Meet Marty

“When we transferred to Texas, Marty spent 10 days with us until we found the perfect home. Not only did she share her wealth of knowledge about the area, she made us feel welcomed in a way we never experienced in our previous relocations. She went the extra mile to include our three-year-old daughter in the relocation as well. We couldn’t have asked for a better Realtor, friend and pleasant experience.” ~ Michael & Angela

Marty Marks is the quintessential Realtor; a highly respected leader in her industry and her community. She maintains an outstanding career by offering unwavering dedication and unsurpassed expertise to her clients. She served as President of the Metro-Tex Association of Realtors, received awards for Salesperson of the Year, Community Service Award of the Year and was recently designated as Realtor Emeritus by the National Association of Realtors. Virginia Cook, Realtors awarded her the Volunteer of the Year, D Magazine has named her as Best Realtor for innumerable years, and Texas Monthly designated her as a "Five Star Professional."

With scholarship and part-time work, she graduated from The University of Texas in Austin; the first in her extended family to graduate from college. She moved to Dallas to teach Spanish at Highland Park High School.  She then entered the entrepreneurial world of residential real estate and the mentorship of Virginia Cook, Sheila Rice, and other women who excelled in the business world, expressing the best attributes of strong leadership with community and family in mind.

Grateful for her good fortune, she decided to gravitate toward making a significant difference in her community. Bicultural, bilingual and growing up in financial instability, she realized that education, hard work and exceptional mentors were keys to a successful future, and she decided to share this knowledge. She served as Officer and Board Member of various nonprofits, including Girl Scouts, Senior Source, Texas Women’s Foundation and recently Girls Inc. of Metropolitan Dallas and Dallas Summit.   Her goal has been to help women and girls in particular to find their voices, to take pride in their unique qualities and to chart their own paths through education, hard work and passion. She is honored to have received the Audrey Kaplan Inspiring Women of the Southwest Award. 

“I was intrigued by real estate as a career because I have always had an entrepreneurial
spirit,” says Marty. “But I most enjoy the one-on-one relationships I share with my clients. So
many have become close friends and continue to recommend me to several generations of
their families. I guess I truly am The Family Realtor! What an honor and a joy!”

Designations ABR, CRS, SRES

Languages Spanish

EDUCATION

The University of Texas at Austin
BA, Spanish and English with Secondary Education Certification

Boston University MBA Student, Munich, Germany
 

PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS

• CRS: Certified Residential Specialist
• ABR: Accredited Buyer Representative
• SFR: Short Sale & Foreclosure Certification
• Advanced Historic House Specialist: Preservation Dallas
• NAHREP: National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals
• Texas Real Estate Brokerage License
• Active member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR)
• Active member of the Texas Association of Realtors (TAR)
• Active member of the Metro-Tex Association of Realtors
• Graduate, Metro-Tex Leadership Program
 

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

Ebby Halliday Real Estate, 2019 - Present

Virginia Cook, Realtors, Senior Vice President, 1999 - 2019

Henry S. Miller Realtors, Inc., 1982 -1999
January 1982 – November 1999

Army & Air Force Exchange Service | Munich, Germany, Human Resources 1979 –1981

Texas Credit Union League, Service Representative, 1974 – 1976

Alford Refrigerated Warehouses, Administrator, 1969 – 1974

Highland Park High School, Spanish Teacher, 1966 – 1969

BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENTS

• 2002 President, Metro-Tex Association of Realtors
• 1991 Salesperson of the Year, Metro-Tex
• 2001 Vice President, Metro-Tex
• 2000 Secretary-Treasurer, Metro-Tex
• Director, Metro-Tex, 1993-2003
• Regional Vice President, TAR 2001-2002
• Director, NAR, 2001-2002
• Director, TAR, 1994, 2000-2002
• Director, North Texas Real Estate Information Services, 2003-2008
• Past President Advisor to Metro-Tex Board of Directors, 2007
• Top Producers, Virginia Cook, Realtors (2000 through 2015)
• Member, Premier Producers Network
• D Magazine, Best Realtor Designation, 2001 - 2020

• Texas Monthly, “5 Star Professional”
• Who’s Who in Residential Real Estate in 1992-1993/2005, Dallas Business Journal
• The Dozen-National Sales Award for top 5% of Residential Realtors
• Henry S. Miller Multi-Million Dollar Sales Awards-Top 25 Producers
• Chairperson, North Dallas Multiple Listing Service, Education Committee, Professional Standards Committee, Forms and Contracts, Community Outreach, Metro-Tex
• Corporate Relocation Representative
• Corporate Lister
• Virginia Cook Relocation Realtor of the Year, 2013