Author Archives: Doug Heddings

See Doug Speak at Inman’s Real Estate Connect 2007

Posted on January 2, 2007 by Doug Heddings

TrueGotham’s own Douglas Heddings will be a speaker at Inman’s Real Estate Connect 2007 that takes place Jan 8-10th at the Marriott Marquis in Manhattan. Doug will be part of a Blogging Roundtable on January 9th. First session is 2-3PM … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays

Posted on December 22, 2006 by Doug Heddings

TrueGotham will be taking it easy for a few days over the holidays. In the meantime, we’ll leave you with some deep (and noticeably British, like my copy of the the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations they all came from) thoughts … Continue reading →

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Thursday Link-o-Rama

Posted on December 21, 2006 by Doug Heddings

The Wall Street Journal examines the latest tweaks to Zillow. The Zestimator is FLAWED!!! A flipper comedy video. The National Association of Realtors addresses that thorny issue of foreclosures. Now they’re worried? Where was this advice while the market was … Continue reading →

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A Million Foreclosures and Record Wall Street Bonuses?

Posted on December 20, 2006 by Doug Heddings

New York City now has a housing bubble blog and the New York Times is simultaneously reporting two stories: record Wall Street bonuses and approximately 1,100,000 foreclosures expected in the next two years. Whoa. What does this all mean? Let’s … Continue reading →

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Caught By a Meme

Posted on December 19, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Drew from ZillowBlog has tagged me with a meme that’s making the blog rounds. Essentially, you have to divulge five things most people don’t know about you. Here goes: I’m the first and only person from either my mother’s or … Continue reading →

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Puffing vs. Fraud

Posted on December 15, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Here’s an interesting little passage from Real Estate License Exam for Dummies by John A. Yoegel, PhD, DREI: "This is the prettiest house on the street." When you, the seller’s agent, say that to a prospective buyer, they realize you’re … Continue reading →

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Real Estate 2.0: Revenge of the MBAs?

Posted on December 14, 2006 by Doug Heddings

The national avarage pay for a real estate agent is somewhere around $50,000.00. Hardly competitive with the six and seven figure salaries and bonuses paid to those who have taken the time and effort to procure an MBA or some … Continue reading →

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New York City in the Year 2030

Posted on December 13, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Imagine sitting in a 12-hour traffic jam perhaps because you absolutely won’t fit on the subway that is jammed beyond capacity (many think that’s the case now… it’s not!) only to arrive home to your dark apartment or house… yep… … Continue reading →

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The Power of a Blog in Good Hands

Posted on December 12, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Being fairly new to the blogosphere, I am just beginning to fully realize the power of the blog and the incredible quality of real estate information and insight now available online if you’re willing to do some poking around. There … Continue reading →

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Monday Link-o-Rama

Posted on December 11, 2006 by Doug Heddings

The Manhattan real estate scene is gearing up for bonus season on Wall Street. Your contract for real estate on the moon may not be valid. If lots of people are going to defaulting on their mortgages as some predict, … Continue reading →

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