29 Following the footsteps of his grandfather and father, Max Raine went above and beyond to build and strengthen the highly successful Raine & Horne network that exists today. Stepping straight from school into the family business at the age of 18, Max was determined to be at the vanguard of the post war changing real estate market. The whole subject of real estate stimulated his thinking, and all his energy and start wits moved him to learn what he needed to know. Max was an innovator, an enthusiast, eager to expand the old firm in imaginative ways. When he took over the reins in 1973, the business grew from five offices to over 400 in 6 countries, and in 1975 the Raine & Horne board unanimously agreed to franchise real estate agencies. He had a temperament well suited to the cut and thrust of life in the real estate industry, crediting his family for his success; 1931 - 2023 Right: Max Raine’s remarkable reign: Chairman of Raine & Horne from 1973 to 2011. Below: Exuding charismatic command, Chairman Max Raine spearheads a Raine & Horne Board meeting in 1989. Opposite: Throughout his career, Max Raine maintained a steady presence as a media commentator. Vale Max Raine I was indeed fortunate to have a trouble free idyllic family life, allowing me to absorb myself in achieving my ambitions and pursuing the growth of the firm with intensity. This reflects great credit on Susan, who provided an oasis in the home, for which I will forever be grateful and in her debt. I always consider myself immensely fortunate that by an accident of birth, I found a career which I love and found stimulating from the start, not just a means of keeping body and soul together. I saw many friends not really enjoying their work while it was quite otherwise for me. With the passing of the years, my interest in the calling and the agency has increased rather than diminished”. Regrettably, Max, known fondly as MSR, passed just shy of Raine & Horne’s 140th anniversary, on 22 February, 2023.
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