Each Friday, Robbie Briggs, CEO of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty, writes about luxury, trends, business and more in the advertising pages of the Mansion section of The Wall Street Journal. Below is his letter of January 21, 2022.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

We are proud to be known for giving our clients and our agents everything they need for very successful outcomes — in every dealing.

That covers tools, tech, advice and lots of information. On that latter note, we have two new reports that are must-reads if you are even thinking about buying or selling a luxury property in [...]

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Each Friday, Robbie Briggs, CEO of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty, writes about luxury, trends, business and more in the advertising pages of the Mansion section of The Wall Street Journal. Below is his letter of January 14, 2022.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

And we thought 2020 was a wild year.

The 365 days that came next were as unusual, challenging and exhilarating — if not more so.

Our nearly 400 agents knocked it out of the park — again — in a market that stayed red-hot through all of 2021. In the end, we surpassed our projections and ended the year with $3 billion in sales to the best clients in the [...]

After the whirlwind of the holidays, does your home look like a disaster zone? With decorations scattered about, new gifts without a home yet and things disheveled from parties and gatherings, you may feel like everything is a little out of control.

Good news: The quieter time after the holiday season is the ideal opportunity to get everything in order. From weeding out forgotten items in your closets to editing down the contents of your refrigerator, use this time to set everything [...]

If you buy a home in 2022, you have a way to potentially lower your property’s taxable value and save thousands on your property taxes. It’s called a homestead exemption, and it removes part of your home’s value from taxation.

A new law effective January 1, 2022, provides property-tax relief by allowing homebuyers to file for homestead exemptions in the year when they purchase the property, provided it is their primary residence. Previously, new homeowners had to wait until the [...]