Broker News

Big News From a Big Deal Broker: Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Gets a New President

By Candy Evans / April 21, 2021 /

This is one of those stories that brings me full circle with much joy. I have known Russ Anderson a long time. We first met back in 2015, when he was on the other side of the real estate business, in mortgages as CEO of Guardian Mortgage, an early CandysDirt.com sponsor. I was impressed then…

Selzer Ascends to Sales Leader at Ebby Halliday’s Lakewood, Lake Highlands Outpost

By CandysDirt / April 6, 2021 /

From Staff Reports Doug Selzer, who has been a member of the Ebby Halliday family since 2012, has been named sales leader at the brokerage’s Lakewood | Lake Highlands Office. Chris Kelly, president and chief executive officer of the Ebby Halliday Companies, and Malinda Howell, vice president of brokerage, recently made the announcement. “Doug has…

Monument Realty Merges With Robert Elliott’s The Associates

By Joshua Baethge / March 25, 2021 /

Frisco-based Monument Realty has acquired The Associates, a Dallas-based brokerage led by Robert Elliott.  Together, the new firm will boast more than 260 agents.  “We’re looking for the best in the industry and I think that’s exactly what Robert and his team do, not just with residential real estate, but with all of their projects,” Monument…

Gina Mack to Lead Two Coldwell Banker Offices

By Joshua Baethge / March 15, 2021 /

Gina Mack has been named the managing broker at Coldwell Banker’s Arlington/Mansfield and Ellis County regional offices. She will lead a team of more than 60 sales associates. “I am very happy to welcome Gina to this leadership role within our Coldwell Banker network,” Coldwell Banker DFW Regional Vice President Alex Vidal said. “I’m confident that with…

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Posts $3.45 Billion in 2020 Sales, Sets Sights on 2021

By Joanna England / February 8, 2021 /

In March of 2020, the carpet was yanked out from beneath the real estate industry as we all learned how to stay safe in the face of a worsening pandemic. However, once real estate was affirmed to be an “essential” industry, brokerages, title companies, and inspectors — among many others — hit the ground running.…