So the real estate market itself, I would say has been challenging the last 24 months, but what would you say?

That's probably an understatement, you know, because I mean, here's the reality, Brett.

There's three kinds of markets, actually four kind of markets that we look at.

A changing market is the transition.

So let's say we're not in a changing market.

Three other types of markets are high transaction, medium transaction, low transaction.

High transaction was COVID, 2021-22.

this is great okay cool yeah we just had a cpa uh business exit for our service uh to for the tax on it so i guess there's even more synergies we can work with so what is that what is the common multiple for for real estate brokerage these days you know maybe how many agents counts the average production you know like give me a feel for that and are the people that are selling them just you know wanting to retire they're getting older and they're ready to give up the book of business like give me give me give me a feel for that

What's your take on that deal and kind of why it makes sense for all the parties?

Well, I mean, you know, Remax, it's interesting because I think with Remax, there's kind of two tiers of brokers.

There's brokers that do really well.

And that group of brokers is going to continue to do really well and not going to be really impacted.

And then there's a lot of brokers in that system that don't do well.

And those are the folks that really are probably more suited to a model like the model that Real has to offer.

And so, I mean, if you think about REMAX's agent count, Oliver, REMAX's agent count, don't quote me, but Down eight, 9,000 in the last three or four years.

it's three