SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · OHIO
RE/MAX franchise in Ohio: what the public record shows
Franchisees of RE/MAX in Ohio have taken 20 SBA loans since 1991 (average $311,235), and of the 16 loans whose story has ended, 18.8% were charged off — versus 14.6% for RE/MAX nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands. Its latest FDD Item 20 state table reports 131 franchised outlets in Ohio (fiscal 2025) — about 1.1 per 100k residents.
Loans in OH
20
Resolved
16
Local charge-off
18.8%
National charge-off
14.6%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = OH. Charge-off rate = charged-off ÷ (charged-off + paid-in-full); open loans excluded. A local rate is published only when the resolved cohort clears our floor.
Businesses in this industry
3,293
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
27.7
national 47.9
Versus the country
-42%
thinner
Every business in RE/MAX's industry operating in Ohio — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across 198 brand-state cells in our loan data, the densest quartile charges off at 5.6% versus 18.1% in the thinnest. A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.
| Fiscal year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 144 | 0 |
| 2024 | 140 | 0 |
| 2025 | 131 | 0 |
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