Soft-spoken and unassuming third-generation Celina rancher Rex Glendenning is, by profession, a successful commercial land broker, having sold thousands of acres of prime land in the northwest quadrant of Collin County and across Texas. He owns Frisco-based REX Real Estate, which he founded In 1987.

Glendenning also ls a tireless community leader and philanthropist, & a devoted and generous member of his church, a loving husband and father, and someone who readily gives credit to others.

“If you are in a conversation with Rex, you may be there to talk about real estate, but you will hear how God has blessed him, what a great wife and family he has, and “how are you doing?” said Corbett Howard, executive director of the Celina Economic Development Corp. and former Celina mayor. “And then he may say something about the Celina Bobcats, and then down to the business that he knows very well”.

“Rex loves his community and has contributed a significant amount of time and money helping our schools and our city,” Howard said. “He makes & difference; he doesn’t just ‘talk the talk;’ he ‘walks the walk'”.

Glendenning learned the business from the ground up. His grandfather helped found and settle Celina. He farmed and ranched in the area before the turn of the 20th century. Rex’s father carried on the tradition. Rex grew up farming the family land and working leased land in and around the Plano and Richardson areas. His grandfather and father were two of the most important influences in his life.

“My grandfather’s ‘early to bed, early to rise’ work ethic was instrumental in my life,” Glendenning said. “My father’s teaching was integral in my sales abilities and negotiation skills through trading tractors and farm implements across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.”

Glendenning’s company specializes in acquiring and selling commercial, investment, and development properties throughout Texas, with a focus on the major markets. This includes some of the nation’s fastest-growing and most affluent areas – particularly in Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Allen, Prosper, and Celina in Collin County – and encompasses the highly prized Preston Road and Dallas North Tollway corridor.

Rex Real Estate’s brokerage has resulted in sales of major projects such as Blue Star and Gentle Creek in Prosper, Starwood, and the Trails in Frisco, Trophy Club in Southlake, Carter Ranch and Morgan Lakes in Celina, Plano’s Granite Park, Starcreek in Allen, Sendera Ranch in Forth Worth, Viridian in Arlington and Platinum Ranch and Hidden Lakes in Gunter.