When seeking out the best neighborhoods in Texas, set your sights on Dallas-Fort Worth for some of the most livable country you’ll ever dream of calling home. Like a supergroup of expert matchmakers, the agents of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty can help you find exactly what you’re looking for in both a home and its surrounding community. Below, you’ll discover seven of the hottest neighborhoods and cities in the DFW metropolitan area. 

1. Colonial Hills

Whether you’re an avid golfer or you simply enjoy the lush settings of an [...]

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 January 22, 2021.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

Where the market is moving

In a typical year, December would see the housing market begin to slow for the holidays — but, 2020 was anything but typical. It was an especially unique year for real [...]

In the early 1900s, Greek Revival homes and Gothic cottages dotted the American landscape. They were tall structures, featuring thick pillars, pointed roofs and ornate, castle-like features. As self-taught California architect Cliff May watched these European-style properties sprouting around him, he envisioned an [...]

1stDibs, the ahead-of-the-curve style and shopping site, just corralled its trends of 2021. Because 1stDibs and its magazine, Introspective, are go-to favorites of the top decorators in the world — including several in North Texas — this is a roundup worth paying very close attention to.

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Pictured at top of story: 3701 Lexington Avenue in Highland Park, represented by Diane DuVall and Faisal Halum of Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty for [...]

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 December 11, 2020.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

No pessimists allowed

“The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.”

Boy, 2020 has tested that concept, a favorite of mine by the motivational speaker John Maxwell. I am one lucky guy: I work with almost 500 leaders, every day. They are the agents, staff and executives of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International [...]

Foot-operated elevators? Robotic furniture? Very healthy homes? The future of housing has taken a sudden new turn. Don't miss this New York Times story that outlines where it's going: Click here.

(And for an exceptionally healthy home, may we recommend HALL Arts Residences, pictured above? The designed-in advances inside the luxurious high-rise include multilevel air filtration, thick walls that reduce noise and sound-deadening membranes installed in the floors. Says our president [...]