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 July 23, 2021.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

What is it about water?

“Thousands have lived without love; not one without water,” wrote the great poet W.H. Auden.

North Texans understand this. For a state with a reputation of being hot and dry, the opposite [...]

As a big part of the North Texas real estate boom, Plano enjoys the same affluent feel as downtown Dallas, but just 20 miles to the south. Local residents love Plano — population nearing 300,000 — because Texas’ ninth-largest city takes a pass on the rush-rush pace of the big city. We happen to know Plano as the [...]

Though there are dozens of factors that go into buying or building a home, many people envision what they hope “to do with the place” once they move in. And, while there are many decorating styles to choose from, your preferences might actually start with the architectural style of the home itself — in other words, how it’s designed — before you actually make it yours. Midcentury Modern is one architectural style that has stood the test of time — especially in Texas, where [...]

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 July 16, 2021.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

For a little over a year now, the residential real estate market has witnessed a period of growth unmatched in recent memory.

Local homebuyers have looked for more space or to make a change, while others have relocated [...]

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 July 9, 2021.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

There is nothing like a house with history.

So many of the homes we represent have been loved for generations. Some are architecturally significant, designed at the height of certain stylistic period. Some are both. 

No matter where you live — or where you're from — there is a lot to celebrate in North Texas this Independence Day. Though July 4 falls on Sunday this year, cities, towns and neighborhoods have all kinds of plans for the days around – and on — this momentous [...]