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RE/MAX opens its first office in tropical Fiji

RE/MAX New Zealand Chief Executive Officer Don Ha has expanded to Fiji, opening an office in Lautoka.

Known as RE/MAX Tropics the office will be headed by broker owner Paula Benn.

The new office comes just one month after Mr Ha acquired the master franchise for Fiji.

RE/MAX Tropics is set to offer real estate services across residential, commercial, resorts, projects and property management.

Mr Ha said the acquisition of the master franchise rights in Fiji was a strategic move that marked a significant expansion of his companyโ€™s operations.

โ€œThis is an incredible opportunity to serve the growing real estate market in Fiji,โ€ Mr Ha said.

โ€œIt is an enormous honour to have Paula, with her wealth of experience โ€“ more than eight years and number one agent for a leading international brand – join our global brand and open the first Fiji office under our leadership.

Mr Ha said there would be a number of new RE/MAX offices opening in Fiji, with plans for further expansion in the Pacific.

โ€œOur expansion allows for great opportunities through reciprocal referral exchanges and broader global awareness campaigns,โ€ he said.

โ€œFor buying and selling real estate in Fiji, RE/MAX delivers solutions and better outcomes; and for those interested in getting into real estate as a career, RE/MAX presents a different way of conducting business and offers intriguing possibilities.โ€

Chief Operations Officer for RE/MAX New Zealand + Fiji, Mala Maharaj, said the location offers incredible growth potential.

โ€œPicturesque Lautoka is the second largest city in Fiji and an area of growth and employment, and we expect growth in the RE/MAX Tropics team to reflect the growth we see in its marketplace,โ€ Ms Maharaj said.

As a local, Ms Maharaj said she is incredibly passionate about growing the real estate network in Fiji.

โ€œWhat RE/MAX has given me, I give back to the people and with my family ties to Fiji, this is more than expanding into a new region, it is like a homecoming,โ€ she said.

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Rowan Crosby

Rowan Crosby is a senior journalist at Elite Agent specialising in finance and real estate.