Category Archives: A Broker’s Job

Dirty Tricks Aren’t Limited to Agents

Posted on July 24, 2007 by Doug Heddings

It’s almost always the real estate agent who gets the bad press when a deal goes awry.  Sometimes it is absolutely warranted and other times it is the case that people just feel they have to blame someone and me … Continue reading →

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You Are The Weakest Link…GOODBYE!

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Doug Heddings

The Manhattan real estate transaction is indeed a chain of players and events that is often successful in spite of its weakest link.  You’re probably asking what the heck is he talking about.  Well I will tell you what I’m … Continue reading →

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Buyer Incentives to Help Sell Your Home

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Amy Hoak of RealEstateJournal.com shares Effective Incentives to Woo Buyers and Sell Your Home.  Hoak points out that gimmicky incentives like trips, cars, and flat screen TVs are less likely to provide the incentive a buyer needs than good old fashioned … Continue reading →

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I’m So Darn Busy My Head is Spinning!

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Doug Heddings

I don’t know what exactly has happened over the past 3 weeks but there has been a significant blip in activity both on the sell and buy sides for my business.  Precisely why posts were light this week and I … Continue reading →

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Fair Housing Laws Too Strictly Interpreted?

Posted on July 10, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Check out this letter to the editor from this past Sunday’s New York Times regarding their recent story on what brokers can and can’t say to prospective clients: To the Editor: Your June 24 cover article “Questions Your Broker Can’t … Continue reading →

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My Co-op Is Growing: More Evidence of Square Footage Lies

Posted on July 6, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Back on Monday.  Here’s a recent post that is something I’m passionate about.  BTW…I have a solution for the square footage fiasco and will share on the first episode of TGTV…stay tuned. Jonathan Miller’s latest Three Cents Worth graph was … Continue reading →

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Real Estate Agents and Their Reputations

Posted on July 4, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Happy 4th!  Back Monday the 9th but here’s a post that originally appeared January 29th of this year. True Gotham was born to help clean up the reputation of the real estate industry by giving the consumer insight into the … Continue reading →

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Do You Remember Last September?

Posted on July 3, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Reminder that I’m away this week…this post originally appeared June 26th of last year but the same holds true today. Everywhere you go in the online real estate world, there’s something about cooling markets, normalization, air coming out of bubbles… … Continue reading →

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Things You Can Overhear in the Real Estate Office

Posted on July 2, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Originally posted June 15, 2006. This is precisely why I think this blog is a necessity. Yesterday someone said that she just took an exclusive listing from a seller and she was laughing that it would NEVER sell as it … Continue reading →

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More Training Available For Manhattan Real Estate Brokers

Posted on June 28, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Thanks to The Real Deal for the reminder that a while back I received an email from REBNY about a new professional designation available to "seasoned" New York real estate brokers. Here’s the text verbatim from REBNY’s website: New York … Continue reading →

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