Each Friday, Russ Anderson, the president and CEO of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty and the CEO of Pacific 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 12, 2025.
FROM THE PRESIDENT'S P.O.V.
On September 22, hundreds of agents from around the Sotheby’s International Realty network will be together in Dallas. They are coming to trade ideas and stories, to immerse in seminars and workshops and to discover game-changing new strategies for everything from social media to pricing a home.
But this can’t-miss day and evening — called the Texas Networking Event — is really about the world’s best real estate advisors building stronger relationships, with each other and their clients. They are coming to better their business — which is better for you.
There is nothing like the TNE, hosted by three of the Sotheby’s International Realty affiliates in the Lone Star State: Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty in San Antonio and Austin; Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty in Houston; and Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty in Dallas, Fort Worth and across North Texas.
The programming of this experience is exceptional: Top industry experts will be leading discussions and brainstorms about everything from reimagining real estate transactions, winning the next generations, using AI with authenticity and more. Mixed in with the learning will be lots of entertainment — because, well, this is Texas.
If you happen to be a Sotheby’s International Realty advisor yourself, I invite you to register now for the TNE, at tne.events.
We’ve got just enough space — and unlimited potential.
Russ Anderson
President and CEO, Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty
CEO, Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty
PICTURED THROUGHOUT: Some of the world's finest real estate advisors and leaders at the 2022 Texas Networking Event — the famous TNE
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