REMAX is strengthening its Canadian presence with the addition of two family-led brokerages with 1,200 agents across 17 offices in the Greater Toronto Area.
Royal LePage Your Community Realty and Royal LePage Connect Realty will now operate as REMAX Your Community Realty and REMAX Connect Realty, representing more than $3 billion in combined brokerage sales volume in 2025 alone. The brokerages’ founders, Vivian, Michelle and Justin Risi, will continue to lead their respective teams.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Vivian, Michelle, Justin and their sales associates into the global REMAX community,” REMAX CEO Erik Carlson said in a written statement. “Their decision reflects the strength of the REMAX brand and reinforces our current strategic direction. The many advancements we made last year — in technology, marketing, strategy, digital presence, social media, global presence and much more — played a huge role in bringing these tremendous leaders on board.”
Vivian Risi started her real estate career in 1974 and purchased her first brokerage, Your Community Realty, in 1994. Risi grew the team from 18 agents in one office to more than 1,000 Realtors across 10 offices in Toronto. Her children, Michelle and Justin, followed in her footsteps, adding to the Risi family real estate footprint with Royal LePage Connect Realty.
“REMAX aligns with our growth ambitions and checks every box — opportunity for strategic growth, commercial and luxury emphasis, global reach, brand strength and recruiting power,” Vivian said in a written statement. “The industry is changing, and we want our agents to have the global reach, resources and support.”
Although REMAX’s agent count in the U.S. and Canada edged down 5.1 percent to 74,198 agents during the third quarter, the franchisor remains one of the top real estate franchisors in the country.
“REMAX was created to help top performers thrive, and this outstanding family operation fits perfectly in our network of trusted, productive professionals,” REMAX Canada President Don Kottick said in a written statement. “With more tools, services, systems and competitive advantages, there’s no limit on what these new affiliates can achieve. They’ll quickly experience the edge that comes from being with the country’s — and world’s — most productive real estate network.”
