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Liniger Among '50 Most Powerful People in Real Estate' 
 
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BusinessWeek has named Dave Liniger, RE/MAX International Chairman and Co-Founder, among the 50 Most Powerful People in Real Estate. The list appeared in the March 23 edition of the magazine. 

Read Liniger's profile that was included in the feature.
 
Leaders from various industries such as government, lending, insurance, investment, construction and real estate, made the list. Liniger is included with heavyhitters such as U.S. President Barack Obama, U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, FHA Commissioner Dave Stevens and others.
 
Liniger was among just two leaders from real estate brokerages who were featured on the list. Liniger was lauded for encouraging more than 10,000 RE/MAX agents to earn the Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) designation in 2009. He also played an integral role in lobbying government leaders to create legislative policies aimed specifically at extending the Homebuyer Tax Credit and streamlining Short Sales.

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Comments (3)
Way to go Dave!  You sure are in good company and we are fortunate to have you as our voice. 
– Debbie Reed, RE/MAX Realty Group, Rehoboth Beach, Del.

Thank you for bringing this to our attention.  He certainly deserves to be recognized!
– Susan Ulrich, RE/MAX Resort Realty, McCall, Idaho

Dave – You are a Master at creating an national and international awareness for RE/MAX by encouraging the agent masses to increase their productivity through knowledge based learning. Thank you so much for all that you do.
– Dan Liese, RE/MAX Professionals, East Greenwich, R.I.

Posted 3/25/10