By Bill Hethcock — Senior Reporter, Dallas Business Journal

Monday, May 17, 2021

Robbie Briggs, the longtime CEO of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty, has passed the reins to Russ Anderson, the firm’s chief operating officer, who will now serve as president. 

Briggs will retain the CEO title and continue to oversee mission, vision, values, property development, and strategic initiatives.

Anderson will head up strategy, business planning, sales, marketing, [...]

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 May 14, 2021.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

Well, the secret is out.

Dallas, Fort Worth and the rest of North Texas is one the hottest areas for relocation in the entire United States. Steve Brown, who covers real estate for [...]

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 14, 2021.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

Well, the secret is out.

Dallas, Fort Worth and the rest of North Texas is one the hottest areas for relocation in the entire United States. Steve Brown, who covers real estate for The Dallas Morning News, wrote this just last week: “D-FW has surpassed the Houston area to become the country’s fourth-largest metro area, behind only New York, Los Angeles and [...]

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 April 16, 2021.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

A great magazine is like a great party: You come up with a theme, decide on what to serve and invite a big mix of friends — including some real characters.

We’ve done just that with the newest issue [...]

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 April 9, 2021.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

“Should I sell my house now?”

That is the question of the day in our business. The short answer? Yes. Buoyed by a record-breaking third quarter of 2020 — in which home sales increased 18.4 [...]

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 March 26, 2021.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

Except for a couple of angry thunderstorms, we’re having a heck of a beautiful spring in North Texas. You know, Texas has a reputation for being so hot almost all year round — but I’d put our [...]