Author Archives: Doug Heddings

Licensing Scams and Mortgage Fraud: More Bad Press

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Being that the Dirty Real Estate Tricks segment of TrueGotham gets the most visits per day and people stay on the site the longest when they are reading them, I couldn’t resist sharing the following "multi-level marketing" licensing "course" being … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Link-O-Rama

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Check out some of these great posts around today’s real estate blogosphere: Property Grunt seems to share some of my anxiety about the Manhattan Real Estate market’s future and when and if the anomaly that is NYC real estate will ever … Continue reading →

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The Art…I Mean “Psychology” of Pricing

Posted on February 19, 2007 by Doug Heddings

On February 6, I blogged about The Art Of Pricing Property.  Shortly after posting this piece, I was perusing my friend Noah Rosenblatt’s blog, Urban Digs and noticed that he was a step ahead of me (actually a day ahead of … Continue reading →

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The Pressures (not really) of Blogging

Posted on February 16, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Oh well…this blog is approaching its one year anniversary and today is the first weekday that I "almost" didn’t blog.  Well, the guilt is killing me and despite the fact that I’m recovering from shoulder surgery thus typing with one … Continue reading →

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Out With the Virtual Tour and In With Reality

Posted on February 15, 2007 by Doug Heddings

For years, brokers, agents, and sellers have been torn over the impact the 360 degree virtual tour has on selling property. I admit that I was impressed when it first appeared on the internet but was always puzzled as to … Continue reading →

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Buyers Market Outside of Manhattan

Posted on February 14, 2007 by Doug Heddings

I just returned from a short but much needed vacation to Fountain Hills, AZ.  First I want to say that this is the second time that my wife and I have been to the Phoenix/Scottsdale area in the past 3 years … Continue reading →

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How “Green” is Manhattan?

Posted on February 13, 2007 by Doug Heddings

I traveling today and back in the saddle tomorrow so here is a great debate about the "greenness" of cities vs. suburbs.  First check out this editorial from Edward Glaeser contributor to The New York Times suggesting that New york City is … Continue reading →

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Marketing New Condos…With a Sitcom?

Posted on February 12, 2007 by Doug Heddings

On Friday, I blogged about all of the new condo development projects hitting the Manhattan market in the very near future.  With all of that new inventory hitting the market, we can expect new and exciting things from the real … Continue reading →

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Manhattan Condo Development Report

Posted on February 9, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Michael Stoller of The New York Sun reported yesterday on the incredible number of condominium developments that are in or close to the pipeline. A managing partner at Massey Knakal Realty, Shimon Shkury, says his firm is listing 38 development … Continue reading →

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UPDATE: A Typical Day in a Bizarre Real Estate Market

Posted on February 8, 2007 by Doug Heddings

In keeping in line with the mission of True Gotham to increase the credibility of real estate agents and prove that the "used car salesman" stigma attached to the industry is often unwarranted, I update you on the harsh reality … Continue reading →

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