Category Archives: A Broker’s Job

Selling Real Estate Objectively: Is There Such a Thing?

Posted on March 14, 2007 by Doug Heddings

YES…BUT… How often does money cloud judgement?  All too often I would guess. The impetus for this post is a transaction in which I was recently involved where buyers purchased a property that I wasn’t particularly excited about.  Who cares about my … Continue reading →

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Fair Housing Act Insight

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Doug Heddings

There is quite a buzz across the industry about the Fair Housing Act with many of my colleagues sharing stories of company meetings focused on fair housing law and practices to prevent liability issues in the industry.  A great idea … Continue reading →

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Carnival of Real Estate #33

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Doug Heddings

The Carnival is up at The Phoenix Real Estate Guy.  Check it out.

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Friday Link-O-Rama

Posted on March 9, 2007 by Doug Heddings

The Forbes 891(yep, that’s the number of billionaires on the list this year) has been released.  I imagine not all 891 are True Gotham readers right? An interesting "How To" Guide: How to Save Your Home from Foreclosure via The Consumerist and … Continue reading →

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What Value Does a Buyer’s Agent Add?

Posted on March 6, 2007 by Doug Heddings

The Billion Dollar question!!!  I received this email from a TrueGotham reader yesterday: I am considering purchasing in a new condo development. I understand there’s little value added with a buyer broker in this situation. I don’t have a broker, though … Continue reading →

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The Power of The Open House

Posted on March 5, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Vivian S. Toy of The New York Times reported Sunday about tightening restrictions that many buildings are implementing regarding open houses.  In the frenzied real estate market of recent years, the cries of “Enough!” from building residents won out, resulting … Continue reading →

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Hearing What We Want to Hear About Real Estate

Posted on March 1, 2007 by Doug Heddings

A few days ago I wrote about how I could provide real news support for any angle you would like to take regarding our current real estate market.  Jonathan Miller of Matrix agrees.  In his post today, Cherry Picking Housing … Continue reading →

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Purchasing in a Pre-Construction Development

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Doug Heddings

I received this email this morning from a regular reader of TrueGotham: Good morning Mr Heddings, I would like to start off by saying that I love True Gotham and I read it every day. Your insights, tips, and advice … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Link-O-Rama

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Check out some of these great posts around today’s real estate blogosphere: Property Grunt seems to share some of my anxiety about the Manhattan Real Estate market’s future and when and if the anomaly that is NYC real estate will ever … Continue reading →

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The Art…I Mean “Psychology” of Pricing

Posted on February 19, 2007 by Doug Heddings

On February 6, I blogged about The Art Of Pricing Property.  Shortly after posting this piece, I was perusing my friend Noah Rosenblatt’s blog, Urban Digs and noticed that he was a step ahead of me (actually a day ahead of … Continue reading →

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