RE/MAX, Echo Star strike deal.

Effective Oct. 1, the RE/MAX Satellite Network will be carried on EchoStar Communications Corporation's DISH Network, America's fastest growing provider of satellite television entertainment. The agreement between RE/MAX International, Inc. and EchoStar will significantly upgrade existing RSN offices in the United States and Canada and also make it possible for every RE/MAX associate in the United States to receive RSN programming through DISH Network Business Solutions in their homes at no additional cost.

"RE/MAX agents have been able to stay on top on the industry because of the high quality information that is available to them through the RE/MAX Satellite Network. This new affiliation with the DISH Network will provide our agents greater access to this very helpful programming. This is another example of how technological advances are changing the direction of the real estate industry and the way we provide services to our clients," said Henry Weber, President of RE/MAX of New York, Inc.

The RE/MAX Satellite Network, an educational service provided by RE/MAX International, Inc., was begun in 1994. RSN currently provides its subscribers with over 1,000 hours of programming each year. Viewers benefit from televised real estate certification courses, as well as, programs on numerous topics of general interest including, motivation, management, and technology. Over 7,500 registrants have received professional designation or continuing education credits from RSN broadcast courses. RSN programming will continue to be a free service exclusively to RE/MAX offices and affiliates.