Ebby Halliday Companies Acquires Stephenville-Based Hayden Real Estate

The Ebby Halliday Companies continue to make inroads in rural areas, acquiring more and more leading real estate brokerages surrounding the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area.

After buying up the Jacksonville-based brokerage Homes & Properties Realty last February, Ebby has made another major acquisition with the purchase of Hayden Real Estate. Approximately 70 miles southwest of the D-FW area, the Stephenville-based brokerage serves the farm, ranch, and residential needs of Erath and surrounding counties.

“Hayden Real Estate has long demonstrated a commitment to excellence and superior marketing, technology, and property management, and is home to a carefully selected team of agents who operate with the utmost integrity,” said Chris Kelly, president and CEO of the Ebby Halliday Companies. “A full-service residential real estate firm built on high expectations and lasting relationships, it is a perfect fit for the Ebby Halliday Companies.”  

Hayden Real Estate was founded by Eric and Jamie Hayden and has been carefully built by adding only the area’s most-respected agents to the firm’s roster of full-time agents. 

“Joining the Ebby Halliday Companies will take us to a whole new level,” says Eric. “We will now offer agents and their clients a dedicated and seasoned support team, enabling us to provide even more exceptional service throughout the entirety of the home buying and selling process.”

In addition to the latest and most relevant real estate technologies, as well as an integrated mortgage, title, and insurance experience, agents in Ebby’s Stephenville office will benefit from the firm’s longtime affiliation with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, a global network of more than 550 premier real estate brokers, and its luxury division, Luxury Portfolio International. LeadingRE affiliates produce more annual home sales than any other real estate network in the world. 

“Ebby Halliday is such a respected name in the real estate industry. We couldn’t be happier knowing that our culture of caring will continue and that our agents and clients will benefit from the vast resources of the Ebby Halliday Companies,” said Jamie, a graduate of Stephenville’s Tarleton State University. “We like and respect their approach to the business of people and couldn’t be more pleased to be part of the Ebby family.”

Eric and Jamie, along with the rest of the market-leading team at Hayden Real Estate, are actively involved in the community, sponsoring such organizations as the Tarleton Booster Club and Rodeo, the Stephenville PRCA Rodeo, the Chamber of Commerce, Big Brothers, Big Sisters, and the Stephenville Independent School District. 

“We are so grateful for the extraordinary community of Stephenville,” says Eric. “They have been so amazing and supportive over the years, and we feel blessed to live and work here. We are excited for what the future holds for both our agents and clients as we grow along with Stephenville and the surrounding area.”