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FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

The witty Mark Twain once wrote back to a reporter who had asked him if [...]

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 22, 2022.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

We were right. We predicted in our final market report for 2021 that the first quarter of 2022 would prove to be a very busy period. The ever-shrinking supply of homes for sale — called inventory in our world — combined with the unprecedented and ongoing buyer demand have created a climate of brisk, competitive [...]

The CEO of the No. 1 luxury brokerage in North Texas explains a real estate word that is suddenly getting a lot of attention.

Even in a seller’s market — such as the one Texas currently enjoys, with multiple offers on almost every home — starting the selling process with an appropriate listing price is key to a faster, smoother sale. However, for most sellers, finding out how much their home is worth remains something of a mystery. Help is at hand. One of the most valuable services a real estate professional can provide is a comparative market analysis (CMA). Here’s how a professional comparative market [...]

With all the headlines about the surging housing market in North Texas, its easy to assume that Dallas smaller, more casual neighbor Fort Worth is evolving at the same pace. But each market is unique. Heres our spotlight on the Fort Worth real estate market as of April 2021 and our tips for what to expect for the rest of [...]

Fort Worth natives bristle for good reason at the suggestion that Dallas-Fort Worth now forms a single, cohesive entity. Despite their proximity, the two cities offer a distinctly different experience to potential home buyers.