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 24, 2022.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

Awards season continues in the real estate world.

In the past two issues of The Wall Street Journal, on our advertising page, we’ve shared with you the names of our agents who made two of the most prestigious [...]

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 20, 2022.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

Has technology changed real estate? 

Absolutely. And not at all.

The way a potential buyer first sees homes has completely changed. The search begins online, where buyers pore over photographs and details before they [...]

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 [...]

Each Friday, Robbie Briggs, CEO of Briggs Freeman Sothebys 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 6, 2022.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

No one gives back like this bunch.

Im proud to work alongside some of the most [...]

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 6, 2022.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

No one gives back like this bunch.

I’m proud to work alongside some of the most benevolent people in North Texas: our agents and staff. On their own, they give to charities, volunteer in their communities and serve on boards of all [...]

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 29, 2022.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

Having two home offices is a new status symbol?

You bet — especially if there are two wage-earners in the family. (Everyone needs their privacy, you know.) Homes that are of-the-moment tend to have key features in common, and a story in the [...]