Author Archives: Doug Heddings

Selling With a Tenant in Place

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Doug Heddings

Selling your investment property with a tenant in place can present some challenges that many property owners don’t anticipate.  Recently, my real estate business has seen quite an increase in the number of investors who are seeking to sell their … Continue reading →

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What Constitutes a “Broker Specialist?”

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Doug Heddings

As a resident (my comments are all in parenthesis) of a rather sizable condominium on the Upper West Side, I receive at least one or two broker solicitations a day (YES…A DAY!) offering to sell me some other condo in the … Continue reading →

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City Harvest’s Skip Lunch Fight Hunger TODAY

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Doug Heddings

I’m out of pocket all day but thought this was worthy of a re-post: I’m generally resistant to blog about such topics here on TrueGotham because everyone has their own charitable organizations that they support.  That said, the couple of … Continue reading →

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Marketing Your Home in a Softening Market

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Doug Heddings

There is no telling yet from actual numbers as to which direction the Manhattan real estate market is heading but with inventory increasing in some areas and volume down from the same period last year, some believe we are in … Continue reading →

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BREAKING NEWS: Interest Rates Lowered

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Doug Heddings

As of today, the banks have lowered the rates on loans from $417,000-$729,000 to slightly more than the non-jumbo loans. If anyone has a loan in this range, the interest rate is currently 6.125% on a 30 year fixed.

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Competent Representation When Buying or Selling a Home

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Doug Heddings

I frequently receive emails from TG readers who have had both positive and negative experiences with real estate agents.  The following comes from a reader who felt like he and his wife were duped during the negotiation process by an … Continue reading →

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Manhattan Residential Real Estate Market Snapshot

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Doug Heddings

I apologize for the light postings lately but business and life in general have kept me away from the blog.  As my friend Peter Comitini says, "I’m a real estate broker who blogs, not a blogger who sells real estate."  … Continue reading →

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New York City Subway System is Peaceful…

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Doug Heddings

For you straphangers out there who constantly complain about New York City’s subways, suggesting that they are too crowded, I give you this YouTube Video of Japanese "Pushers" stuffing passengers into a train: TAAAAAAAXI!!!!…or shall I say takushi?

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Housing Discrimination

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Doug Heddings

Discrimination in today’s day and age will always continue to surprise me.  But as a real estate professional and father of a 6 year old son and 4 year old daughter, it is almost unbelievable that agents are out there telling … Continue reading →

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Manhattan Real Estate: Sorting Through The Media

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Doug Heddings

A new client of mine sent me todays’s James R. Hagerty Wall Street Journal article entitled The Brighter Side of Housing which suggests that many houing markets around the country have seen such increases in inventory and declines in prices that … Continue reading →

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