Industry Leadership
With meteoric growth, Virginia Cook, Realtors is now one of the largest independent residential real estate firms in North Texas. Since opening its first office in 2000:
- The company’s agent base has quadrupled to over 450 associates, averaging 17 years of experience each
- 10 full-service offices
- Global Relocation Services division ranking in the Top 3 for service in The Dallas Business Journal Book of Lists in the last four years
- Annual sales production increases of 25% or more
- Closing over $1 billion in sales yearly for the last 3 years
- Closing over $5 billion in sales since early 2000
- # 1 real estate firm in Grayson County, and a leading real estate firm in Dallas, Tarrant, and other counties throughout North Texas
Virginia Cook, CEO and founding partner, is a national leader, motivational speaker and mentor on the national real estate scene.
- Distinguished Service Award Recipient, 1,000,000-member National Association of Realtors
- 16-Year Director, National Association of Realtors
- 2006-2007 Liaison to Large Member Firms, National Association of Realtors
- 2005 Liaison to Communications, Research & Education Committees, National Association of Realtors
- One of the Most Powerful Women in Real Estate, as named by national relocation magazine
- One of Dallas' Most Outstanding Women in Business, Dallas Chamber of Commerce
- Contributed real estate expertise to the Dallas Independent School District, the City and County of Dallas, and the National Federal Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)
- First woman president and Realtor of the Year of the 60,000-member Texas Association of Realtors
- Served as first woman president and Realtor of the Year of the 6,000-member Greater Dallas Association of Realtors
Sheila Rice, Executive Vice President and Founding Partner, is a real estate leader and noted motivational speaker.
- 2007 President of North Texas Real Estate Information Systems, Inc. (NTREIS)
- 2006 Vice President, North Texas Real Estate Information Systems, Inc.
- Realtor of the Year, Greater Dallas Association of Realtors
- A Director of the Texas Association of Realtors
- President, Greater Dallas Association of Realtors
- Chairman, Greater Dallas Association of Realtors-PAC
- Charter member of the GDAR Breakfast Caucus ... the PAC's educational and fund-raising arm.