If your home just isn’t selling, any number of reasons could be in play. In some cases, this might not have anything to do with your home and everything to do with the market you’re selling it in. However, you could be making some common missteps. (Don’t worry: You’re not alone.) According to several of the skilled agents at Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty, these home-selling mistakes are more common than you [...]

We’re no psychics, but we predict many outdoor adventures ahead. Fall 2021 is here and nature is beckoning. For North Texas residents looking to explore, the team at Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty has compiled a list of our favorite places around Dallas and Fort Worth to get your heart rate up, log some extra steps and appreciate natural beauty close to home. We’ll explore trails in the middle of the city and a few off-the-beaten-path hikes where you can see all [...]

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 September 3, 2021.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

Inside the real estate world, the acronyms fly every day. We have MLS, TREC, NTREIS, PITI, PUD, even WBFP. (Do you know what that last one means?)

But the one that arguably affects you the most is the CMA — the comparative market analysis. In short, it’s the estimated value of your home relative to comparable properties in the area. (You may have heard the slang for it: [...]

People all over the world have spent the last 18 months re-evaluating their lives and prioritizing what’s most important to them. And, many people have taken the opportunity to move to a new city and put down roots where life’s a little slower, the traffic’s not as heavy, they can get a bigger home for the money and friendly neighbors make them feel more welcome than anywhere they’ve lived before. If that all sounds appealing to you, you’ll soon understand how that so deftly [...]

Looking to maximize your home sale — especially in a red-hot market? Whether it’s a seller’s market or a buyer’s market, preparing for an open house or showing is a critical step in selling your home. A show-quality house can make a difference in the offers you’ll receive, but much of the prep process requires good ol’ elbow grease. Use this as your checklist to prepare for an open house, and to streamline the whole selling [...]

If you’re preparing to sell your home in Texas, you could go it alone and broker your own sale. It’s a seller’s market, after all. So, why do 88 percent of sellers in the U.S. engage the services of a professional real estate agent? If you’re a first-time seller, you can easily underestimate how demanding it is to list, stage and market your home — and that’s before you reach the technical and legal challenges of closing a sale on your own. Discover the difference a [...]