Author Archives: Doug Heddings

A Billion Dollar Tax Cut for New Yorkers

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Doug Heddings

New York’s economy is doing so well that Mayor Michael Bloomberg has reportedly decided to cut some taxes. Namely, he will eliminate the city’s portion of the sales tax (resulting in 4.375% tax instead of 8.375%) on all clothing purchases. … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Link-o-Rama

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Property Grunt: Craig’s List is working with the government to bust bad listings and bad brokers! Change is in the air for MLS systems all over place. Cheap, nice, new condos in other cities. Jonathan Miller with thoughts on the … Continue reading →

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Martin Luther King Stayed Here

Posted on January 15, 2007 by Doug Heddings

For 46 years, Harry Belafonte and his family lived in a beatiful home on West 74th Street. (It sold this past October for close to $12,000,000. ) I actually visited the home when it was being marketed and must tell … Continue reading →

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Bloodsucking Realtor’s Delight

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Doug Heddings

(File photo/Wikipedia This photo is protected by the GNU Free Documentation License.) Dracula’s castle is for sale. It’s $78 million. The Associated Press reports that it gets some significant foot traffic, too: The castle, perched high on a rock and … Continue reading →

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When Money Clouds Judgement (Which is All Too Often in Real Estate Industry)

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Doug Heddings

I stumbled upon John Harper’s blog after he posted a comment on True Gotham. There is some very interesting information on his blog and this fascinating case study on real estate ethics and fraud is especially revealing. It’s an incredible … Continue reading →

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First Hand Account of Buyer’s Remorse

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of visiting a couple who are some of my favorite clients. Not because they buy and sell often (I sold them one property in two years and "consulted" with them on the sale of their … Continue reading →

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Video from Inman RE Connect Blogging Panel

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Phil Thomas Di Giulio of Wellcome Mat was nice enough to provide video: Watch the interactive video on WellcomeMat.com UPDATE: I should also mention that this video was shot by Rudolph Bachraty from Sellsius who was nice enough to let … Continue reading →

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Jonathan Miller Thinks the Current Market Needs a Slogan

Posted on January 11, 2007 by Doug Heddings

That’s what he says. I can’t speak for the local markets across the country, but the Manhattan market has heated up yet again and seems to be supporting the “anomaly theory” that many in the industry and the media would … Continue reading →

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Fun Day at Inman’s RE Connect

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Doug Heddings

I had a great time participating on the blogging panel at Inman’s RE Connect Conference and although Kevin from 3 Oceans reported from the second "end of the day” session that it was only half full, the afternoon session was … Continue reading →

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RE Connect Happenings

Posted on January 9, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Zillow’s new message to real estate professionals: buy an ad on Zillow! Jeff Somers writes about what president Lloyd Frink has been explaining at the conference: "We’re calling it EZAds – and it’s pretty simple – an easy, online way … Continue reading →

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