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 February 12, 2021.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

For one of its famous virtual happy hours, Hall Wines trades A-list celebrities for top real estate agents — and picks the ultimate place to host them

I can tell you that Coeur Cabernet Sauvignon tastes especially good 14 stories up in the Dallas [...]

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 [...]

Each Friday, Robbie Briggs, president and CEO ofBriggs Freeman Sothebys International Realty, writes about luxury, trends, business and more in the advertising pages of the Mansion section ofThe Wall Street Journal. Below is his letter of January 22, 2021.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

Where the market is moving

In a typical year, December [...]

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 [...]

Each Friday, Robbie Briggs, president and CEO ofBriggs Freeman Sothebys International Realty, writes about luxury, trends, business and more in the advertising pages of the Mansion section ofThe 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 [...]

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 [...]