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Why ranch properties are more desirable than ever — and not just as places to get away for a weekend.

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 13, 2022.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

Ranches couldn’t be hotter.

Some statistics to back that up? Ranch sales in Texas nearly doubled between the second quarter of 2021 and the previous year, according to the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University. Prices are up, too, says the [...]

Our agents are go-to sources when the press wants expert opinions. Here is a bit of breaking news: The Dallas Morning News just interviewed three of the experts in our one-of-a-kind Ranch & Land division. What's the hot topic? "The kind of properties perfect for hunkering down and hiding out," writes Mary Grace Metheny. Wait till you see these amazing spreads. Click here. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2020/04/04/confined-by-coronavirus-check-out-these-three-luxury-texas-ranches-and-give-yourself-some-space/ [caption id="attachment_58412" align="alignnone" [...]

The wide-open country that you love: Brand-new on briggsfreeman.com is the Walking C Ranch, nearly 400 escapist acres just 90 miles from Dallas and 65 miles from Fort Worth. This is one rarefied ranch: It boasts multiple residences, buildings and barns, plus an equestrian arena, party pavilion and swimming hole — outfitted with a diving board, no less. The star attraction — besides those epic yet peaceful views of pure countryside, with Oklahoma in [...]