Mark Ruby

RE/MAX Advantage Realty

17 Years of Experience

(41)

$20.8M

Total Sales Last Year

Years of Experience

119

Recent TransactionsTransactions from the last 3 years

$504.6K

Average Price Point

Service Areas

Finksburg, MD Hampstead, MD Manchester, MD Mount Airy, MD New Windsor, MD Owings Mills, MD Pikesville, MD Reisterstown, MD Sykesville, MD Taneytown, MD Westminster, MD

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About Mark Ruby

Mark strives for excellence through his real estate services to others and always works hard to protect his client's best interests. A 3rd generation Carroll County native, Mark focuses his area of expertise in Carroll and Baltimore counties. Mark recently won the 2024 "Elite" Production award from Carroll County Realtors which recognizes the highest award given in the county. In 2021, Mark won #1 Solo Agent for all of RE/MAX Advantage Realty with over 60 home sales and the Community Service Award. In 2018-2021, Mark received "America's Top 100 Award", and from 2019-2004 has been part of Baltimore "REAL PRODUCERS Top 500" award for realtors in the Maryland Region. Mark was awarded "Carroll's Best Realtor" from the readers of the Carroll County Times in 2013. Mark is part of Maryland's number one real estate company RE/MAX Advantage Realty (leads MD in Real Estate sales volume per agents in the brokerage). When selling, he has a comprehensive customized marketing plan for every client which includes a detailed market analysis, professional pre-listing repairs consultation, staging plan, professional photos, and timed Coming Soon/Listing strategies to maximize the potential for earning TOP DOLLAR for the sale. He also works hard to consistently communicate and always negotiate the best possible deal for sellers. With a background in Accounting, Mark knows the importance of numbers and a seller's "Bottom Line". For Buyers, Mark takes the time to meet with every buyer prior to starting the home buying process to establish a smart and aggressive approach to help clients navigate the low inventory market that we are currently in. This includes personal calls to other realtors to ensure accurate list dates, ensuring the buyer is pre-approved for the list price, and reiterating the importance of the 3 L's. Mark always stresses the importance to clients of never sacrificing on Location, Layout, and Loan amount. When not helping clients, Mark enjoys coaching lacrosse, biking, skiing, white water kayaking, and spending time with his wife Sandra and four kids.

Community Involvement

Girls Scouts of America, FCA, Westminster Area Lacrosse, Westminster Soccer Association, Celtic Soccer Club, Maryland Express Lacrosse, Young Life, Union Town Bible Church

FAMILY

Married high school sweetheart and enjoy spending free time with 4 kids and 2 grandkids.

Specialties

Sellers
Residential Property

Listing Agent (Top Regional Sales History), First Time Buyers, Relocation Buyers, Staging Consults

Awards

2025
TOP AGENT
Westminster, MD
2025
TOP AGENT
Hampstead, MD
2025
TOP AGENT
Sykesville, MD

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Mark Ruby's Reviews & Ratings

41 Reviews

(5/5)

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What clients say about this agent....

Professional
Communicative
Trustworthy
Knowledgeable
Responsive
Outstanding
Excellent negotiator
Hard working

Schipperdan8

Review for Member: Schipperdan8

September 28, 2019

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Mark is an awesome realtor and an awesome person! He went above and beyond and even assisted in guiding me in selling my house as an aEURoefor sale by owneraEUR?. He was always available and even helped me purchase my new home over his vacation. While he was a the beach he was calling the other realtor and guiding negotiations. If you are looking to buy or sell a home, Mark should be your choice!

Jnbrown5

Review for Member: Jnbrown5

September 22, 2019

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Available at all times to answer questions and help us thru the process. Listens to our wants and needs and gave us honest advice to sell our house and we did it in only 8 days !

Billsrule7

Review for Member: Billsrule7

May 17, 2019

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For the 2nd time, we utilized Mark Ruby to sell our house and to buy a new one. Mark was with us every step of the way, offering wise advice, ideas, and recommendations. He puts his clients first, and goes to bat for them. We ran into a number of difficult issues in both selling and buying our house, but they did not phase Mark. Not only is Mark a great real estate agent, he is also well networked, and knows who to contact for any needs (plumbing, roofing, electrical, etc) that might arise. He also has a great eye for staging. We highly recommend Mark and will use him again down the road.

Josh Foster

Review for Member: Josh Foster

May 17, 2019

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Alexandriakitty2

Review for Member: Alexandriakitty2

March 31, 2019

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We recently used Mark for the second time. He helped us buy our starter home in 2011 and we had such a great experience we brought him back when we were looking for an upgrade. He helped walk us through the steps of preparing our home to be sold (including advice on staging, painting, etc) and was always available to answer questions. We ended up getting multiple viewings and an offer within just 48 hours of listing.On the purchase end, he took the time to really understand what we were looking for in a new home and took us around to many (many) houses until we found the perfect one for us. He did a great job coordinating our home sale with our home purchase- since we needed to close on both houses on the same day in order for the purchase to go through. It was a lot of moving parts, but all went smoothly!Mark does a great job at keeping in touch with his clients over the years- demonstrating that you are not just a client or a paycheck- you're a friend!