For charm, it's hard to top a Craftsman-style home. Behold 6227 Lakeshore Drive, sensitively updated in all the right places but loaded with vintage style. It offers nearly 2,600 square feet of space and style, including a first-floor master suite, upstairs guest suite (there are three bedrooms in all) and a magazine-worthy kitchen, complete with sunny breakfast nook. With its long, covered front porch, confident gables and crafted details, this symbol of American style is represented by [...]

Elevate your everything: New on briggsfreeman.com is 5109 Bryce Avenue in Fort Worth’s incomparable Rivercrest neighborhood. Imagine life lived here, with elegant architecture, room to roam and luxuries galore. Hand-scraped hardwoods, a dream kitchen, a plush master suite, a study, a game room, a media room — this could be your every day. Represented by expert agent [...]

Splash and style! Don’t miss briggsfreeman.com/splash — the new hub for homes with unbelievable backyards. Pergolas, pools, spas and sport courts: You’ll see them all, at homes represented by the expert agents of Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty. Plus: North Texas’ top interior designers tell you their outdoor must-haves The opening lines of a watery Hemingway classic Great Sotheby's International Realty getaway homes in Colorado, New Mexico and the [...]

Now, this is how luxury looks today: 1520 Thomas Place, just blocks from Fort Worth’s River Crest Country Club. This fully updated home has it all: multiple living spaces; an open gourmet kitchen; a media room; a bar; a private office; and a mirror-walled dance/exercise room. The first-floor master retreat has a two-sided fireplace, for baths by the soothing fire. Outdoors? Think multiple patios, multiple balconies, fireplace and pool. This four-bedroom sanctuary is represented by expert [...]

A rare find. A crown jewel. Consider 2104 Willow Bend Drive in Plano, a 3-acre getaway for your every day. The luxuries are exceptional: tennis court, putting green, chipping green, resort pool, cabana, master suite with gym, two full bars, theater, golf simulator, club room, private apartment and a six-car garage with lifts and additional subterranean spaces. With panoramic views yet utmost privacy, this one-of-a-kind, authentic estate is represented by expert agents [...]

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 June 5, 2020.  FROM MY PERSPECTIVE A rebound, in more ways than one “We closed on a house yesterday, and we’ll see it for the first time in person tomorrow.” Welcome to an intriguing new facet of our business. That house — a cool [...]