SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · OREGON
RE/MAX franchise in Oregon: what the public record shows
Franchisees of RE/MAX in Oregon have taken 9 SBA loans since 1991 (average $918,111)— too few resolved loans in-state to publish a local failure rate (we require a resolved cohort, never extrapolate), so the brand's national rate of 14.6% is the better guide. Its latest FDD Item 20 state table reports 35 franchised outlets in Oregon (fiscal 2025) — about 0.82 per 100k residents.
Loans in OR
9
Resolved
4
Local charge-off
thin
National charge-off
14.6%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = OR. 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 of 30 loans.
Businesses in this industry
2,897
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
67.8
national 47.9
Versus the country
+42%
denser
Every business in RE/MAX's industry operating in Oregon — 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.
Avg weekly wage, this industry
$1,650
Oregon, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$1,785
same industry, all states
Versus the country
-8%
cheaper to staff
What RE/MAX's industry actually pays workers in Oregon, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2025), employment-weighted across counties. This is a real cost signal independent of the FDD — a market can look demand-rich above and still carry a margin headwind here if local wages run hot for the sector.
| Fiscal year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 41 | 0 |
| 2024 | 39 | 0 |
| 2025 | 35 | 0 |
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