all, we don't just work here. We live here, too. |
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It all started in 1913 with a man named Albert E. LePage, a Canadian. Albert LePage revolutionized the real estate industry in the country by being the first agent in Toronto to turn buying and selling homes into an accessible and professional enterprise. He actively sought clients through follow-up inquiries, took buyers from house to house by car and used descriptive ads in newspapers - all industry standards today. He was also instrumental in establishing the Toronto Real Estate Board which helped raise the standards of the industry. By the time he retired in 1953, Mr. LePage had moved the company beyond the residential market and into home building and the subdivision and sale of estates.
Albert E. LePage began with a vision of what a company with his name on the door (and the words "For Sale" on a sign) should represent: Impeccable professionalism, Principled conduct and the highest moral and ethical standards. Today, more than 90 years later, these principles still guide us in everything we do. |
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Here, at a glance, is how we got where we are today:
> 1955 - 1960 commercial division developed
> By 1967, A.E. LePage had expanded beyond Toronto, and, by 1970, beyond Ontario -
through a series of mergers and acquisitions
> A series of purchases from 1970 to 1976 gave LePage a residential brokerage presence from
British Columbia to Quebec
> In 1974, the company moved into real estate development with the incorporation of Canlea Ltd.
> In 1984, A.E. LePage and Royal Trust merged their real estate brokerage and fee business,
naming the new company Royal LePage
> In 1999, Royal LePage is privatized as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brascan Financial Corporation
The Royal LePage Franchise Services Fund, a mutual fund trust, was listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RSF.un) in August, 2003. We are firmly established as the leading diversified real estate services organization in the country. |
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Internet/VIRTUAL REALITY Your listing will be input immediately from our front desk computer to www.royallepage.ca.
VOICE MAIL You will have verbal communication 24 hours a day with Bruce Klassen.
AT HOME STATION Lets Bruce Klassen have instant information on any property listed, whether it be in the office, or directly in his home.
COMPUTERIZED FRONT DESK SYSTEM An efficient method of tracking all activity on properties listed for sale. Appointments, confirmations, cancellations - nothing is left to chance.
INTERNET Royal LePage launched its Internet Web Site, www.royallepage.ca in October of 1995, and within a year the site had generated millions of dollars worth of transactions. Every month, we receive more than 86 million 'hits' from qualified buyers, sales representatives and people interested in learning more about the company. Currently, Royal LePage has the largest real estate website in Canada. |
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It features:
> More than 75,000 individual pages
> Listings, updated daily, for more than 20,000 properties for sale - nationwide
> Virtual reality tours of selected homes
> Colour photographs with slide capabilities of homes
> Property searches by on-line maps, city names, and postal codes
> All listings linked by email to our branches and to Bruce Klassen
> House Price Survey information at your fingertips
> Royal LePage press releases distributed through Canada News Wire |
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For new clients, we have a special first-time buyer's selection. With the help of an animated character they create, they can find a home-buyer's glossary, a mortgage calculator, property locators, amortization schedules and other general information that help them in becoming educated buyers and sellers.
In 1996, the site was awarded the bronze Ace Award for Advertising Creative Excellence in the Interactive Mass Media class.
Visit our website at: www.royallepage.ca |
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Dear Client,
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for considering the extraordinary
services offered by Royal LePage. I am convinced you will be totally impressed with our many customized services, marketing plans, selling initiatives and the endless hours of work our entire team of real estate professionals are committed to deliver.
We pride ourselves in being "Leaders in the Industry" and enjoy working as a team... because since 1913 when our company started, teamwork has been one of the most important ingredients contributing to our local, provincial, and nation-wide success.
I can assure you, as Branch Manager, Bruce Klassen and our team will work together to deliver the service you expect and deserve.
We welcome the opportunity to be of service yo you. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at your convenience.
Yours very truly, |
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| Kevin Somers, Branch Manager |
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