Joshua Baethge
Joshua Baethge is a writer, editor, and general wordsmith.
In October, Justin Hammond joined the Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Fort Worth office. He felt it was the place that would best help his business, which focuses heavily on the luxury residential market. “I knew that I wanted to be with a luxury brand,” Hammond said, “and Sotheby’s, in my opinion, is the most preeminent luxury…
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New Years Day was more than just champagne hangovers and hefty drycleaning bills. Jan. 1, 2022, also ushered in a series of state laws that will affect various aspects of the real estate industry. Many of these new provisions are aimed at reducing the property tax burden and keeping more money in the pockets of…
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On the day after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol, my wife texted me a social media post with videos of a local Realtor. In one, the woman was bragging about storming the Capitol building. In another, she was literally advertising her real estate services while live streaming from the riot. Needless…
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Numbers released today by real estate market statistic provider ShowingTime highlight once again just how hot the North Texas market is. In November, the ratio of showings to listings in the Dallas metro area was 11.09 to one. That’s a 24 percent increase in the showing index from the same time last year. The index was compiled…
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Barbara Arredondo says that it’s hard to put into words why she came to Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty in September. Despite being in a good situation, she said making the change was something she felt in her bones. She’d always wanted to be with Briggs at some point, was impressed by the firm’s marketing and…
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