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 February 11, 2022.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

There is a real estate blog out there that I bet you’ll love, even if you aren’t buying or selling a home.

It is briggsfreeman.com/blog, and we work hard filling it with stories from our world, including home-design trends, the hot neighborhoods in North Texas and, yes, insider info if you [...]

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 January 28, 2022.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

I get asked a lot about what makes our brokerage different than all the rest. And, I’m proud to say that the answer can be a long one.

But one answer that really raises eyebrows — especially when I’m talking with agents from other brokerages — is our referral [...]

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 January 21, 2022.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

We are proud to be known for giving our clients and our agents everything they need for very successful outcomes — in every dealing.

That covers tools, tech, advice and lots of information. On that latter note, we have two new reports that are must-reads if you are even thinking about buying or selling a luxury property in [...]

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 January 14, 2022.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

And we thought 2020 was a wild year.

The 365 days that came next were as unusual, challenging and exhilarating — if not more so.

Our nearly 400 agents knocked it out of the park — again — in a market that stayed red-hot through all of 2021. In the end, we surpassed our projections and ended the year with $3 billion in sales to the best clients 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 November 19, 2021.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

Let’s face it: Food and wine are sexy.

Today, chefs are the rock stars of their generations. Here in North Texas, pros such as Tiffany Derry, Tim Love and Junior Borges — and icons Stephan Pyles, Kent Rathbun [...]

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 November 5, 2021.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE

I am always in awe of what our agents know — not just about homes and neighborhoods, but about business, design, culture, architecture, you name it. They are some of the smartest people I know.

I do know of a place where they get some of that knowledge: Inman, a trusted source for news about the real estate industry. [...]