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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-207629

The information in this prospectus supplement is not complete and may be changed. This prospectus supplement is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

Subject to Completion. Dated November 16, 2015.

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus Dated November 9, 2015)

4,500,000 Shares

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.
Class A Common Stock

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        The shares of Class A common stock are being offered by the selling stockholder. We will not receive any proceeds from the shares of Class A common stock sold in this offering.

        We have two classes of outstanding common stock, Class A common stock and Class B common stock. Outstanding shares of Class B common stock represent approximately 74.19% of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock as of September 30, 2015. For a description of the various rights and privileges associated with our Class A and Class B common stock, see "Description of Capital Stock" in the accompanying prospectus.

        Our Class A common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "RMAX." The last reported sale price of our Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on November 13, 2015 was $40.58 per share.

        Investing in our Class A common stock involves risks. You should carefully consider the risks described under "Risk Factors" on page 7 of the accompanying prospectus and in our periodic reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission before investing in our Class A common stock.

        Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus supplement or accompanying prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

        The selling stockholder has granted the underwriters the option to purchase up to an additional 675,000 shares of our Class A common stock at the public offering price less the underwriting discount.

        The underwriters expect to deliver the shares of Class A common stock to purchasers on or about                                    .

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Perella Weinberg

   

The date of this prospectus supplement is                                    , 2015.

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

        You should read this prospectus supplement along with the accompanying prospectus, as well as the information incorporated by reference herein and therein, carefully before you invest in our Class A common stock. These documents contain important information that you should consider before making your investment decision. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus contain the terms of this offering of Class A common stock. The accompanying prospectus contains information about our securities generally, some of which does not apply to the Class A common stock covered by this prospectus supplement. This prospectus supplement may add, update or change information contained in or incorporated by reference in the accompanying prospectus. If the information in this prospectus supplement is inconsistent with any information contained in or incorporated by reference in the accompanying prospectus, the information in this prospectus supplement will apply and will supersede the inconsistent information contained in or incorporated by reference in the accompanying prospectus.

        It is important for you to read and consider all of the information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus before making your investment decision. You should also read and consider the additional information incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus before making your investment decision. See "Where You Can Find More Information" in this prospectus supplement.

        Neither we nor the underwriters have authorized anyone to provide any information other than that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or in any related free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you. Neither we nor the underwriters take any responsibility for, nor can we or the underwriters provide any assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. None of RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., RMCO, LLC and RMCO, LLC's subsidiaries, the selling stockholder or the underwriters are making an offer to sell the Class A common stock in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, any such free writing prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein is accurate only as of the respective dates of such documents. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

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INFORMATION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

        In addition to historical information, some of the information in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including the information we incorporate by reference, includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical facts included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus may constitute forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, our beliefs about trends in the housing market, long-term demand and our ability to continue to grow in terms of number of agents as well as revenues and to execute our growth strategy. Discussions containing these forward-looking statements are also contained under the headings "Risk Factors", "Business" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as in our Current Reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments we make to those filings with the SEC, all of which documents are incorporated by reference herein, and may be contained in any other information included herein or incorporated by reference hereto. In some cases, you can identify these "forward-looking statements" by the specific words, including but not limited to "may," "will," "should," "expects," "forecast," "project," "intend," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of those words and other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, including but limited those under the heading "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and similar disclosures in subsequent reports filed with the SEC (which documents are incorporated by reference herein), that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in such statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

        We are required to file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the "SEC". You may read and copy any documents filed by us at the SEC's public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information about the public reference room. Our filings with the SEC are also available to the public through the SEC's Internet website at http://www.sec.gov and through the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005. We make available free of charge on the investor relations portion of our website (http://www.remax.com) our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with the SEC.

        Our website and the information contained therein or connected thereto are not incorporated into this prospectus supplement, accompanying prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus each form a part, and you should not rely on any such information in making your decision whether to purchase our securities.

        The SEC's rules allow us to "incorporate by reference" information into this prospectus supplement. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document. Any information referred to in this way is considered part of this prospectus supplement from the date we file that document. Any reports filed by us with the SEC after the date of this prospectus supplement and before the date that the offering of the shares of Class A common stock by means of this prospectus supplement is terminated will automatically update and, where applicable, supersede any information contained in this prospectus supplement or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement.

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        This prospectus supplement incorporates by reference the documents set forth below that have previously been filed with the SEC:

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Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on March 13, 2015.



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Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2015, June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2015, filed with the SEC on May 8, 2015, August 7, 2015 and November 6, 2015, respectively.



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The portions of our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (filed on March 27, 2015) that were incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.



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All reports and other documents we subsequently file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the termination of this offering, but excluding any information furnished to, rather than filed with, the SEC.

        The accompanying prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 we have filed with the SEC under the Securities Act. Neither this prospectus supplement nor the accompanying prospectus contains all of the information in the registration statement. Our statements in this prospectus supplement about the contents of any contract or other document are not necessarily complete. You should refer to the copy of each contract or other document we have filed as an exhibit to the registration statement for complete information. You may inspect a copy of the registration statement, including exhibits, at the SEC's public reference room or on our website as described above. Additionally, we will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus is delivered, upon his or her written or oral request, a copy of any or all documents referred to above which have been or may be incorporated by reference into this prospectus, excluding exhibits to those documents unless they are specifically incorporated by reference into those documents. You can request those documents from our Corporate Secretary at Attn: Corporate Secretary, RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., 5075 South Syracuse Street, Denver, Colorado 80237, (303) 770-5531.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

        The proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the Class A common stock covered by this prospectus supplement are solely for the account of the selling stockholder. We will not receive any proceeds from any sale or other disposition of these shares of Class A common stock by the selling stockholder.

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SELLING STOCKHOLDER

        The following table sets forth the name of the selling stockholder, the number of shares of Class A common stock of the Company beneficially owned (through exchange rights associated with the common units of RMCO) by the selling stockholder, the number of shares that may be offered under this prospectus supplement and the number of shares of our Class A common stock to be owned by the selling stockholder after this offering is completed. The number of shares in the column "Number of Shares Being Offered" represents all of the shares that the selling stockholder may possibly offer under this prospectus supplement.

        Beneficial ownership of a security is determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. Under these rules, a person is deemed to beneficially own a share of our Class A common stock if that person has or shares voting power or investment power with respect to that share, or has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of that share within 60 days, including through the exercise of any option or other right or the conversion of any other security. Shares issuable under stock options and warrants not subject to this offering are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of the person holding options or warrants but would not be deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person. As of September 30, 2015, the percentage of beneficial ownership for the following table is based upon 12,339,639 shares of capital stock outstanding of RE/MAX Holdings and 30,074,239 common units of RMCO outstanding, of which 12,339,639 are owned by RE/MAX Holdings.

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UNDERWRITERS

        Under the terms and subject to the conditions in an underwriting agreement dated the date of this prospectus supplement, the underwriters named below, for whom Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are acting as representatives, have severally agreed to purchase from the selling stockholder, and the selling stockholder has agreed to sell to them, severally, the number of shares indicated below:

        The underwriters are offering the shares of Class A common stock subject to their acceptance of the shares from the selling stockholder and subject to prior sale. The underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of the several underwriters to pay for and accept delivery of the shares of Class A common stock offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are subject to the approval of certain legal matters by their counsel and to certain other conditions. The underwriters are obligated to take and pay for all of the shares of Class A common stock offered by this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus if any such shares are taken. However, the underwriters are not required to take or pay for the shares covered by the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares described below.

        The underwriters initially propose to offer part of the shares of Class A common stock directly to the public at the offering price listed on the cover page of this prospectus supplement. After the initial offering of the shares of Class A common stock, the offering price and other selling terms may from time to time be varied by the representatives.

        The selling stockholder has granted to the underwriters an option, exercisable for 30 days from the date of this prospectus supplement, to purchase up to 675,000 additional shares of Class A common stock from the selling stockholder at the public offering price listed on the cover page of this prospectus supplement, less underwriting discounts and commissions. To the extent the option is exercised, each underwriter will become obligated, subject to certain conditions, to purchase approximately the same percentage of the additional shares of Class A common stock as the number listed next to the underwriter's name in the preceding table bears to the total number of shares of Class A common stock listed next to the names of all underwriters in the preceding table.

        The following table shows the per share and total public offering price, underwriting discounts and commissions, and proceeds before expenses to the selling stockholder. These amounts are shown assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase up to an additional 675,000 shares of Class A common stock.

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        We have agreed to reimburse the underwriters for expenses relating to clearance of this offering with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority up to $50,000.

        The underwriters have informed us that they do not intend sales to discretionary accounts to exceed five percent of the total number of shares of Class A common stock offered by them.

        Our Class A common stock is listed on the NYSE under the trading symbol "RMAX."

        We, RMCO, the selling stockholder and our directors and executive officers have agreed that, without the prior written consent of the representatives on behalf of the underwriters, we and they will not, during the period ending 75 days after the date of this prospectus supplement (the "restricted period"):

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whether any such transaction described above is to be settled by delivery of common stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. In addition, we and each such person agrees that, without the prior written consent of the representatives on behalf of the underwriters, we or such other person will not, during the restricted period, make any demand for, or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any shares of common stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or redeemable for common stock.

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shares or securities or a right of first refusal with respect to transfers of such shares or securities, provided that unless such transfers are pursuant to our option to repurchase in the event of termination or resignation of an employee, no filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act shall be required or shall be voluntarily made in connection with such transfers (other than a filing on Form 5 made after the expiration of the restricted period);

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        The restrictions above also do not apply to the sale of up to 5,821 shares of our Class A common stock by one of our executive officers.

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number of shares of our common stock on a fully diluted basis immediately following this offering and, provided further, that the recipient of any such securities issued shall be subject to restrictions substantially similar to those applicable to holders of our outstanding stock as described above.

        The representatives, in their sole discretion, may release the Class A common stock and other securities subject to the lock-up agreements described above in whole or in part at any time with or without notice.

        In order to facilitate the offering of the Class A common stock, the underwriters may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the Class A common stock. Specifically, the underwriters may sell more shares than they are obligated to purchase under the underwriting agreement, creating a short position. A short sale is covered if the short position is no greater than the number of shares available for purchase by the underwriters under the option to purchase additional shares. The underwriters can close out a covered short sale by exercising the option to purchase additional shares or purchasing shares in the open market. In determining the source of shares to close out a covered short sale, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the open market price of shares compared to the price available under the option to purchase additional shares. The underwriters may also sell shares in excess of the option, creating a naked short position. The underwriters must close out any naked short position by purchasing shares in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the Class A common stock in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in this offering. As an additional means of facilitating this offering, the underwriters may bid for, and purchase, shares of Class A common stock in the open market to stabilize the price of the Class A common stock. These activities may raise or maintain the market price of the Class A common stock above independent market levels or prevent or delay a decline in the market price of the Class A common stock. The underwriters are not required to engage in these activities and may end any of these activities at any time.

        We, the selling stockholder and the underwriters have agreed to indemnify each other against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

        A prospectus supplement in electronic format may be made available on websites maintained by one or more underwriters, or selling group members, if any, participating in this offering. The representatives may agree to allocate a number of shares of Class A common stock to underwriters for sale to their online brokerage account holders. Internet distributions will be allocated by the representatives to underwriters that may make Internet distributions on the same basis as other allocations.

Other Relationships

        The underwriters and their respective affiliates are full service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may include securities trading, commercial and investment banking, financial advisory, investment management, principal investment, investment research, hedging, financing and brokerage activities. Certain of the underwriters and their respective affiliates have, from time to time, performed, and may in the future perform, various financial advisory and investment banking services for us, for which they received or will receive customary fees and expenses. Affiliates of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are lenders under our senior secured credit facility.

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any time hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long or short positions in such securities and instruments.

Selling Restrictions

Australia

        No placement document, prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document has been lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ("ASIC") in relation to the offering. This prospectus supplement does not constitute a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document under the prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document under the Corporations Act.

        Any offer in Australia of the shares of Class A common stock may only be made to persons (the "Exempt Investors") who are "sophisticated investors" (within the meaning of section 708(8) of the Corporations Act), "professional investors" (within the meaning of section 708(11) of the Corporations Act) or otherwise pursuant to one or more exemptions contained in section 708 of the Corporations Act so that it is lawful to offer the shares of Class A common stock without disclosure to investors under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act.

        The shares of Class A common stock applied for by Exempt Investors in Australia must not be offered for sale in Australia for a period of 12 months after the date of allotment under the offering, except in circumstances where disclosure to investors under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act would not be required pursuant to an exemption under section 708 of the Corporations Act or otherwise or where the offer is pursuant to a disclosure document which complies with Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act. Any person acquiring shares must observe such Australian on-sale restrictions.

        This prospectus supplement contains general information only and does not take account of the investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any particular person. It does not contain any securities recommendations or financial product advice. Before making an investment decision, investors need to consider whether the information in this prospectus supplement is appropriate to their needs, objectives and circumstances, and, if necessary, seek expert advice on those matters.

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        The shares of Class A common stock may be sold only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations. Any resale of the shares of Class A common stock must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws.

        Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this prospectus supplement (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser's province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser's province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.

        Pursuant to section 3A.3 (or, in the case of securities issued or guaranteed by the government of a non-Canadian jurisdiction, section 3A.4) of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (NI 33-105), the underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI 33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering.

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Dubai International Financial Centre

        This prospectus supplement relates to an Exempt Offer in accordance with the Offered Securities Rules of the Dubai Financial Services Authority ("DFSA"). This prospectus is intended for distribution only to persons of a type specified in the Offered Securities Rules of the DFSA. It must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The DFSA has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with Exempt Offers. The DFSA has not approved this prospectus nor taken steps to verify the information set forth herein and has no responsibility for the prospectus supplement. The shares of Class A common stock to which this prospectus supplement relates may be illiquid and/or subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers of the shares offered should conduct their own due diligence on the shares. If you do not understand the contents of this prospectus supplement you should consult an authorized financial advisor.

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        In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area (each, a "Relevant Member State"), no offer of shares of our Class A common stock may be made to the public in that Relevant Member State other than:

        (a)   to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive;

        (b)   to fewer than 100 or, if the Relevant Member State has implemented the relevant provision of the 2010 PD Amending Directive, 150, natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive), as permitted under the Prospectus Directive, subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representatives; or

        (c)   in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive,

provided that no such offer of shares of our Class A common stock shall require us or the representatives to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive.

        Each person in a Relevant Member State who initially acquires any shares of our Class A common stock or to whom any offer is made will be deemed to have represented, acknowledged and agreed that it is a "qualified investor" within the meaning of the law in that Relevant Member State implementing Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive. In the case of any shares of our Class A common stock being offered to a financial intermediary as that term is used in Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive, each such financial intermediary will be deemed to have represented, acknowledged and agreed that the shares of our Class A common stock acquired by it in the offer have not been acquired on a non-discretionary basis on behalf of, nor have they been acquired with a view to their offer or resale to, persons in circumstances which may give rise to an offer of any shares of our Class A common stock to the public other than their offer or resale in a Relevant Member State to qualified investors as so defined or in circumstances in which the prior consent of the representatives has been obtained to each such proposed offer or resale.

        We, the representatives and their affiliates will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representations, acknowledgements and agreements.

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underwriters have authorized, nor do they authorize, the making of any offer of shares of our Class A common stock in circumstances in which an obligation arises for us or the underwriters to publish a prospectus for such offer.

Hong Kong

        Each underwriter has represented and agreed that:

        (a)   it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell in Hong Kong, by means of any document, any Class A common stock other than (i) to "professional investors" as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong and any rules made under that Ordinance; or (ii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a "prospectus" as defined in the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) of Hong Kong or which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of that Ordinance; and

        (b)   it has not issued or had in its possession for the purposes of issue, and will not issue or have in its possession for the purposes of issue, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, any advertisement, invitation or document relating to any shares of Class A common stock, which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public of Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to shares of Class A common stock which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to "professional investors" as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance and any rules made under that Ordinance.

Japan

        The shares of Class A common stock have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law) and each underwriter has agreed that it will not offer or sell any securities, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan.

Singapore

        This prospectus supplement has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus supplement and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the shares be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the "SFA"), (ii) to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA, or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.

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person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A) and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA; (2) where no consideration is given for the transfer; or (3) by operation of law.

Switzerland

        The shares of Class A common stock may not be publicly offered in Switzerland and will not be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange ("SIX") or on any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. This document has been prepared without regard to the disclosure standards for issuance prospectuses under art. 652a or art. 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations or the disclosure standards for listing prospectuses under art. 27 ff. of the SIX Listing Rules or the listing rules of any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the shares or the offering may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland.

        Neither this document nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the offering, us or the shares of Class A common stock have been or will be filed with or approved by any Swiss regulatory authority. In particular, this document will not be filed with, and the offer of shares will not be supervised by, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA (FINMA), and any offers of shares of Class A common stock have not been and will not be authorized under the Swiss Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes ("CISA"). The investor protection afforded to acquirers of w interests in collective investment schemes under the CISA does not extend to acquirers of shares.

United Kingdom

        In the United Kingdom, this document is being distributed only to, and is directed only at, and any offer subsequently made may only be directed at persons who are "qualified investors" (as defined in the Prospectus Directive) (i) who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order") and/or (ii) who are high net worth companies (or persons to whom it may otherwise be lawfully communicated) falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). This document must not be acted on or relied on in the United Kingdom by persons who are not relevant persons. In the United Kingdom, any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is only available to, and will be engaged in with, relevant persons.

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LEGAL MATTERS

        The validity of the Class A common stock offered hereby will be passed on for us by Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, California. Certain legal matters in connection with this offering will be passed upon for the underwriters by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, New York.

EXPERTS

        The consolidated financial statements of RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014, have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

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PROSPECTUS

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.

7,500,000 Shares of the Class A common stock

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        This prospectus relates to the disposition from time to time by the selling stockholder, of 7,500,000 shares of our Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, or the "Class A common stock", issuable upon exchange on a one-for-one basis of common units of RMCO, LLC, or "RMCO", the entity that owns the operating subsidiaries for our business and of which we are a member and the sole manager.

        We are registering 7.5 million shares for resale by the selling stockholder under the terms of a registration rights agreement with the selling stockholder executed at the date of our initial public offering, or "IPO". Such shares will be issued in redemption for RMCO common units at the time the selling stockholder elects to sell shares under this prospectus. This prospectus describes the general manner in which such shares of Class A common stock may be offered and sold by the selling stockholder. If necessary, the specific manner in which the shares of Class A common stock may be offered and sold will be described in a supplement to this prospectus.

        We are not offering any shares of Class A common stock for sale under this prospectus, and we will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the shares of Class A common stock offered hereby.

        Our Class A common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "RMAX". The last reported sale price of the Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on October 22, 2015 was $35.38 per share.

        The selling stockholder or its pledgees, assignees or successors-in-interest may offer and sell or otherwise dispose of the shares of Class A common stock described in this prospectus from time to time. The selling stockholder may resell the Class A common stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, who may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions. Pursuant to the registration rights agreement, we will bear all costs, expenses and fees in connection with the registration of the Class A common stock. The selling stockholder will bear all commissions and discounts, if any, attributable to the sales of Class A common stock. See "Plan of Distribution" beginning on page 16 for more information about how the selling stockholder may sell or dispose of the shares of Class A common stock registered under for resale under this prospectus.

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        Investing in our Class A common stock involves risks. You should carefully consider the risks described under "Risk Factors" on page 7 before investing in our Class A common stock.

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        Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is November 9, 2015.

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

        This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the "SEC", using a "shelf" registration or continuous offering process. Under this shelf process, the selling stockholder may from time to time sell the shares of Class A common stock described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. Additionally, under the shelf process, in certain circumstances, we may provide a prospectus supplement that will contain certain specific information about the terms of a particular offering by the selling stockholder. We may also provide a prospectus supplement to add information to, or update or change information contained in this prospectus.

        You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference into this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement. We have not, and the selling stockholder has not, authorized anyone to provide you with different information. The selling stockholder is offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, shares of our Class A common stock only in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. The information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of our Class A common stock.

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INFORMATION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

        In addition to historical information, some of the information in this prospectus, including the information we incorporate by reference, includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical facts included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus may constitute forward-looking statements. Discussions containing these forward-looking statements are also contained under the headings "Risk Factors", "Business" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as in our Current Reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments we make to those filings with the SEC, all of which documents are incorporated by reference herein, and may be contained in any other information included herein or incorporated by reference hereto or in any prospectus supplement hereto. In some cases, you can identify these "forward-looking statements" by the specific words, including but not limited to "may," "will," "should," "expects," "forecast," "project," "intend," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of those words and other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, including but limited those under the heading "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and similar disclosures in subsequent reports filed with the SEC (which documents are incorporated by reference herein), that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in such statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

        We are required to file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the "SEC". You may read and copy any documents filed by us at the SEC's public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information about the public reference room. Our filings with the SEC are also available to the public through the SEC's Internet website at http://www.sec.gov and through the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005. We make available free of charge on the investor relations portion of our website (http://www.remax.com) our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with the SEC.

        Our website and the information contained therein or connected thereto are not incorporated into this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, and you should not rely on any such information in making your decision whether to purchase our securities.

        We have filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC relating to the shares of Class A common stock covered by this prospectus. This prospectus is a part of the registration statement and does not contain all of the information in the registration statement. Whenever a reference is made in this prospectus to a contract or other document of ours, please be aware that the reference is only a summary and that you should refer to the exhibits that are part of the registration statement for a copy of the contract or other document. You may review a copy of the registration statement at the SEC's public reference room in Washington, D.C., as well as through the SEC's Internet website noted above.

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information referred to in this way is considered part of this prospectus from the date we file that document. Any reports filed by us with the SEC after the date of the initial registration statement and prior to effectiveness of the registration statement and any reports filed by us with the SEC after the date of this prospectus and before the date that the offerings of the shares of Class A common stock by means of this prospectus are terminated will automatically update and, where applicable, supersede any information contained in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

        This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement incorporate by reference the documents set forth below that have previously been filed with the SEC:

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Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on March 13, 2015.



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Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2015, and June 30, 2015, filed with the SEC on May 8, 2015 and August 7, 2015, respectively.



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The portions of our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (filed on March 27, 2015) that were incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.



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All reports and other documents we subsequently file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the termination of this offering, including all such documents we may file with the SEC after the date of the initial registration statement and prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement, but excluding any information furnished to, rather than filed with, the SEC.

        We will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus is delivered, upon his or her written or oral request, a copy of any or all documents referred to above which have been or may be incorporated by reference into this prospectus, excluding exhibits to those documents unless they are specifically incorporated by reference into those documents. You can request those documents from our Corporate Secretary at Attn: Corporate Secretary, RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., 5075 South Syracuse Street, Denver, Colorado 80237, (303) 770-5531.

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RISK FACTORS

        An investment in our Class A common stock involves risks. You should carefully consider the risk factors incorporated by reference from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, together with all of the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus before purchasing shares of our Class A common stock from the selling stockholder. The occurrence of any of the events described could materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition, results of operations and our ability to make cash distributions to our stockholders, which could cause you to lose all or a significant part of your investment in our Class A common stock. Some statements in this prospectus constitute forward-looking statements. Please refer to the section entitled "Forward-Looking Statements."

Risks Related to This Offering

         The substantial number of shares that are eligible for sale could cause the market price for our Class A common stock to decline or make it difficult for us to sell equity securities in the future.

        The selling stockholder effectively owns more than 50% of our shares of Class A common stock as a result of its ownership of common units in RMCO (which units are redeemable at the selling stockholder's election for, at our option, newly issued shares of our Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or a cash payment equal to the market price of one share of our Class A common stock). Expectations that shares of our Class A common stock may be sold by the selling stockholder could create an "overhang" that may adversely affect the market price for our Class A common stock.

        We cannot predict the effect on the market price of our Class A common stock from time to time as a result of (i) sales by the selling stockholder of some or all of the 7,500,000 shares of our Class A common stock under this prospectus, (ii) the availability of such shares of Class A common stock for sale by the selling stockholder, or (iii) the perception that such shares or additional shares of our Class A common stock may be offered for sale by the selling stockholder. Sales of substantial amounts of shares of our Class A common stock in the public market, or the perception that those sales will occur, could cause the market price of our Class A common stock to decline or make future offerings of our equity securities more difficult. Any sale, or perceived impending sale, of a substantial number of shares of our Class A common stock could cause our stock price to fluctuate or decline.

        There are 12,339,639 shares of our Class A common stock outstanding at October 23, 2015. The 7,500,000 shares of Class A common stock that may be sold under this prospectus represent a substantial additional number of shares of our Class A common stock that would be outstanding after this offering is completed.

         Our Class A common stock price may be volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance and you may not be able to resell your shares at or above the price you paid for them.

        Many factors, which are outside our control, may cause the market price of our Class A common stock to fluctuate significantly, including the following:

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conditions that impact demand for our services, including the condition of the U.S. residential housing market unrelated to our performance;



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the size of our public float;



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coverage by or changes in financial estimates by securities analysts or failure to meet their expectations;



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market and industry perception of our success, or lack thereof, in pursuing our growth strategy;



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strategic actions by us or our competitors, such as acquisitions or restructurings;



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housing and mortgage finance markets;



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changes in general market, economic and political conditions in the U.S. and global economies or financial markets, including those resulting from natural disasters, terrorist attacks, acts of war and responses to such events; and



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material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting.

        Volatility in the market price of our Class A common stock may prevent investors from being able to sell their Class A common stock at or above the price they paid for the stock. In addition, price volatility may be greater if the public float and trading volume of our Class A common stock is low. As a result, you may suffer a loss on your investment.

         An active trading market for our Class A common stock may not always exist.

        Prior to our initial public offering and the listing of our Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on October 7, 2013, there had not been a public market for our Class A common stock. We cannot predict the extent to which investor interest in our Class A common stock will continue or how liquid the trading market in our shares might become. The shares of Class A common stock available for trading on the New York Stock Exchange before giving effect to any sales of shares under this prospectus represent approximately 40% of the economic interests in our Class A common stock and the remaining 60% of the economic interests are held by RIHI through its ownership of common units in RMCO. As a result, the market for our shares may be less liquid than the market for shares of other public companies and there may be imbalances between supply and demand for our shares. Our share price may therefore experience significant volatility and may not necessarily reflect the value of our expected performance. If an active trading market does not exist, you may have difficulty selling any of our Class A common stock that you buy. Consequently, you may not be able to sell our Class A common stock at prices equal to or greater than the price you paid.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

        The proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the Class A common stock covered by this prospectus are solely for the accounts of the selling stockholder. We will not receive any proceeds from any sale or other disposition of these shares of Class A common stock by the selling stockholder.

DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE

        This offering is being made solely to allow the selling stockholder to offer and sell shares of our Class A common stock to the public. The selling stockholder may offer for sale some of its shares at the time and price that it chooses. On any given day, the price per share is likely to be based on the market price of our Class A common stock, as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange on the date of sale, unless shares are sold in private transactions. Consequently, we cannot currently determine the price at which the shares offered for resale pursuant to this prospectus may be sold.

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

        Our authorized capital stock consists of 180,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 1,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. The following description of our capital stock is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, the forms of which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, and by applicable law. Unless our board of directors determines otherwise, we will issue all shares of our capital stock in uncertificated form.

Common Stock

Class A common stock

        Holders of shares of our Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders.

        Holders of shares of our Class A common stock are entitled to receive dividends when and if declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available therefor, subject to any statutory or contractual restrictions on the payment of dividends and to any restrictions on the payment of dividends imposed by the terms of any outstanding preferred stock.

        Upon our dissolution or liquidation or the sale of all or substantially all of our assets, after payment in full of all amounts required to be paid to creditors and to the holders of preferred stock having liquidation preferences, if any, the holders of shares of our Class A common stock will be entitled to receive pro rata our remaining assets available for distribution.

        Holders of shares of our Class A common stock do not have preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights.

Class B common stock

        Each holder of Class B common stock shall be entitled, without regard to the number of shares of Class B common stock held by such holder, to two votes for each common unit in RMCO held by such holder. RIHI is the sole owner of our Class B common stock. As a result of its ownership of the Class B common stock, RIHI has a number of votes in RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. that is equal to two times the aggregate number of common units that it holds in RMCO.

        The voting rights of the Class B common stock will be reduced from two votes for each common unit in RMCO held to one vote upon the earliest of the following dates: (i) October 7, 2018; (ii) at the time of the death of the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Co-Founder David Liniger; or (iii) at such time as RIHI's ownership of RMCO common units falls below 5,320,380 common units. In the event that any common units of RMCO are validly transferred in accordance with the terms of the RMCO's fourth amended and restated limited liability company operating agreement, or the "restated RMCO LLC agreement", to a transferee other than David Liniger, the voting rights of the corresponding shares of Class B common stock transferred will also be reduced to one times the aggregate number of RMCO common units held by such transferee.

        Holders of shares of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock vote together as a single class on all matters presented to our stockholders for their vote or approval, except as otherwise required by applicable law.

        Holders of our Class B common stock do not have any right to receive dividends or to receive a distribution upon a dissolution or liquidation or the sale of all or substantially all of our assets. Additionally, holders of shares of our Class B common stock do not have preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights.

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Preferred Stock

        Our certificate of incorporation authorizes our board of directors to establish one or more series of preferred stock (including convertible preferred stock). Unless required by law or by any stock exchange, the authorized shares of preferred stock will be available for issuance without further action by you. Our board of directors is able to determine, with respect to any series of preferred stock, the terms and rights of that series, including:

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whether the shares of the series will be convertible into shares of any other class or series, or any other security, of our company or any other entity, and, if so, the specification of the other class or series or other security, the conversion price or prices or rate or rates, any rate adjustments, the date or dates as of which the shares will be convertible and all other terms and conditions upon which the conversion may be made;



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        We could issue a series of preferred stock that could, depending on the terms of the series, impede or discourage an acquisition attempt or other transaction that some, or a majority, of you might believe to be in your best interests or in which you might receive a premium for your shares of Class A common stock over the market price of the shares of Class A common stock.

Options and Other Equity Awards

        Our certificate of incorporation authorizes us to issue shares of Class A common stock and options, rights, warrants and appreciation rights relating to Class A common stock for the consideration and on the terms and conditions established by our board of directors in its sole discretion, whether in connection with acquisitions or otherwise. As of September 30, 2015, we had (i) options to purchase 88,057 shares of Class A common stock outstanding under our 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, or Incentive Plan, (ii) 111,988 shares of Class A common stock subject to restricted stock units outstanding under our Incentive Plan, and (iii) an additional 1,930,704 shares available for issuance pursuant to future grants of equity under the Incentive Plan.

Controlled Company

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we have a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee's purpose and responsibilities.

        We expect RIHI to continue to control a majority of the voting power of our outstanding common stock after the sale of all of the shares of Class A common stock offered by this prospectus and therefore that we will continue to be a "controlled company" under the governance standards of the New York Stock Exchange.

Antitakeover Effects of Delaware Law and Our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws

        Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws also contain provisions that may delay, defer or discourage another party from acquiring control of us. We expect that these provisions, which are summarized below, will discourage coercive takeover practices or inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with our board of directors, which we believe may result in an improvement of the terms of any such acquisition in favor of our stockholders. However, they also give our board of directors the power to discourage acquisitions that some stockholders may favor.

Undesignated Preferred Stock

        The authorization of undesignated preferred stock in our certificate of incorporation will make it possible for our board of directors to issue preferred stock with super voting, special approval, dividend or other rights or preferences on a discriminatory basis that could impede the success of any attempt to acquire us. These and other provisions may have the effect of deferring, delaying or discouraging hostile takeovers, or changes in control or management of our company.

Classified Board of Directors

        Our certificate of incorporation provides that our board of directors will be divided into three classes, with each class serving three-year staggered terms. These provisions may have the effect of deferring, delaying or discouraging hostile takeovers, or changes in control or management of our company.

Requirements for Advance Notification of Stockholder Meetings, Nominations and Proposals

        Our certificate of incorporation provides that special meetings of the stockholders may be called only by a resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of the majority of the directors then in office. Our bylaws prohibit the conduct of any business at a special meeting other than as specified in the notice for such meeting. In addition, any stockholder who wishes to bring business before an annual meeting or nominate directors must comply with the requirements set forth in our bylaws. These provisions may have the effect of deferring, delaying or discouraging hostile takeovers or changes in control or management of our company.

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Stockholder Action by Written Consent

        Pursuant to Section 228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or the DGCL, any action required to be taken at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares of our stock entitled to vote thereon were present and voted, unless our company's certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Our certificate of incorporation provides that, after the date on which RIHI no longer has voting power over a majority of the outstanding shares of our Class A and Class B common stock, any action required or permitted to be taken by our stockholders may be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of our stockholders and may not be effected by consent in writing by such stockholders.

No Cumulative Voting

        The DGCL provides that stockholders are not entitled to the right to cumulate votes in the election of directors unless our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Our certificate of incorporation does not expressly provide for cumulative voting.

Business Combinations with Interested Stockholders

        We have elected in our certificate of incorporation not to be subject to Section 203 of the DGCL, an anti-takeover law. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a business combination, such as a merger, with a person or group owning 15% or more of the corporation's voting stock for a period of three years following the date the person became an interested stockholder, unless (with certain exceptions) the business combination or the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder is approved in a prescribed manner. Accordingly, we are not subject to any anti-takeover effects of Section 203. However, our certificate of incorporation contains provisions that have the same effect as Section 203, except that they provide that RIHI and any person to whom RIHI sells its common stock will not be subject to the restrictions set forth in these provisions.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

        The transfer agent and registrar for our Class A common stock is Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

Exchange Listing

        Our Class A common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "RMAX".

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SELLING STOCKHOLDER

        The selling stockholder, RIHI, is a founding member of RMCO, which holds our operating company indirect subsidiaries. RIHI is a Delaware corporation that is majority owned and controlled by David Liniger, our Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Co-Founder, and Gail Liniger, our Vice Chair and Co-Founder. Daryl Jesperson, one of our directors, holds a minority ownership interest in RIHI. On October 7, 2013, we issued and sold 11,500,000 shares of our Class A common stock at a public offering price of $22.00 per share in our IPO and became a member and the sole manager of RMCO. We are a holding company and, as of September 30, 2015, we own 41.03% of the common units in RMCO, while RIHI owns the remaining 58.97% of common units in RMCO. For additional information regarding relationships between us and the selling stockholder, see "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions" in our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on March 27, 2015, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

        The common units were issued as "restricted securities" under the Securities Act and are subject to certain restrictions on transfer under the RMCO LLC agreement. In general, the common units can be exchanged for our Class A common stock on a one-to-one basis, except if we exercise our option to exchange the common units for cash. This prospectus covers the offer and sale or other disposition by the selling stockholder of 7,500,000 shares of Class A common stock issuable to the selling stockholder upon exchange of 7,500,000 common units. We do not expect to exercise our option to exchange such 7,500,000 common units for cash. As detailed further below, 7,500,000 common units comprises only a portion of the selling stockholder's total holdings.

        We have registered the above-referenced 7,500,000 shares to permit the selling stockholder and its pledgees, donees, transferees or other successors-in-interest that, after the date of this prospectus, receive shares of Class A common stock issued upon exchange of their common units to resell or otherwise dispose of the shares in the manner contemplated under the "Plan of Distribution."

        The selling stockholder may exchange some, all or none of its common units for shares of Class A common stock (subject to our option to exchange units for cash), and it may sell some, all or none of its shares of Class A common stock. Other than our obligation to register the shares for resale pursuant to the registration rights agreement, we currently have no agreements, arrangements or understandings with the selling stockholder regarding the sale of any of the shares. The shares of Class A common stock offered by this prospectus may be offered from time to time by the selling stockholder. As part of the original agreement with the selling stockholder at the time of the IPO, we have agreed to, upon request, use reasonable best efforts to keep a registration statement effective for the selling stockholder until the earlier of (a) such time as all the shares owned by the selling stockholder as a consequence of its exchange and conversion of the common units have been disposed of by the selling stockholder or (b) all such shares may be sold by the selling stockholder without limitation or restriction within a three-month period in compliance with Rule 144. The selling stockholder has not requested that all shares issuable in exchange for the entirety of the selling stockholder's common units be registered and this registration statement does not cover all such shares issuable to the selling stockholder in exchange of the entire of its common units. The Company will file a prospectus supplement setting forth any sale plans prior to any sale or other disposition of the selling stockholder's shares pursuant to this registration statement.

        The following table sets forth the name of the selling stockholder, the number of shares beneficially owned (through exchange rights associated with the common units) by the selling stockholder, the number of shares that may be offered under this prospectus and the number of shares of our Class A common stock to be owned by the selling stockholder after this offering is completed. The number of shares in the column "Number of Shares Being Offered" represents all of the shares that the selling stockholder may possibly offer under this prospectus.

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        Beneficial ownership of a security is determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. Under these rules, a person is deemed to beneficially own a share of our Class A common stock if that person has or shares voting power or investment power with respect to that share, or has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of that share within 60 days, including through the exercise of any option or other right or the conversion of any other security. Shares issuable under stock options and warrants not subject to this offering are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of the person holding options or warrants but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person. As of September 30, 2015, the percentage of beneficial ownership for the following table is based upon 12,339,639 shares of capital stock (excluding certain options) outstanding of RE/MAX Holdings and 30,074,239 common units of RMCO outstanding, of which 12,339,639 are owned by RE/MAX Holdings.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

        We are registering the shares of our Class A common stock covered by this prospectus to permit the selling stockholder to resell these securities from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the offering of the shares of our Class A common stock by the selling stockholder. We have been advised by the selling stockholder that the selling stockholder or pledgees, donees or transferees of, or other successors in interest to, the selling stockholder may sell all or a portion of the 7,500,000 shares of our Class A common stock beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time either directly, or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, who may act solely as agents or who may acquire the shares of our Class A common stock as principals or as both, and who may receive compensation in the form of discounts, commissions or concessions from the selling stockholder or from the purchasers of our Class A common stock for whom they may act as agent (which compensation as to a particular broker-dealer may be less than or in excess of customary commissions). We anticipate that the selling stockholder will determine the timing, manner and size of any sale of shares of Class A common stock pursuant to this prospectus.

        Unless otherwise permitted by law, if shares of our Class A common stock are to be sold pursuant to this prospectus by pledgees, donees or transferees of, or other successors in interest to, the selling stockholder, then we must file a prospectus supplement or an amendment to this registration statement under applicable provisions of the Securities Act amending it to include such pledgee, donee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling stockholder under this prospectus.

Determination of Offering Price by the Selling Stockholder

        Except as may be described in any prospectus supplement accompanying this prospectus, the selling stockholder may offer its shares of our Class A common stock pursuant to this prospectus from time to time at fixed prices, which may be changed, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. The prices will be determined by the selling stockholder or by agreement between the selling stockholder and underwriters or dealers.

        Our Class A common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "RMAX." The public price at which our shares trade in the future might be below the prevailing market price at the time the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part is declared effective. In determining the prices at which the selling stockholder may offer its shares of our Class A common stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus, we expect the selling stockholder to consider a number of factors in addition to prevailing market conditions, including, among others:

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the information set forth in this prospectus and otherwise available to the selling stockholder;



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the history of and prospects for our industry;



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an assessment of our management;



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our present operations;



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the trend of our revenues and earnings;



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our earnings prospects;



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the price of similar securities of generally comparable companies; and



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other factors deemed relevant.

        The aggregate proceeds to the selling stockholder from the sale of the shares of Class A common stock offered by it hereby will be the purchase price of the shares of our Class A common stock less discounts and commissions, if any, paid by the selling stockholder.

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Methods of Distribution

        The sales described in the preceding paragraphs may be effected:

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on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the shares of our Class A common stock are listed or quoted at the time of sale;



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in the over-the-counter market;



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in transactions (which may include underwritten transactions) otherwise than on such exchanges or services or in the over-the-counter market;



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block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;



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through the writing of options whether the options are listed on an option exchange or otherwise;



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short sales;



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ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;



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an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;



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privately negotiated transactions;



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sales pursuant to Rule 144;



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as broker-dealers may agree with the selling stockholder to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;



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any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law; and



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a combination of any such methods of sale.

        In connection with sales of our Class A common stock, the selling stockholder may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers. These broker-dealers may in turn engage in short sales of our Class A common stock in the course of hedging their positions. The selling stockholder may also sell the shares of our Class A common stock short and deliver shares of our Class A common stock to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales, or loan or pledge shares of our Class A common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell the shares.

        The selling stockholder or its successors in interest may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers that require the delivery by such broker-dealers of our Class A common stock which may be resold thereafter pursuant to this prospectus if our Class A common stock is delivered by the selling stockholder. However, if the Class A common stock is to be delivered by the selling stockholder's successors in interest, we must file a prospectus supplement or an amendment to this registration statement under applicable provisions of the Securities Act amending it to include the successors in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus.

        The selling stockholder might not sell any, or all, of our Class A common stock offered by it pursuant to this prospectus. In addition, we cannot assure you that the selling stockholder will not transfer the shares of our Class A common stock by other means not described in this prospectus.

        To the extent required, upon being notified by the selling stockholder that any arrangement has been entered into with any agent, underwriter or broker-dealer for the sale of the shares of the Class A common stock through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution or secondary distribution or a purchase of any agent, underwriter or broker-dealer(s), the name of the selling stockholder and of the participating agent, underwriter or broker-dealer(s), specific Class A common stock to be sold, the respective purchase prices and public offering prices, any applicable commissions or discounts, and

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other facts material to the transaction will be set forth in a supplement to this prospectus or a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, as appropriate.

        The selling stockholder or its successors in interest may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of Class A common stock, and, if the selling stockholder defaults in the performance of its secured obligation, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell such pledged common stock from time to time under this prospectus; however, in the event of a pledge or the default on the performance of a secured obligation by the selling stockholder, in order for the shares of Class A common stock to be sold under this registration statement, unless permitted by law, we must file an amendment to this registration statement under applicable provisions of the Securities Act amending it to include the pledgee, transferee, secured party or other successors in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus.

        In addition, any securities registered and offered pursuant to this prospectus that qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A of the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 or Rule 144A rather than pursuant to this prospectus.

        In order to comply with the securities laws of some states, our Class A common stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers.

        The selling stockholder and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act. The Exchange Act rules include, without limitation, Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any Class A common stock by the selling stockholder and any such other person. In addition, Regulation M of the Exchange Act may restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of our Class A common stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the particular shares of our Class A common stock being distributed. All of the above may affect the marketability of our Class A common stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to our Class A common stock.

Underwriting Discounts and Commissions, Indemnification and Expenses

        Brokers, dealers, underwriters or agents participating in the distribution of our Class A common stock pursuant to this prospectus as agents may receive compensation in the form of commissions, discounts or concessions from the selling stockholder and/or purchasers of Class A our Class A common stock for whom such broker-dealers may act as agent, or to whom they may sell as principal, or both (which compensation as to a particular broker-dealer may be less than or in excess of customary commissions).

        The selling stockholder and any brokers, dealers, agents or underwriters that participate with the selling stockholder in the distribution of our Class A common stock pursuant to this prospectus may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of the Securities Act. In this case, any commissions received by these broker-dealers, agents or underwriters and any profit on the resale of our Class A common stock purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. In addition, any profits realized by the selling stockholder may be deemed to be underwriting commissions. While neither we nor the selling stockholder can presently estimate the amount of such compensation, in compliance with the guidelines of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, the aggregate maximum discount, commission or agency fees or other items constituting underwriting compensation to be received by any FINRA member or independent broker-dealer will not exceed 8% of any offering pursuant to this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement or pricing supplement, as the case may be. However, it is anticipated that the maximum commission or discount to be received in any particular offering of securities will be less than this amount. If the selling stockholder and any brokers, dealers, agents or underwriters that participate with

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the selling stockholder in the distribution of our Class A common stock pursuant to this prospectus are deemed to be an underwriter, the selling stockholder and such other participants in the distribution may be subject to certain statutory liabilities including, but not limited to, Sections 11, 12 and 17 of the Securities Act and Rule 10b-5 under the Exchange Act and would be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with sales of shares of our Class A common stock.

        Pursuant to a registration rights agreement between us and the selling stockholder, we have agreed to indemnify the selling stockholder, each person, if any, who controls the selling stockholder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, and the partners, members, officers, directors, employees or representatives of any of the foregoing, against specified liabilities arising under the Securities Act. The selling stockholder has agreed to indemnify us and each of our directors and officers, and each person, if any, who controls us within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act against specified liabilities arising under the Securities Act.

        Pursuant to a registration rights agreement, we have agreed, among other things, to bear all expenses, other than brokerage and sales commissions, fees and disbursements of the registration of the sale of the shares of Class A common stock by the selling stockholder pursuant to this prospectus.

Stabilization and Other Transactions

        As described above, the selling stockholder may utilize methods of sale that amount to a distribution under federal securities laws. The anti-manipulation rules under the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, Regulation M, may restrict certain activities of, and limit the timing of purchases and sales of securities by, the selling stockholder and other persons participating in a distribution of securities. Furthermore, under Regulation M, persons engaged in a distribution of securities are prohibited from simultaneously engaging in market making and certain other activities with respect to such securities for a specified period of time before the commencement of such distributions subject to specified exceptions or exemptions. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the Class A common stock offered by this prospectus.

        Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of the Class A common stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of the Class A common stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.

        Once sold under the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the shares of the Class A common stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.

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LEGAL MATTERS

        The validity of the Class A common stock offered hereby will be passed on for us by Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, California.

EXPERTS

        The consolidated financial statements of RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014, have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

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