Real Trends has released its official annual lists of the largest Canadian 250 Real Estate Brokerages, ranked by transaction ends and sales volume.

Once again an independent, unbiased third party has recognized RE/MAX as the commanding presence in Canadian Real Estate. RE/MAX claimed an additional 24 slots for a total of 161 of 250 spots with our closest competitor, Royal LePage, only having 23 brokerages on the list.

Here are the total number of brokerages from each franchise that made the cut for the REAL Trends Canadian 250:

RE/MAX: 161
Royal LePage: 23
Coldwell Banker: 21
Keller Williams: 12
Century 21: 6
Exit: 6
Prudential: 5
Sutton: 5

Some of the highlights in this year's report are:

RE/MAX owned 64% of all listings (161 of the 250)

59% of the total transactions on the report came from RE/MAX

RE/MAX Agents are the Most Productive. RE/MAX agents average 15.8 transactions per agent

RE/MAX secured 65 of the 121 brokerages in Ontario and Atlantic Canada