moncton new brunswick 1998 1998 founder ken leblanc ceo jeremy demont founder headquarters moncton new brunswick canada number of locations 102 franchises 2009 1 area served canada key people ken leblanc ceo services marketing website propertyguys.com propertyguys.com inc. is a canadian private sale real estate or fsbo marketing company based in moncton new brunswick . with 123 franchise locations across canada and more than 10 000 active listings on its site it is the largest private home sale network in north america . 1 2 3 propertyguys.com does not collect a commission on homes sold using their services . 4 the company is negotiating agreements to enter the u.s. market . 5 propertyguys.com is a member of the canadian franchise association . 6 propertyguys.com ceo ken leblanc sits on the canadian franchise association s board of directors as one of two atlantic region representatives . 7 contents 1 history 2 the round sign 3 criticism 4 community support 5 awards 6 external links 7 references history edit 1998 propertyguys.com founded by ken leblanc jeremy demont and a 3rd partner ryder after being inspired by the success of hotmail . walter melanson joined the team shortly after . 8 1998 company s first signs claimed to have been made from repurposed election signs how green of them . 2000 leblanc and demont purchase ryder s stake in propertyguys.com . 8 2001 propetyguys.com sells its first franchise in late 2001 . 9 2002 the company sells its first ten franchises in ten months throughout atlantic canada . 9 2002 propertyguys.com partners expand to include walter melanson as director of partnerships and dale betts as coo . 8 2003 the original propertyguys.com location in moncton new brunswick is franchised . 8 2005 propertyguys.com began franchising nationally at a rate of one new franchise every week . 9 2006 the company opens the propertyguys.com university franchise training center in moncton new brunswick . 2006 propertyguys.com introduces the private sale professional designation . 2007 propertyguys.com sells its 100th franchise . 2008 propertyguys.com debuts the round real estate lawn sign and introduces its round brand . 10 2008 propertyguys.com debuts its joe schmo national radio advertising campaign . 2008 propertyguys.com celebrates its ten year anniversary by holding its national franchise conference aboard the carnival imagination . 2009 propertyguys.com in partnership with the canadian youth business foundation launch the ypreneurgene youth entrepreneurship challenge during global entrepreneurship week . 11 12 2010 propertyguys.com attends g20 young entrepreneurs alliance summit in toronto canada . 2011 propertyguys.com attends g20 young entrepreneurs alliance summit in nice france . the round sign edit the propertyguys.com round sign was introduced in 2008 . 10 propertyguys.com is notable within the real estate industry for its use of a round lawn sign . the concept was arrived at during a group discussion at wizard academy . academy founder roy h. williams casually mentioned to the propertyguys.com team that all real estate agents have one thing in common rectangular signs . the session led to a 500 000 re branding program . 10 13 criticism edit propertyguys.com s 2008 national radio advertising campaign which singled out joe schmo 10 real estate agents was found to be offensive by some real estate agents for its dismissive portrayal of an agent s role in real estate transactions . basically a convoluted reference to how they see buyers sellers and the market as a whole . 14 community support edit propertyguys.com has defined a partnership with habitat for humanity canada . through an awareness program titled building communities a portion of all package sales is transferred to the non profit organization . in 2007 propertyguys.com donated 10 000 to habitat for humanity canada . 15 16 awards edit 2009 canadian franchise association award of excellence non traditional 17 2008 canadian franchise association award of excellence 18 2008 canadian franchise association frankie award 19 2005 winner of the cybf new brunswick best business award 20 named to canadian business franchise magazine s top 25 successful canadian franchises for 2004 20 external links edit propertyguys.com propertyguys.com franchising web site coordinates 46 04 53 n 64 49 51 w 46.081507 n 64.830751 w 46.081507 ; 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