Category Archives: A Broker’s Job

$3000 Per Square Foot for ONE ROOM!

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Doug Heddings

The insanity that is Manhattan real estate continues to baffle many of us as Curbed posts about this 700sf studio apartment at Richard Meier’s 165 Charles Street that has an asking price of $2.1M.  Corcoran broker Jon Capobianco must have balls the … Continue reading →

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Real Estate Industry Has A Self Esteem Problem?

Posted on January 19, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Brian Carter writes for the New York Press that the real estate industry not only has a bad reputation with the public, but some of the reputation may come from agents’ self loathing.  I recently spoke with the manager of … Continue reading →

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New Agency Disclosure Policy…Kind Of?

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Urban Digs has a couple of interesting posts regarding Agency Disclosure and the "buyer beware" policy that New Yorkers are all too tired of hearing about.  It’s often difficult to determine exactly for whom a real estate agent is working.  … Continue reading →

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The Post-Offer Open House

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Curbed put a question to the Property Grunt. I am a first time homebuyer. I went to an Open House in Brooklyn and really liked the apartment I saw. I offered the full asking price for the unit. The broker … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Link-o-Rama

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Doug Heddings

This is hilarious. Curious about how buyers, mortgage lenders, tax assessors and others see your home? Guess there’s also a mini-lesson here. Those different perceptions? That’s precisely why I ask my sellers to be absent from all showings of their … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Link-o-Rama

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Property Grunt: Craig’s List is working with the government to bust bad listings and bad brokers! Change is in the air for MLS systems all over place. Cheap, nice, new condos in other cities. Jonathan Miller with thoughts on the … Continue reading →

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When Money Clouds Judgement (Which is All Too Often in Real Estate Industry)

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Doug Heddings

I stumbled upon John Harper’s blog after he posted a comment on True Gotham. There is some very interesting information on his blog and this fascinating case study on real estate ethics and fraud is especially revealing. It’s an incredible … Continue reading →

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First Hand Account of Buyer’s Remorse

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of visiting a couple who are some of my favorite clients. Not because they buy and sell often (I sold them one property in two years and "consulted" with them on the sale of their … Continue reading →

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Video from Inman RE Connect Blogging Panel

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Phil Thomas Di Giulio of Wellcome Mat was nice enough to provide video: Watch the interactive video on WellcomeMat.com UPDATE: I should also mention that this video was shot by Rudolph Bachraty from Sellsius who was nice enough to let … Continue reading →

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Fun Day at Inman’s RE Connect

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Doug Heddings

I had a great time participating on the blogging panel at Inman’s RE Connect Conference and although Kevin from 3 Oceans reported from the second "end of the day” session that it was only half full, the afternoon session was … Continue reading →

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