FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

EBBY HALLIDAY ACQUIRES FORT WORTH-BASED WILLIAMS

TREW REAL ESTATE

DALLAS, TX (December 15, 2014) Dallas-based residential real estate

brokerage Ebby Halliday Real Estate, Inc. announced today it has purchased
Fort Worth-based luxury real estate boutique Williams Trew Real Estate.
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Williams Trew, which was founded in 2000 by Martha Williams, Joan Trew and
Marshall Boyd, will continue to be branded and conduct business under the
name Williams Trew, an Ebby Halliday Real Estate Company and will continue to
operate out of its current locations in Fort Worth. Ms. Williams and Ms. Trew will
continue leadership roles with the company. Mr. Boyd will guide the transition
and then pursue other existing business opportunities outside the company.
Timing is everything, and the timing of this move meets current market needs
and positions our company to better serve current and future residents of Fort
Worth, says President & CEO of the Ebby Halliday Companies Mary Frances
Burleson. This acquisition brings together two like-minded companies with
many years of residential real estate experience.
Ron Burgert, chief financial officer of the Ebby Halliday Companies, adds, We
have built our company on several strategic moves in our almost 70 years in
business and we believe this acquisition will help ensure our market position for
many years to come. From a business standpoint, we are able to combine
budgets, marketing and advertising in a more strategic and cost-effective
manner.

We are pleased to join Ebby Halliday and believe this move significantly
strengthens our leading position in the Fort Worth marketplace, says Martha
Williams of Williams Trew Real Estate. As part of Ebby Halliday, our agents and
sellers will have more resources without losing our company culture. Both our
companies are privately held and customer-focused.
Adds Joan Trew, Their team has a proven record of integrity, service and client
satisfaction. They also have a record of integrating acquisitions smoothly and
without employee or market interruption. We like and respect their approach to
the business of people.
The acquisition is effective immediately. We are already working on the
transition, says Williams Trew co-founder Marshall Boyd. It will be seamless to
our clients and our agents and sellers will not be impacted. We will increase our
marketing and advertising strength and realize targeted cost efficiencies.
With this transaction, Williams Trew becomes an Ebby Halliday Company and
will no longer be affiliated with Sothebys International Realty.
As an Ebby Halliday Company, Williams Trew and its Associates will benefit
from the firms longtime affiliation with Leading Real Estate Companies of the
World, a global network of more than 500 premier real estate brokers, and its
luxury division, Luxury Portfolio International. LeadingRE affiliates produce
more annual home sales than any other real estate network, according to Ebby
Halliday Companies Corporate Real Estate Services Director Karen Greene.
Membership in Leading Real Estate Companies of the World is by invitation
only and is limited to the very best residential real estate companies
worldwide, says Greene, We take pride in offering our clients knowledgeable
Associates who provide exceptional service. Simply put, Williams Trew and its
Associates are a perfect fit for the Ebby Halliday Companies.
The Ebby Halliday Companies includes Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate, affiliated
mortgage, insurance and title companies, and approximately 1,600 associates
covering over 12,000 square miles of North Texas. It participated in more than
19,500 real estate transactions in 2013 with a sales volume of more than $6.4
billion. The Ebby Halliday Companies 13.5 percent share of the North Texas

real estate market led all competitors, the nearest of which garnered 4.03
percent.
Independently owned and operated Ebby Halliday, REALTORS will celebrate
its 70th anniversary in 2015. Having grown from a one-woman office to the
largest independent real estate company in Texas, the company has
consistently maintained a focus on service to the community. In addition to its
support of many North Texas charitable organizations, the Ebby Halliday
Companies belong to 27 local chambers of commerce.
At Ebby Halliday, were proud of our undisputed role as the dominant real
estate firm in North Texas, Burleson says. While 2014 has certainly been an
exceptional year for our company, what remains most important to us is
service to our clients, service to our industry and service to our community. We
welcome and appreciate the opportunity to partner with Fort Worths most
respected real estate brokerage.
Williams Trew Real Estate is Fort Worths leading residential real estate
brokerage firm. With over 80 experienced agents the company provides home
buyers and sellers with unparalleled experience in residential, farm & ranch,
lake or urban properties in the greater Fort Worth area.
For more information, visit williamstrew.com.
For more information on Ebby Halliday Realtors, visit the website voted one of
the industrys best by the Web Marketing Association, ebby.com.

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PHOTO CUTLINE: Executive Vice President & Director of Sales Offices Betty
Misko, Williams Trew Co-Founder Joan Trew, Chief Financial Officer Ron Burgert,
Williams Trew Co-Founder Martha Williams, and President & CEO Mary Frances
Burleson.

Direct Media Inquiries To:

Randall Graham
Vice President & Corporate Marketing Director

Ebby Halliday Real Estate, Inc.

214.549.8733
randall@ebby.com
Martha Williams
Co-Founder
Williams Trew Real Estate
817.991.9255
martha@williamstrew.com
Marshall Boyd
Co-Founder
Williams Trew Real Estate
817.475.3636
marshall@williamstrew.com
Steve Smith
Public Relations Manager
Ebby Halliday Real Estate, Inc.
972.980.6602 (office)
stevesmith@ebby.com