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 May 21, 2021.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

I’m going to take a minute to brag.

We don’t focus a whole lot on numbers when it comes to our business — because ours is a business of relationships. And service. And expertise.

You can’t put numbers to any of [...]

The news has been filled with stories of people leaving densely populated metropolitan markets in favor of quieter suburbs and sleepy towns with a much slower pace. But the yang to that yin can be found in the number of homebuyers eager to take advantage of this renewed opportunity to live their biggest big-city dreams. In fact, market research about real estate trends in major markets shows that city living now has major [...]

By Bill Hethcock — Senior Reporter, Dallas Business Journal

Monday, May 17, 2021

Robbie Briggs, the longtime CEO of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty, has passed the reins to Russ Anderson, the firm’s chief operating officer, who will now serve as president. 

Briggs will retain the CEO title and continue to oversee mission, vision, values, property development, and strategic initiatives.

Anderson will head up strategy, business planning, sales, marketing, [...]

With the average time on the market in Texas at just 55 days — in a normal market, not the frenzied one we’re in now — most sellers can look forward to a relatively quick sale. But even with today’s high demand for limited inventory, making a strong first impression definitely matters. What’s more, the growing popularity of virtual tours online has raised the bar, so well-staged rooms can help close the deal. Find out the main benefits of staging your home and why it can be a [...]

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 May 14, 2021.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

Well, the secret is out.

Dallas, Fort Worth and the rest of North Texas is one the hottest areas for relocation in the entire United States. Steve Brown, who covers real estate for The Dallas Morning News, wrote this just last week: “D-FW has surpassed the Houston area to become the country’s fourth-largest metro area, behind only New York, Los Angeles and [...]

That is what a network can do — especially when it’s one full of friendly Texans.