Being a real estate advisor with any of the Texas brokerages in the Sotheby’s International Realty network is a high-water mark in an agent’s career. Here's yet another reason why.

(And, can you guess the two states where more of each other's residents move to than any other?)

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 10, 2022.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

Of all the awards our agents earn in any given year — and I am proud to say that it is a lot — one honor comes with a little extra excitement.

Each year, a firm called RealTrends ranks the top individuals, teams [...]

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 [...]

That is what a network can do especially when its one full of friendly Texans.

That is what a network can do — especially when it’s one full of friendly Texans.