Buying or selling a home can be complicated, sometimes very complicated.
“Fortunately, there’s an Ebby Halliday Realtor to guide you through the process,” says Mary Frances Burleson, president & CEO of Ebby Halliday Realtors. “We’ve been helping people through the process for more than 70 years. Discover the difference the right agent can make by visiting ebby.com today.”
The Ebby Halliday Family of Companies participated in more than 20,600 property transactions in 2015 and closed more than $7.85 billion in Dallas-Fort Worth real estate.
“But our company isn’t just about closing transactions,” Burleson says. “That’s only one small part of what makes us. We are so much more than that because from the get-go Ebby had a vision the size of Texas.”
Ebby Halliday, the founder of Ebby Halliday Realtors and an icon in the industry who passed away in late 2015 at the age of 104, believed above all else that one improves his or her life by improving the lives of those around them. Her dream wasn’t just to sell houses; she wanted to positively influence people’s lives.
What Ebby started in 1945 as a one-woman, one-office company is today the largest independently owned real estate company in Texas, with 31 offices covering 12,000 square miles of North Texas.
“It’s fun to look at all that’s changed since 1945, but what hasn’t changed is our sales associates and employees tirelessly building our brand on trust, coming through when clients need us most,” Burleson says. “We’ve built high – very high – expectations for every aspect of our service.”
Burleson says the goal for the company and its sales associates is simple: to transform and elevate the home buying and selling process into the wonderful life-changing experience it can be.
“Is buying a home exciting? Absolutely,” she says. “But it’s also one of the most personal, important decisions you’ll ever have to make. And with it comes a large financial commitment, the biggest most people ever make. Often, the excitement can turn into enormous pressure and anxiety very quickly.”
Determining a budget, making an offer, arranging financing, inspections, appraisals, the list goes on and on. In short, buying or selling a home is a daunting process that can strip the fun and excitement away completely.
That’s where the experts at Ebby Halliday come in, acting as trusted guides through the entire process.
“We hold clients’ hands through it all, from start to finish, making it an easy, comfortable and enjoyable experience,” Burleson says. “We listen closely to their wants and needs, their worries and their fears. With more than 70 years of success in this business, we offer a longtime culture of caring. That’s how Ebby built our company. She fostered an internal culture that would attract humble, hardworking people like herself who just plain do the hard work.”
To find just the right agent for your residential real estate needs, visit ebby.com.