08/27/2026
Another female icon gone. 💔
Today, the real estate world lost Gail Liniger, co-founder of RE/MAX, at 81 years old.
To many people, her name may not be instantly recognizable. But to those of us who spent years in the real estate industry, Gail was an absolute force and a woman I deeply admired.
Long before there was a Newfoundland Diva Company, real estate was a huge part of my life. I spent 22 years in the industry, and one of the moments from that career that I will always treasure happened at the 2008 RE/MAX Convention in Las Vegas.
When I was asked who I wanted to receive my award from, my answer wasn’t Dave Liniger.
I wanted Gail.
And this photo captured that moment. ❤️
Gail’s story was one of incredible strength and resilience. She survived a horrific plane crash and faced an extraordinarily difficult recovery, yet she continued to persevere, remain involved with RE/MAX and support and inspire its agents.
She knew what it meant to be knocked down by life and fight her way back.
That’s the kind of woman I’ve always admired. Strong, determined, resilient and unwilling to let life’s challenges define what comes next.
And when I think about what the Newfoundland Diva Company represents today, celebrating strong women, encouraging women to know their worth, and reminding them of just how powerful they can be - it feels especially fitting to honour a woman who embodied so much of that long before this company ever existed.
I’m incredibly grateful that, for one small moment in my own real estate journey, I got to stand beside her.
Rest peacefully, Gail. ❤️
You were truly a woman worth looking up to.