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Business and Organization
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Business and Organization  
Business and Organization

1. Business and Organization

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”) completed an initial public offering (the “IPO”) of its shares of Class A common stock on October 7, 2013. Holdings’ only business is to act as the sole manager of RMCO, LLC (“RMCO”). As of December 31, 2025, Holdings owns 61.5% of the common membership units in RMCO, while RIHI, Inc. (“RIHI”) owns the remaining 38.5%. Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries, including RMCO, are referred to hereinafter as the “Company.”

The Company is one of the world’s leading franchisors in the real estate industry, franchising real estate brokerages globally under the REMAX brand (“REMAX”) and mortgage brokerages within the United States (“U.S.”) under the Motto Mortgage brand (“Motto”). The Company also sells ancillary products and services to its franchise networks, including marketing services, technology platforms, and mortgage loan processing services to its Motto network and third parties through its wemlo brand and advertisements on and lead generation services from its flagship websites www.remax.com and www.remax.ca. The Company focuses on enabling its networks’ success by providing quality education, innovative technology products, valuable marketing tools and initiatives, and by leveraging the Company’s size and scale to continue to build and enhance the competitive advantages of the REMAX and Motto brands. The Company’s focus on operational excellence and delivering the best experience in everything real estate remains unwavering, as the Company continues to invest in tools and programs that help affiliates win more business, save time and build more profitable businesses.

REMAX was founded in 1973 and its strategy is to sell franchises and help those franchisees recruit and retain the best agents. The REMAX brand is built on the strength of the Company’s global franchise network and its ability to attract, develop and retain the best-performing and most experienced agents. Additionally, the Company continues to focus on growth and development through the adoption of powerful tools and technologies.

Motto, founded in 2016, offers U.S. real estate brokers, real estate professionals and other investors access to the mortgage brokerage business. Motto is highly complementary to the REMAX real estate business and is designed to provide diversified revenue and income streams to real estate professionals. Motto franchisees offer potential homebuyers an opportunity to find both real estate agents and independent Motto loan originators at the same location or at offices near each other.

REMAX and Motto are 100% franchised—the Company does not own any of the brokerages that operate under these brands.

Holdings Capital Structure

Holdings has two classes of common stock, Class A common stock and Class B common stock.

Class A common stock

Holders of shares of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Additionally, holders of shares of Class A common stock are entitled to receive dividends when and if declared by the Company’s Board of Directors, subject to any statutory or contractual restrictions on the payment of dividends.

Holders of shares of Class A common stock do not have preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights.

Class B common stock

RIHI is the sole holder of Class B common stock. David and Gail Liniger, the Company’s co-founders, beneficially own a majority and controlling interest in RIHI. Pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, Class B common stock is entitled to a number of votes on matters presented to Holdings’ stockholders equal to the number of RMCO common units that RIHI holds. Through its ownership of the Class B common stock, RIHI holds 38.5% of the voting power of the Company’s stock as of December 31, 2025. Mr. Liniger is also the beneficial owner of Class A common stock with an additional 1.1% of the voting power of the Company’s stock as of December 31, 2025.

Holders of shares of Class B common stock do not have preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights.

Holders of shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock vote together as a single class on all matters presented to the Company’s stockholders for their vote or approval, except as otherwise required by applicable law.