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 September 25, 2020.  From My Perspective Your healthier new house Did you know that homes are going way beyond green? For years, we have — very gratefully — seen more homes built or remodeled using sustainable materials, energy-efficient [...]

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 September 4, 2020.  From My Perspective The Warhol whisperer Let’s do some math. Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty was founded in 1960, offering the finest homes in North Texas. Sotheby’s, the auction house, was founded in 1744, [...]

They may have won the D Best honors — but they’re not resting on any laurels. Every day, our agents help find homes where everyone feels safe and sound. And included. And inspired. That way, everybody wins. See our winners — part of our family of 400-plus expert agents across North Texas — in the September issue of D Magazine and at dmagazine.com, coming soon. They are, by far, the best agents in the business.  

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 August 21, 2020.  From My Perspective Buying big in Texas They’re onto us in North Texas. There is a boom in homebuying here — and it’s not just North Texans looking to change things up. Out-of-state sales are on the rise, and interest [...]

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 August 14, 2020.  From My Perspective Why we help our neighbors I’ve said it before: The agents of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty are one giving group. This bunch has roots deeply embedded in their communities, all over [...]

This is the power of Texans together: With Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty and our esteemed colleagues Martha Turner Sotheby's International Realty in Houston and Kuper Sotheby's International Realty in Austin and San Antonio, we connected $128 million worth of homes to happy new owners — in 2019 alone — purely through referrals to and from each other. Relationships matter. For local expertise and global connections, there is only Sotheby’s International Realty.