Category Archives: Dirty Real Estate Tricks

Property Remains King and Some Buyers Really Suck

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Doug Heddings

I just had the bittersweet experience of receiving a phone call from an on-site sales agent and colleague informing me that one of my prospective buyers just reached out to her to try to "strike a better deal without me."  … Continue reading →

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Friday Link-O-Rama

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Doug Heddings

With 2008 upon us, many are making predictions about the direction of the economy and more specifically the health and well-being of the Manhattan real estate market.  In lieu of specific predictions, here are some current links that may shed … Continue reading →

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The Agony of a Co-op Board Rejection

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Doug Heddings

With all of the talk still going on regarding the bill to force Co-op Boards to disclose their reasons for rejecting applicants, I couldn’t resist passing along this question posed by The Anti-Discrimination Center via Curbed: REJECTIONVILLE—And now, a note … Continue reading →

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It’s Larceny, Not Robbery

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Just got off the phone with the police department regarding the Open House Larceny that happened on Sunday.  The officer with whom I spoke commended me for posting the pictures and alerting the industry but wanted me to be clear that … Continue reading →

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Open House Robbers Caught on Video

Posted on November 14, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Good news, bad news.  The good is that we FINALLY have the surveillance video from the Open House that was robbed this past  Sunday.  The bad news is that they aren’t nearly as clear as we had hoped but they are … Continue reading →

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Open House Robberies

Posted on November 12, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Yesterday, Sunday, 11/12, one of my Upper West Side properties was robbed during an open house. My agent caught one of the 2 women in the act and when confronted the 2 women panicked, dropped most but not all of … Continue reading →

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NYC School Grades: Not Exactly What My Real Estate Agent Said?

Posted on November 7, 2007 by Doug Heddings

From Curbed comes this post on Real Estate Agents Happy/Sad About School Grades.  Erin Einhorn and Brian Kates of The Daily News report School report cards may have effect in real estate market. Homeowners and real estate agents are bracing … Continue reading →

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Seller Beware: Is Your Broker Incompetent?

Posted on November 6, 2007 by Doug Heddings

The beauty of having my own real estate blog is that when I get an urge to vent…well…I vent.  Now I will preface the following rant by saying that in my 16 years in the Manhattan real estate business, I … Continue reading →

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TrueGotham TV Explores Square Feet: Episode Five

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Last week in our 4th episode of TGTV’s 5 part series on Square Feet we delved further into understanding why consumers can’t seem to get an accurate approximation of square footage for the properties that they are seeing. In our final … Continue reading →

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Broker Incentives and More Square Foot Woes

Posted on October 30, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Broker/Buyer Incentives Surfacing? I’m sitting in my office right now listening to the live broadcast of our weekly business meeting.  I couldn’t resist blogging about something I just heard.  Avonova, one of the latest condo conversions on the Upper West … Continue reading →

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