Category Archives: A Broker’s Job

Short Break for TrueGotham

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Doug Heddings

I’m heading out of town shortly (destination top secret) with my wife for her job at Food and Wine magazine.  I won’t be back until late Friday so no posts for the next few days.  In my absence, I leave … Continue reading →

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Who Is Buying Manhattan Real Estate?

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Doug Heddings

One year ago in January of 2008 and for the 10 years prior to that, my business consisted of representing approximately 95% sellers of which about half were employed on Wall Street.  It’s no secret that Wall Street dynamics have changed drastically … Continue reading →

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Manhattan Real Estate Faucet Turned On Again

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Doug Heddings

Don’t hate me because I’m busy! With 9 active properties for sale, 5 properties in contract and 2 pending contracts, these days are quite busy for me and my team.  I can just hear the comments now accusing me of … Continue reading →

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Some Still Have Tainted Perception of Real Estate Biz

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Doug Heddings

The impetus for this post comes from a recent comment thread at StreetEasy entitled Doug Heddings now pricing all new listings 25% below comps which was obviously born from my recent post Manhattan Real Estate Market Snapshot and A Broker … Continue reading →

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More on the Broker Blogger’s Dilemna: To Post or Not to Post…Property That Is

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Doug Heddings

Since TrueGotham’s inception in March of 2006, I have refused a plethora of requests to advertise on my blog for fear that I couldn’t maintain the integrity of the site and I still continue to deny advertisers (perhaps foolishly but it’s … Continue reading →

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Challenging Real Estate Market Need Not Be So Challenging

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Doug Heddings

Adapt or Die!  It is truly that simple.  I have been writing here for months now about how challenging the current real estate market has become and just yesterday after a lengthy and intelligent conversation with my friend and fellow … Continue reading →

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“And The Blog Goes On…” from the New York Times

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Doug Heddings

I couldn’t help but be both flattered and humbled when I heard that I was featured in Samantha Storey’s New York Times piece And The Blog Goes On.   I mean I knew that she was writing a piece on real estate blogs but … Continue reading →

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Manhattan Real Estate Market Snapshot and A Broker Blogger’s Dilemna

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Doug Heddings

For those agents/brokers out there who are thinking about starting there own real estate blog; think long and hard before you take the leap.  Evidenced by my lack of posts as of late (the last all the way back on … Continue reading →

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Insulting Bids Are No Longer Insulting

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Doug Heddings

Once upon a time, in a town known as Gotham, property owners reveled in a housing boom that saw ultra low inventory and a plethora of "well-qualified" buyers (thanks to lax lending standards).  Buyers found this environment to be incredibly … Continue reading →

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How’s the Market?

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Doug Heddings

My friend Noah at UrbanDigs wrote an excellent piece today on the Buyer/Seller Disconnect (a MUST read for both buyers and sellers in today’s market!) and I couldn’t resist sharing my 2 cents.  So after a lengthy comment on his blog … Continue reading →

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