about Us

Team Leader

VIMA was founded in 2020 by Franco Maione. Franco has long been a serial entrepreneur, owning and operating two restaurants as well as a large nightclub/concert venue, prior to transitioning into real estate. His people-focused experience in the hospitality industry informed the way he approaches real estate, resulting in a business philosophy that encourages being kind; making mistakes; consistently improving; and focusing on the things that matter most for growth.

Franco led a team at RE/MAX, where he was ranked within the Top 100 Team Leaders in Canada in 2017, 2018, and 2019, before starting the VIMA team in 2020. In addition to successful production, the VIMA team is focused on the mentorship of its members. Franco likens building a real estate team to growing a family, and he’s proud to continue his family’s success with Real.

ABOUT VIMA

We are a team that develops, simplifies, and automates the operation of tomorrow’s real estate brokerage while focusing on culture and agent development at the forefront.

We exist to build agent careers and change the status quo on how true, united real estate teams are developed. Real estate is evolving. VIMA is here to make it easier for you the agent and help you evolve with it by operating under the following principles:

2019

IDEA TO DEVELOP A DISRUPTIVE BROKERAGE MODEL

2020

BIRTH OF VIMA REALTY

2021

26 FAMILY MEMBERS & RAPIDLY EXPANDING IN EDMONTON, CALGARY & VANCOUVER

WHERE WE'RE GOING

OUR FUTURE INVOLVES EXPONENTAL GROWTH & EXPANSION INTO MAJOR MARKET CENTRES ACROSS CANADA IN 2022-23 INCLUDING VANCOUVER, VICTORIA, KELOWNA, TORONTO & MONTREAL. OUR GOAL IS TO EXPAND IN THE US MARKET BY 2024

Eric Jammaz, AB

"It’s nice to feel that everyone has each other’s backs. I can reach out to anyone at the office at any time and know they are they are for me and I am there for them, you couldn’t ask for anything better"

Suki Keomanivong, AB

"VIMA is the place to be if you want to kill it even for a new agent. We have a business template and provide tools that are modern and on the cutting edge but the team has a family feel and the integrity and the trust and that is what separates us."

Mohamed Salem, AB