Author Archives: Doug Heddings

March New Residential Development Report

The Real Deal’s March New Residential Development Report is out complete with the newest developments to hit the market, financing updates, sales updates and those currently under construction.  Check it out.

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Buyers and Sellers Advice to Real Estate Agents

This is perhaps the absolute best advice I have ever seen posted for real estate agents and it comes directly from a seller/buyer.  The Big Picture’s Rules for Real Estate Agents is a MUST READ for ALL Real Estate professionals and … Continue reading

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Carnival of Real Estate #34

It’s up now at Mike’s Corner – Web 2.0 For Real Estate Pros.  Check it out.

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Agents Demanding Kickbacks from Mortgage Brokers

I must say that despite the many issues that I have with the "wild west" type of atmosphere often found in the real estate industry, even I was surprised to read this recent Jen Benepe article from The Real Deal … Continue reading

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Friday Link-O-Rama

In perusing all of the RSS feeds this morning, Bubble Meter reminded me that I haven’t blogged once about the subprime mortgage market implosion, so courtesy of Bubble Meter, here are some links of sites who are doing an excellent job … Continue reading

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Pricing Property Properly…Positively a Priority!

It’s no secret that the prime marketing time for selling a home occurs during the first few weeks of it’s listing.  Don’t just take my word for it.  "Your home should be priced right from the very beginning," according to … Continue reading

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Selling Real Estate Objectively: Is There Such a Thing?

YES…BUT… How often does money cloud judgement?  All too often I would guess. The impetus for this post is a transaction in which I was recently involved where buyers purchased a property that I wasn’t particularly excited about.  Who cares about my … Continue reading

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Fair Housing Act Insight

There is quite a buzz across the industry about the Fair Housing Act with many of my colleagues sharing stories of company meetings focused on fair housing law and practices to prevent liability issues in the industry.  A great idea … Continue reading

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A Developer/Landlord Nightmare: The Holdout

Check this out courtesy of Boing Boing. The ultimate holdout.  This guy in China won’t sell to the developers for less than £1.3 million so they dug a huge moat of sorts around his house.  Can you say determination…on both … Continue reading

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Carnival of Real Estate #33

The Carnival is up at The Phoenix Real Estate Guy.  Check it out.

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