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Strengthening
Company Culture in a
Changed Landscape
Welcome to Issue 2 of the RE/MAX Property Guide,
a publication that highlights the bright stars among
RE/MAX Malta’s offices and property listings to bring
you an insider’s guide to property on the island.
We are now well into 2021 and Malta’s real estate
market is buzzing with activity. Despite the COVID-19
crisis, the past year has been an exciting time for
property in Malta – and the goings-on at RE/MAX
have been no exception.
Every great team knows that change and adaptation
underpin a business’ long-term success. This is a
tenet we truly believe in at RE/MAX, which is why
in the first quarter of 2021 we made some important
changes to our internal structure as we increased
our focus on quality.
After his long and successful tenure as CEO, my
brother Kevin shifted his focus to being Chairperson
while I stepped into the role of CEO. Our internal
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who really are our company’s beating heart. how to maximise their use of Instagram and market
themselves more successfully via the platform.
On 19 May, we held a business breakfast to welcome This additional training comes at an opportune
the 32 sales and lettings associates who had earned
a coveted spot in our first RE/MAX Golden Circle, time as we witness the local real estate market
steadily return to pre-pandemic conditions.
along with members of our management team.
They are the force behind our brand’s reputation Property sales are rising, and we are hopeful that
for market-leading values and customer service the rental market is not far behind. As companies
restructuring also targeted our Regional Office,
in Malta, and we believe this is a triumph to be re-open their offices, many foreign workers and
where we reinvigorated our upper management
rewarded. ex-pats who returned home to ride out the storm
while rewarding many familiar faces.
are now coming back, so a rental market upturn
Golden Circle Members gain access to some seems likely.
Josie Theuma, who was previously our General
invaluable benefits, including special training on
Manager, has taken over my former position as
scaling a personal brand and improving one’s online Back in RE/MAX Malta’s corridors and Zoom
COO. Arnold Cini has moved from his decade-long
presence. Specifically, our first Members have been meetings, we are excited to advance into the
period as CFO to become our new Chief Commercial
granted exclusive access to 70+ training videos on second half of 2021 as we continue to raise the
Officer, while Simone Schembri has taken over his
real estate bar in Malta and Gozo. We met the
CFO responsibilities. Our upper management now
challenges of 2020 head-on and then consolidated
also includes Sam Zammit (CTO), Chantelle Muscat
our team and achievements in 2021. Now, we are
(Marketing Manager), Edward Agius (RE/MAX
fully engaged and ready to sustain our growth.
Lettings CEO), Mark Ellul (Trainer) and Lawrence
Kelly (HR & Training for Lettings).
Across Malta and Gozo, our offices adopted
and adapted to the changes afoot with the
utmost professionalism. In fact, back in January,
we launched our new Golden Circle initiative
to recognise and reward the expertise and
achievements of our wider RE/MAX Malta team, Jeffrey Buttigieg
Golden Circle Business Breakfast held on the 19th May 2021. CEO of RE/MAX Malta
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