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 [...]

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 [...]

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 8, 2022.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

Yes, we just reinvented a concept.

Because we pride ourselves on never just doing what everyone else does — and because our agents have a reputation for going way above and beyond — we find ourselves pushing that proverbial envelope, [...]

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 March 25, 2022.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

Let’s do it.

If you have been considering selling your home, I suggest you talk to us soon. Maybe even today.

We are still in one of the hottest markets in memory. Homes are selling so quickly — many with [...]

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 March 11, 2022.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

If you’re a numbers person, you’re going to love all this.

Sotheby’s International Realty has just released its 2021 statistics and there are some jaw-droppers. (FYI, it takes a couple of months in our business to tally the prior year’s contracts and [...]