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Less than a year after taking the helm, Amy Lessinger has announced her resignation as the president of RE/MAX. The brokerage franchisor publicized Lessinger’s resignation through a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday.
Lessinger informed the company of her resignation, which is effective Jan. 17, on Friday. No reason was listed for Lessinger’s departure.
According to the filing, RE/MAX is currently conducting a search for its next president. In the meantime, Eric Carlson — the CEO of RE/MAX Holdings, the brokerage firm’s parent company — will serve as interim president. Carlson joined RE/MAX Holdings in November 2023 after serving as the president and CEO of Dish Network for six years.
Lessinger was promoted to the role of president in February 2024 following the departure of the company’s longtime CEO and president, Nick Bailey.
Prior to serving as president of RE/MAX, Lessinger had served as senior vice president of regional development at RE/MAX. She joined the firm in 1998 as an agent before opening a new RE/MAX Realty Affiliates branch in Reno, Nevada. Lessinger joined the corporate side of the firm in 2020 when she sold her ownership interest in the brokerage and joined the RE/MAX world headquarters team.
Her departure comes as RE/MAX continues to struggle with a decreasing domestic agent count and nine consecutive quarters of falling revenue as of third-quarter 2024.
In late 2024, Lessinger told HousingWire that RE/MAX would be focused on appealing to younger generations of agents by bolstering both its technology offerings and its educational opportunities.
“If we want to attract the next generation of agents coming into the industry, we have to strengthen how they come up to speed and evolve their ability to gain a foothold in the industry quickly and with great success,” Lessinger said.
“Ensuring that the education offerings that we have, have proven results with them is a focus for us in 2025. We want agents to be able to join RE/MAX with confidence and understand that if they lean into the tools, the education, the technology and the support, then they are well positioned to build a successful business.”
