Category Archives: A Broker’s Job

I May Be Buying AGAIN

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Doug Heddings

Just a quick note that my phones are ringing considerably more than last week and there seem to be more buyers coming to the table ready to buy property, me included (see below).  Inventory remains low however and we still … Continue reading →

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Friday Link-O-Rama

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Doug Heddings

With 2008 upon us, many are making predictions about the direction of the economy and more specifically the health and well-being of the Manhattan real estate market.  In lieu of specific predictions, here are some current links that may shed … Continue reading →

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My First Wall Street Bonus Casualty of 2008

Posted on January 2, 2008 by Doug Heddings

Well I knew that the day would come when a voice on the other end of the phone would say, "We’re in a holding pattern because my bonus wasn’t anything like I thought it would be."  That day has indeed … Continue reading →

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Holiday Week Market Snapshot

Posted on December 26, 2007 by Doug Heddings

I’m still away and blogging from my Blackberry thanks to technology. Just felt the need to report that this week is proving to be another busy one as it has been in the past several years. The weeks leading up … Continue reading →

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To Dumber Than Dirt Real Estate Agents…Prepare for Another Career

Posted on December 20, 2007 by Doug Heddings

I and my team are currently in the midst of wrapping up a transaction with perhaps one of the most uninformed (she knows very little about her seller, the property, or the business), misinformed (what she does claim to know … Continue reading →

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What Our Customers Don’t Care About…Or Do They?

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Straight from the pages of RISmedia comes these Nine Things Consumers Won’t Care About in the New Year.  Jimmy Vee and Travis Miller who co-authored Gravitational Marketing: The Science Of Attracting Customers (John Wiley & Sons) provide the list. The … Continue reading →

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More Tips on Pricing Property

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Doug Heddings

With all the talk of housing markets across the country still in decline and a quiet stalemate here in Manhattan, many sellers and their agents are confused as to how they should price their property for an efficient sale.  Lew Sichelman … Continue reading →

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The Agony of a Co-op Board Rejection

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Doug Heddings

With all of the talk still going on regarding the bill to force Co-op Boards to disclose their reasons for rejecting applicants, I couldn’t resist passing along this question posed by The Anti-Discrimination Center via Curbed: REJECTIONVILLE—And now, a note … Continue reading →

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Inman’s Real Estate Connect 2008

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Doug Heddings

I’m very excited to be speaking again at this year’s Inman Real Estate Connect conference in January.  Here’s what you have to look forward to straight from the Inman Connect web site: What is Real Estate Connect? Real Estate Connect … Continue reading →

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Open House Thieves CAUGHT!!!!

Posted on November 25, 2007 by Doug Heddings

I just returned this evening from an incredibly relaxing Thanksgiving in St. Thomas and couldn’t imagine anything that could put an exclamation point on such a great trip than this news: THE NYPD HAS ARRESTED THE OPEN HOUSE CRIME DUO! … Continue reading →

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