FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

They’re definitely coming from California.

And, Florida. And, Houston, Boston, Austin, New York and Chicago.

The numbers now prove what we’ve always known at our brokerage: North Texas is one terrific place to live.

The Dallas Morning News recently reported some eye-opening stats: Moves from California to Dallas-Fort Worth were up more than 19 percent in 2020, from 2019. New York relocations were up even more: 22-plus percent. D Magazine says that our area added nearly 120,000 people during the pandemic, thanks to relocations and, yes, new babies born [...]

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 June 4, 2021.

I have always said that we don’t just sell properties — we sell lifestyles.

Homes, high-rises, ranches, land: The places are the ultimate manifestations of the lives that unfold there.

In support of that theory, I want to shine some light on all the lifestyle stories, content and trends that we create, research and share for our [...]

Each Friday, Robbie Briggs, 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 June 4, 2021.

I have always said that we dont just sell properties we sell lifestyles.

Homes, high-rises, ranches, land: The places are the ultimate manifestations of the lives that unfold [...]

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 May 28, 2021.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

As phenomena go, this is one with quite a view.

At this moment, we have seven penthouse residences on the market, from Dallas to Fort Worth, at prices ranging from $400,000 to $15 million. 

Have you ever considered the high-rise life? They write songs about it, you know. I highly recommend Bobby Short’s rendition of [...]

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 May 21, 2021.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

I’m going to take a minute to brag.

We don’t focus a whole lot on numbers when it comes to our business — because ours is a business of relationships. And service. And expertise.

You can’t put numbers to any of [...]

The news has been filled with stories of people leaving densely populated metropolitan markets in favor of quieter suburbs and sleepy towns with a much slower pace. But the yang to that yin can be found in the number of homebuyers eager to take advantage of this renewed opportunity to live their biggest big-city dreams. In fact, market research about real estate trends in major markets shows that city living now has major [...]