Each Friday, Robbie Briggs, president and 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 April 24, 2020.  FROM MY PERSPECTIVE How going green just got real. A home built with healthier living in mind has suddenly taken on more significance, hasn’t it? Green, healthy homes don’t just save water, lower greenhouse gas emissions and cut down on energy use, they can make us feel better and [...]

Sophisticated in the city: Imagine your life at 5747 Prospect Avenue #H, a three-story townhome just steps from Lower Greenville’s shops and restaurants. The luxuries? Natural light, walnut floors, marble-top kitchen, wine cooler, coffee bar, breakfast bar and French doors onto a balcony overlooking the charming M [...]

This is 1960s chic — brought into the now and wow. Take a virtual tour of 301 N. Cottonwood Drive in Richardson, fresh on our new virtual hub, briggsfreeman.com/tour, and loaded with thoughtful luxuries. Just some? A porch for watching the world go by, flowing living spaces, designer lighting, granite countertops in the efficient island kitchen and an office/flex space flanked with big windows and French doors opening onto the slate-floored [...]

Virtual va-va-voom! Tour this refined and refreshed French-style home via virtual reality, at the new briggsfreeman.com/tour, the premier hub for virtual tours. On the famous Greenway Parks greenbelt and featuring rare high ceilings, 5311 Nakoma Drive offers a two-story entry, iron staircase, two-story living area with European fireplace mantel and a great room with another fireplace. This is elegant living, indeed, represented by expert agent Diane DuVall-Rogers. Palladian-style [...]

Congratulations to our wise, wonderful, all-knowing agents — the best in the business, anywhere, admired and respected by their clients and colleagues. Drumroll, please: These are our winners of the 2020 'Best of Local' awards by Local Profile. No finer experts. No finer agents. The winners (click on their names to learn more): Linda Baker Laura Crowl Mary Carlino Jeffrey Krause Gina Lester Team — Gina Lester, Dawn Capitel Jackie Siegel Group — Jackie Siegel, Laurie Deckert Sevin Burke Group — [...]

New on briggsfreeman.com is 4512 Santa Barbara Drive in Lakewood. Represented by East Dallas expert and top producer Skylar Champion, it boasts five bedrooms, four full baths, a first-floor master retreat, gleaming quartz countertops in the open kitchen and a bonus playroom. Backing up to the Santa Fe Trail, the home offers nearly 3,600 square feet of space and style. With wood floors throughout most of the home and sophisticated detailing — witness the chicest wainscoting in [...]