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Ebby Halliday Companies CEO Chris Kelly Named RISMedia 2021 Real Estate Newsmaker

By CandysDirt / March 13, 2021 /

As an RISMedia ‘2021 Real Estate Newsmaker,’ Ebby Halliday Companies President & CEO Chris Kelly is a member of a dynamic group of key influencers making headlines as a result of their newsworthy contributions to the real estate industry, and their efforts to positively affect the consumers and communities they serve. RISMedia is considered by…

New Home-Search Apps Equip Buyers with Real-Time Info, Agent Chat Feature

By CandysDirt / February 13, 2021 /

Home buying hasn’t always been as (relatively) easy as it is today. In ye olden times, fax machines, rolodexes (rolodi?), and landlines were the tools in the agent toolbox, and the search took place over the course of weeks and sometimes months. (In pre-MLS days, listings were delivered to brokerages every few weeks in catalog…

Goodbye Closing Table, Hello Rapid Close

By CandysDirt / February 6, 2021 /

While residential real estate was, and always will be a “relationship” business, COVID-19 has hastened what was already coming for the industry: game-changing tech solutions for buyers and sellers, resulting in a more efficient and seamless home buying and selling journey. Developers have been hard at work over the last year rolling out products that…

Ebby Halliday Companies Achieves $7.9 Billion in 2020 Sales, Up $1B From 2019

By CandysDirt / January 19, 2021 /

A year ago today, we had not a clue what was just ahead on the horizon. The Ebby Halliday Companies were gearing up for a year of celebration, commemorating 75 years in business. And everyone was already sprinting into the spring market, which got off to an early start.  We all know what happened next. …

Agent Recruiting Efforts Result in Companywide Recognition

By CandysDirt / January 2, 2021 /

It may not have been a banner year for much else, but for residential real estate it was as good a year as any. Especially considering for a couple months, activity came to a near grinding halt. Industry leaders and local government worked quickly to navigate murky waters until it was crystal clear – people…