Royal LePage is a Canadian real estate franchiser and owner-operator with more than 670 locations and over 20,000 realtors in Canada.[1] The company was founded on July 2, 1913, in Toronto, Canada by then 26-year-old Albert Edward (A.E.) LePage, under the name "A.E. LePage, Bungalow Specialist." In 1984, the company was renamed Royal LePage Real Estate Services following a merger with Royal Trust's real estate brokerage business.[2]
Today, the company is led by Phil Soper, who was named president of Royal LePage in 2002 and chief executive officer in 2004. Royal LePage is a Bridgemarq Real Estate Services company, a TSX-listed corporation trading under the symbol TSX:BRE.
History
Albert Edward (A.E.) LePage established his real estate company ‘A.E. LePage – The Bungalow Specialist’ on July 2, 1913.[3]