RE/MAX controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2026
Compass and ERA sue Alex Vidal over noncompete agreements
Lawsuit filed
Compass and ERA filed a lawsuit against current REMAX President Alex Vidal in Delaware, claiming that his move to REMAX violated his noncompete agreement. They asked the court to enforce the agreements and block him from serving REMAX or another competing business in violation of the covenant.
Source excerpt
Last week, the real estate conglomerate filed a lawsuit against current REMAX President Alex Vidal in the Delaware Court of Chancery, claiming that his move to violated his noncompete agreement as president of Compass brand Real REMAX GroupERA Real Estate.
Compass and ERA are asking the court to enforce the terms of Vidal’s noncompete agreements. Additionally, the plaintiffs are asking for preliminary and permanent injunctions blocking Vidal “from serving as President of, or otherwise providing services to, REMAX or any other Competing Business in violation of the Non-Competition Covenant for a one year period.”
2018
Reported personal loan involving former leadership
Reporting stated that former chairman Dave Liniger lent a multimillion-dollar personal sum to Adam Contos, then chief executive, and described the arrangement as contrary to company ethics rules.
2013
Criticism over Israeli settlement property marketing
A report by United Nations Special Rapporteur Richard Falk alleged that real-estate groups promoting or selling properties in Israeli settlements could be exposed to claims of complicity in settlement activity. Later reporting stated that RE/MAX Israel continued marketing properties in settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.