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| Over 140,000 RE/MAX agents in more than 110 countries and territories deliver positive outcomes to buyers and sellers every single day |
| This allows us to be more effective and will enhance our ability to fast-track programs that make a difference and that's why we believe our current strategic growth initiatives provide us with the best opportunity for improved performance this year and build on the foundation for the long term |
| We continue to see measurable progress and positive results from our programs |
| And I think the thing that we always just have to keep in mind is the overall strength of the model, right? The 100% franchise business, the asset light model |
| But I think, one of the things from the investment there on a differentiated basis is we're getting a lot of positive feedback from the network, right, and feedback about that for 50 years really we've cared about agents and agents feel like with us leading with anywhere on the settlement, they appreciate that leadership position and they appreciate us making an investment in helping them through a very tough time |
| So you've got a good foundation in place |
| And given how the service there is included and mandated in the franchise agreement, still continue to be very bullish on the opportunity there, you know, unfortunately really tied up kind of in the accounting rules |
| But these are well-deserved and positive changes that I believe will help us navigate the road ahead and realize our full potential |
| So, some of our efforts, whether it's BMA or teams, are showing positive results |
| I think, as I said in the scripted remarks, we continue to be very, very bullish on the opportunity for the mortgage segment |
| RE/MAX has a brand people know, an unmatched global presence, a unique value proposition of services and competitive advantages, and most importantly, the most dynamic, most productive, and most trusted agents and brokers in the business |
| First, last year was the RE/MAX's 50th anniversary celebration, and our annual agent convention had the highest attendance in more than 15 years |
| Despite the current headwinds, we remain bullish on our mortgage opportunity and believe we can meaningfully accelerate our franchise sales pace over the medium and long term, given the compelling value proposition offered by both Motto and wemlo |
| Better-than-expected margins from expected expense management highlighted our fourth quarter performance |
| As many of you know, I'm relatively new to this position, having joined the company in mid-November, and I continue to be bullish about our future |
| I'm also enthusiastic about the mortgage side of our business |
| Our industry-leading brand, attractive financial model, and unique competitive advantage create substantial opportunities in today's real estate landscape |
| Both Motto and wemlo have unique product offerings that have shown great promise in the marketplace |
| With better end market conditions and a continued focus and effort, we have confidence that, with time, our mortgage segment can grow into a meaningful revenue business |
| Now, we expect to steadily improve our franchise sales as the market stabilizes and we rebuild our pipeline |
| Now, on the mortgage side, we remain confident in our mortgage-in-a-box product offering, growth prospects of our two brands and the investments we've made in the respective sales organizations over the past year |
| Posting gains in those two areas would build market share, increase revenue and earnings |
| Each will create momentum for additional growth |
| The better news from what we saw in 2023 is encouraging interest rate trends |
| Improving customer sentiment and ongoing pent-up demand bode well for progressively better housing market performance moving forward, one that should get incrementally better as the year goes on |
| agent count and we believe growth initiatives like this overtime will help us regain crucial upward momentum in that regard |
| Throughout my career, I've been focused on continually improving the customer experience, delivering distinctive products and services that meet customers' needs, diversified financial performance and leveraging best-in-class capabilities that enable teams to win |
| And, you'll see us continue with differentiated programs over the course of 2024 to help agents find a home where they can be productive and feel welcomed and continue to do the great work that they do with consumers every single day |
| We've got a great foundation to build on |
| And so we anticipate good results from that |
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| Now, having said that, our growth was muted and our model churn rate did pick up |
| We also have some year-over-year headwinds just with the wind-down of our legacy tech business |
| This, along with fewer-than-expected franchise sales in 2023, caused a decline in our mortgage segment's projected future cash flows |
| In addition, given the wind-down of our booj, First and Gadberry operations, we expect a year-over-year decline of approximately $3 million in revenue and $1 million in adjusted EBITDA in FY24 |
| Even in a rebounding market like the one we expect to see in 2024, our overall open model office count will continue to face macro headwinds |
| Both the, the Motto business from a franchise sales perspective, obviously sales are down, but we're still selling franchises in the mortgage space in a, historically difficult mortgage environment |
| Notably, while our organic growth rate remained negative, the pace of the decline did slow since Q3 as we started to lap the tougher comparable quarters |
| The reduction in our near-term franchise sales outlook was the principal driver of the non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $18.6 million |
| Looking closer at revenue, excluding the marketing funds, revenue was $56 million, a decrease of 5.8% compared to the same period last year |
| I mean, obviously '23 was a tough year in the mortgage industry |
| Current market conditions have certainly overshadowed the desired results |
| Organic growth decreased principally due to a reduction in U.S |
| I mean, obviously the mortgage market is very difficult |
| As Erik mentioned in the scripted remarks, we think the settlement is an investment that is having an adverse, obviously, impact on the TLR right now |
| And then, Karri, on the revenue guide, it's coming a little lighter than we were expecting |
| This decrease was driven by negative 5.6% organic growth and adverse foreign currency movements of 0.2% |
| And then maybe I could squeeze in one more here and it's related to the Motto, but I mean, it's, it's clear to see the decline and the franchise, the sign franchises over the last couple of years, I think you're doing maybe a little bit less than half of what you did probably two or three years ago |
| One, keep in mind, and I mentioned this in the scripted remarks, that in Q1, we are expecting headwinds of $3 to $3.5 million because of our annual agent conference |
| And then in the U.S., still expecting to see some pressure, but hopefully a little bit less of a decline than what we saw in 2023 |
| And then the next question, you mentioned the revenue headwinds related to the convention and then the legacy tech revenue headwinds |
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