The Agency

From Oil Country to Pine Country: A Landman-Worthy East Texas Retreat

By Daniel Lalley / February 6, 2026 /

In Paramount+’s Landman, Tommy Norris, played by Billy Bob Thornton, is the quintessential Texan — navigating the geopolitical, economic, and emotional complexities of the modern oil industry while holding tight to two core beliefs: nothing is as valuable as land, and no land rivals Texas. Now, Tommy Norris might be partial to West Texas for…

Melody Oaks Acres in Royse City Is The Chic Farm Life You’ve Been Looking For

By Nikki Barringer / August 5, 2023 /

With a name like Melody Oaks Acres, it has to be good. That’s a slogan for jelly and jam, but it’s also my new slogan for this luxury ranch home in Royce City. When the owners set out to build their dream home in 2016, they teamed up with an architect, Mike Rouse; a builder,…

Stephanie Quevedo Joins Christie’s, Paul Blair Comes to Compass

By Joshua Baethge / June 17, 2019 /

In this week’s Agent Migration column, we catch up with a former Virginia Cook agent from Fort Worth and meet a California newcomer. Did you make a big move? Contact Joshua Baethge. Stephanie Quevedo Happy to be at Christie’s Ulterre Stephanie Quevedo is settling in with the Giordano, Wegman, Walsh, & Associates (GWW) team at…