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 January 14, 2022.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

And we thought 2020 was a wild year.

The 365 days that came next were as unusual, challenging and exhilarating — if not more so.

Our nearly 400 agents knocked it out of the park — again — in a market that stayed red-hot through all of 2021. In the end, we surpassed our projections and ended the year with $3 billion in sales to the best clients in the [...]

Six real estate agents in three states helping one couple? Theres a story here.

Six real estate agents in three states helping one couple? There’s a story here.

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 April 30, 2021.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

In life — and in business — a change of scenery can really change your perspective.

That’s why we’ve been shaking things up and moving some of our offices. Yesterday, we opened our new space in Fort Worth, [...]

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 October 2, 2020.

From My Perspective

How to earn rave reviews

Please forgive me, but I need to brag.

For years now, at the end of every home purchase or sale with us, we’ve been asking our clients how everything went. What drew them to work with us? How was the whole experience? What could we have done [...]

"While some encouraged her to take it easy, that’s not in Bess’ DNA. She ran whenever possible." Read the amazing story of Bess Dickson, cancer survivor and expert agent, now on the Friends of the Katy Trail blog. It's a quick and impactful read, here — one with a very happy ending. Read more about Bess Dickson at the Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty site, here. http://katytraildallas.org/2020/05/the-katy-trail-saved-my-life/