Al at RE/MAX

05/31/2026

To encourage Americans to buy their first homes, the government offers credits and tax breaks. For example, you may be able to deduct mortgage interest from your taxes.

05/25/2026

05/25/2026

🌺 Remembering our heroes this Memorial Day. May we never forget their courage and dedication.

05/24/2026

The Sears Tornado Homes - Udall, Kansas, 1955
You know Sears for catalogs. In 1955, 192 families in Udall, Kansas knew it for a house that came in a box.

May 25, 1955. 10:35 PM. F5 tornado. 1,300 yards wide. 80 dead. 270 injured. The town was erased. 192 homes gone. Just foundations.

Sears had been selling "Honor Bilt" kit homes since 1908. 70,000 sold. You picked it from a catalog. It came on a train. 30,000 pieces. Nails included. You built it.

General Robert E. Wood, head of Sears, saw the news. He didn’t send money. He sent houses.

He called the Kansas City plant. "How many Modern Home No. 264B kits do we have?" Answer: 60. "Ship them. Tonight. No invoice."

The catch: A kit home took 400 man-hours to build. The town had no men. They were dead, injured, or digging out.

So Sears sent carpenters. 200 of them. From stores in 6 states. They showed up in Sears trucks. With tool belts. On salary. "You’re still on the clock," Wood told them. "Until they have roofs."

They worked 18-hour days. Heat of June. No power. No water. The carpenters lived in tents. They built 60 homes in 11 weeks. Gave them to widows first. No mortgage. No paperwork. Just keys.

Clara Mendez, 33, lost her husband and 2 sons. She got House #14. She lived there until 2003. When she died, her daughter found a Sears catalog in the attic. Inside: a note from the foreman, dated 1955. "Mrs. Mendez - This house is paid for. By people you never met. Raise hell in it."

Sears never ran an ad. They lost $430,000. Wood was asked why. He said, "We sold them the American Dream for 50 years. Seemed fair to give it back once."

That’s how a brand was built — by shipping 30,000 pieces of hope on a train and paying men to swing hammers for strangers.

05/19/2026

05/19/2026

Indianapolis 500 - REMAX is the official Real Estate Partner of Meyer Shank Racing for the 2026 NTT INDYCAR Series season.

05/16/2026

On this Armed Forces Day, let's take a moment to appreciate the heroes who protect our freedom every day. 🕊️ Thank you for your unwavering service! 🙏

# ArmedForcesDay # HonorOurHeroes # GratefulNation

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing mother figures who inspire, support, and uplift every day!