Author Archives: Doug Heddings

Top Producers Are Busy

Posted on October 19, 2006 by Doug Heddings

A Hamptons real estate blogger reports that top producing agents are making plenty of deals these days, while other agents and brokers are sitting on the sidelines. As far as I can tell, things are very similar in New York … Continue reading →

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The Downside of the Low Ball

Posted on October 19, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Urban Digs is talking about what a lot of buyers are thinking about these days: low ball offers. Here’s an excerpt: For buyers, the BEST situation to submit a low-ball offer is when: 1. Seller has reduced the price for … Continue reading →

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Life in the TrueGotham Mini

Posted on October 18, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Doug has been working like a maniac the last few days, hopefully soon he’ll have a little time to tell us about it. In the meantime, he did just call with a report of what it’s like to spend quality … Continue reading →

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Five Flights Up: Cleaning Up Hell’s Kitchen

Posted on October 17, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Toni Schlesinger’s book Five Flights Up has a lot of good Manhattan real estate stories. Freelance photographer Keith Rizza talks about Hell’s Kitchen in a 1999 interview: Actually, five years ago I saw an apartment in this same building through … Continue reading →

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How Long Has That Been on the Market?

Posted on October 16, 2006 by Doug Heddings

In May, I wrote about something that didn’t make me proud: the expiration of my exclusive listing for an apartment I loved at 309 W 86th Street. For the last nine months one of my exclusives has been my pet … Continue reading →

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Friday Link-o-Rama

Posted on October 13, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Investors reportedly auctioning off residential property at a loss in Florida. Curbed with a bundle of interesting links. The W Union Square reportedly sold for $1 million per room, web traffic is said to be lower on real estate sites, … Continue reading →

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What Did Jonathan Miller Ever do to You?

Posted on October 12, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Jonathan Miller has fired some people up with his post about a possible "bounce back" in the market. The consumers are being faced with high housing costs in either the rent or buy scenario. We are seeing some would-be renters … Continue reading →

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Racial Red Lines in Brooklyn?

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Doug Heddings

The National Fair Housing Alliance is not pleased with some real estate agents in Brooklyn. Janny Scott reports: The National Fair Housing Alliance, a consortium of 220 groups and individuals working against housing discrimination, charged yesterday that agents in the … Continue reading →

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The Carnival of Real Estate

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Read it while it’s hot.

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Say It With a Mini Cooper

Posted on October 10, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Doug is all excited about the Mini Cooper he picked up last week. Here are some photos from his weekend pumpkin-picking trip with his kids. You’ll see it all over Manhattan from now on. Doug, Ervin, and Jennifer will even … Continue reading →

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