Mariana Saldana is a Licensed Real Estate Broker in both Texas and Mexico with more than four decades of experience spanning residential, luxury, and international real estate markets. She is the founder of Uptown Real Estate Group, established in Houston’s prestigious Galleria area, where she leads one of the city’s most accomplished and consistently top-performing real estate teams.

Under her leadership, Uptown Real Estate Group has been ranked among the Top 20 real estate teams in Houston by the Houston Business Journal, a distinction earned through sustained production, market expertise, and a reputation for excellence. From 2019 through 2025, Mariana and her team were the number one producing team each month at Keller Williams Metropolitan, reflecting her unmatched consistency and operational leadership in a highly competitive market.

Mariana holds the designation of Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) and has built a powerful global platform connecting international investors with high-value opportunities in Texas. She has conducted investment seminars throughout Mexico and represented Texas real estate at premier luxury property exhibitions in Shanghai, Beijing, Moscow, and major cities across Mexico.

For more than 15 years, Mariana has served as an official speaker for the State of Texas, presenting Texas real estate investment opportunities to international audiences and positioning Houston as a prime destination for global capital.

Bilingual and bicultural, Mariana offers clients a rare combination of deep local market mastery and global business fluency. Her career is defined by strategic negotiation, disciplined execution, and a long-standing commitment to protecting and growing her clients’ wealth through real estate.

Today, as Founder and Principal Broker of Uptown Real Estate Group, Mariana continues to set the standard for luxury brokerage in Houston—mentoring elite agents, cultivating international relationships, and guiding high-net-worth clients through complex transactions with clarity, discretion, and results-driven precision.