Grasping all the financial arrangements surrounding your home purchase can be a little daunting. As part of our How to Do It series, we demystify one of the most common terms in the mortgage world — and what it's really all about.

These amazing minds got together for a few days of brainstorming. The energy was on full tilt. We talked about trends, tech, markets and benchmarks. We planned our 2024 — and beyond. But, what does all this mean to you?

CEO Robbie Briggs: One of today’s biggest Hollywood stars came to Dallas to shoot a film. He wanted to rent a home that was very secluded. He first worked with one of our competitors, who doesn’t understand the importance of discretion and quickly broke the news. The star’s manager fired the broker immediately and contacted me to help.

In this market, it's been hard to translate how the macro-economic trends we’re seeing are impacting the value of any specific home. Would you like to know the value of yours?

Connections, comrades, friends for life: If all of this sounds a little too warm and fuzzy, consider this: In Texas alone, three of the brokerages in the Sotheby’s International Realty network sold $7.5 billion in properties in 2022. 

"But, mostly, we just talked. In my mind, successful partners communicate honestly. Extraordinary partnerships encourage humility, where neither ego, jealousy nor personalities take over."