Chicago residential sales firm plants flag in Dallas with backing of Jerry Jones’ family

A Chicago residential real estate distributor flies its flag in North Texas with a new franchise in Dallas.

The company – @properties – has been in business for 21 years and is a major player in the Chicago area home sales space.

The new Dallas office is the first franchise location in Texas.

Dallas businessman Jerry Mooty Jr. opens the @properties Dallas office.

Until recently, Mooty was Strategy Director at Rogers Healy and Associates, a Dallas residential property distributor. He is also an attorney and co-founder of a law firm in Texas.

Mooty says he’s starting the new Dallas-based housing company with the help of the family of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. Mooty is Jones’ nephew.

“The chance to combine strong local ownership with a true technology-driven solution for brokers, buyers and sellers is the great opportunity for Dallas real estate and what drew me to @properties,” Mooty said in a statement. “This company has an incredible track record of innovation and success and a culture that inspires people.”

Mooty says two of his first home listings will be for a new e-condo project in Highland Park and a second home community in East Texas near Tyler.

Real estate company @properties has more than three dozen offices in Illinois and Indiana. It also has franchise offices in Michigan and Wisconsin. And the company owns residential real estate sales companies based in Atlanta and Charlottesville, Virginia.

“Dallas is a great testing ground for the @properties franchise brand,” said Thad Wong, one of the company’s founders, in a statement. “We are delighted to be here with an owner-operator like Jerry who lives off competition and is a true ambassador not only for local real estate but also for the entire Dallas-Fort Worth area.”

The @properties expansion is the second move in Texas by a high-profile residential property distributor outside of the state.

New York-based Douglas Elliman Real Estates, an independent home sales company best known for high-end real estate, recently expanded with its first office in the Dallas area. Douglas Elliman Real Estates also operates in the Houston area and Austin.

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