SERHANT. Expands Into Texas With 13 Founding Agents
In a move designed to accelerate its national growth, SERHANT. announces a formal entry into Texas, fielding 13 founding agents and aligning with six independent brokerages across Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio. The effort creates an immediate four-city foothold in some of the state’s most active housing markets. The company said the Texas launch brings its footprint to 17 states since it began expanding beyond New York in 2023, with recent entries in Boston and California this year.
As of today, the new Texas operation is led by Susana Sarvis, a 17-year industry veteran and Houston native, who serves as managing director and broker of record. She plans to build a coordinated platform that blends SERHANT.’s national reach with the local strengths of Texas’ luxury and middle-market markets. Sarvis previously led brokerage operations at Real Brokerage and has held leadership posts at Compass and John Daugherty, Realtors, a longtime Houston luxury staple.
“Texas is home to some of the most dynamic luxury markets in the country, and I’m excited to lead our Texas expansion and help agents grow their businesses while delivering outstanding experiences for buyers and sellers,” Sarvis said in a statement. The move positions the company to scale quickly through a mix of founder-led teams and established independents, a model designed to preserve local culture while plugging into a nationwide platform.
How Texas Firms Are Joining the Platform
Instead of traditional acquisitions, SERHANT. is onboarding six independent brokerages by rebranding them under the SERHANT. umbrella. Each firm will retain its leadership and agents while gaining access to the company’s marketing, tech and national referral network. The participating independents include firms with deep roots in Houston, Dallas–Fort Worth and Austin, reflecting SERHANT.’s strategy of pairing local know-how with a scalable platform.
- Houston-based Truss Real Estate and CitiQuest Properties
- Evoke Realty, serving Austin, San Antonio and the Coastal Bend region
- Dallas–Fort Worth-based MRA Realtors
- Austin-based KF Real Estate
- Steele Portfolio Real Estate, also Austin-based
The transition to SERHANT. branding is designed to preserve the teams’ existing client relationships while expanding their marketing reach and back-end support. The six independents will operate under SERHANT. branding and will contribute agents to the initial Texas slate as part of a broader growth plan.
Leadership Spotlight: A Texas-Focused Growth Play
With the Texas operation, SERHANT. aims to replicate its New York-based model by combining a boutique, agent-centric culture with a national platform. Sarvis said the plan is to empower agents by giving them access to a robust tech stack, a broad marketing engine and cross-market referral opportunities that can help close deals more efficiently across a large state market.
“The goal is simple: elevate independent agents and empower teams to scale without sacrificing the relationships that built their businesses,” she added. “Texas markets demand a nuanced approach, and we’ll tailor our tools to help agents win across luxury and mainstream segments alike.”
Houston Spotlight: A Founding Member Joins the Ranks
In Houston, Truss Real Estate founder Chris Phan is joining SERHANT. as a founding member, bringing a 15-person team into the fold. Phan’s group has built substantial momentum, reporting nearly $260 million in career closed sales, underscoring the type of deal flow SERHANT. wants to harness in Texas’ top markets.
Phan framed the move as a strategic step that positions his team to scale with a broader platform. “Our alliance with SERHANT. opens doors to national marketing, tech-enabled transactions and enhanced collaboration across markets, while preserving the client-centric approach that has defined our practice,” Phan said.
What This Means for Texas Buyers and Sellers
The Texas expansion arrives as four of the state’s strongest housing markets—Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio—continue to attract both local buyers and out-of-state interest. Industry observers note that the combination of seasoned Texas leadership and SERHANT.’s cross-market network could spur faster, more integrated transactions in luxury and mid-range segments alike.
Analysts say the model—13 founding agents anchored by six independent brokerages—could deliver greater marketing reach, more robust data insights and smoother process flows for agents working in multi-market scenarios. The integrated platform could also mean improved access to capital for buyers and more efficient listing-to-close timelines in a market known for its competitive dynamics.
Path to Growth: What Comes Next
While the immediate Texas footprint covers four major cities, SERHANT. has signaled that the Texas launch is the latest step in a broader strategic push. The company’s expansion into Texas comes after a year that saw renewed activity across the Southeast, West Coast and Midwest, signaling a sustained push beyond New York. The current Texas entry complements the firm’s prior moves into Boston and California, creating a more expansive national network that can support a growing roster of agents and brokerages.
Executives say the organization plans to add more Texas-based teams and independent firms in the coming quarters, with a focus on scaling the platform’s technology, marketing campaigns and referral infrastructure. The goal is to build a more interconnected ecosystem that benefits both top-producing agents and the clientele they serve.
About SERHANT.: A National Real Estate Platform
SERHANT. has positioned itself as a national platform that blends boutique leadership with a scalable technology and marketing backbone. Since stepping beyond New York in 2023, the firm has pursued selective, founder-driven expansions in major markets. The Texas launch marks a notable milestone in that ongoing effort, highlighting the firm’s ambition to contend in one of the country’s most dynamic real estate landscapes.
As of June 2026, the company publicly notes its footprint in 17 states, reflecting a deliberate, growth-oriented strategy designed to leverage the strengths of local agents within a national framework. With 13 founding agents in Texas and six independent brokerages joining the fold, the latest move underscores a broader industry trend toward agency collaborations that pair local expertise with scalable platforms.
In a market where buyers increasingly rely on data-driven tools and cross-market access to inventory, serhant. expands into texas signals a more expansive path for agents seeking national exposure without sacrificing local ties. The coming quarters will reveal how the Texas chapters perform within the broader SERHANT. network and whether the model will attract additional independents across the state.
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