Mary Frances Burleson is president and CEO of the Ebby Halliday Companies. She is a very civic-minded member of the North Texas community and a member of numerous boards at the local, state and national levels. Burleson has served as a National Association of REALTORS® director since 1991 and is a recipient of NAR’s Distinguished Service Award. She has been named REALTOR® of the Year by the Texas Association of REALTORS® and the MetroTex Association of REALTORS®. Burleson ranked No. 15 on the recently released Swanepoel Power 200 “Top 20 Women Leaders in Residential Real Estate 2018” list. In addition to her service to the real estate industry, Burleson has exhibited show dogs for many years. She and her late husband, Rufus, enjoyed raising championship Boxers in the kennel they owned and managed. Burleson continues their legacy today.
Ebby Halliday Companies includes three residential real estate brands as well as affiliated title, insurance and mortgage companies. With 1,850 agents covering more than 12,000 square miles of North Texas, Ebby Halliday is the largest independently owned residential real estate company in Texas and ranks 12th in the nation in sales volume, according to REAL Trends, Inc.