Category Archives: Market Insight

What Makes a Bad Real Estate Agent

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Doug Heddings

Real Estate adviser Tara Struyk of Forbes.com shares her Top Five Signs Of A Bad Real Estate Agent. I couldn’t agree with her more as she points out ways to gage if your agent is doing an effective job of selling and … Continue reading →

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Heddings Property Group Entering A Challenging Hamptons Market

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Doug Heddings

We’re opening an office in Southampton (via Curbed) October 1 and very excited about the prospect of working with all of our clients who have homes in both Manhattan and the Hamptons.   We are also not naive and realize that … Continue reading →

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The NEW UrbanDigs Provides Transparency AND Reality

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Doug Heddings

This is an incredibly exciting week for Manhattan real estate buyers, sellers and agents as Noah Rosenblatt of UrbanDigs.  Nooah is launching his brand new and incredibly sophisticated site this week that will allow all of us to track Manhattan … Continue reading →

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TrueGotham Revisited: Pricing Property Still a Priority

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Doug Heddings

The impetus for this re-post today is the fact that in the months of July and August, our team has received multiple bids on several properties with some of those properties going to contract and selling above the asking price. … Continue reading →

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A Broker’s Opinion Is Just An Opinion

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Doug Heddings

if there is one thing I know for sure after all of the barbecues, cocktail parties, and various summer get-togethers, it’s that everyone has an opinion about the real estate market (I repeat, there is not ONE national real estate … Continue reading →

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RE.net Loses a Mensch and a Champion: RIP Joe Ferrara

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Doug Heddings

Colleague, friend and champion of transparency and digital media in the real estate world has passed today. God bless you and your family Joe Ferrara. You will be missed!

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Financial Reform Act and Mortgages

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Doug Heddings

Key Mortgage/Real Estate Related Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”) 1. Consumer Financial Protection Board: Creates a council of regulators to oversee the financial system and look for major risks. It will be … Continue reading →

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SHHHHHH…Listen to the Sound of a Normal Summer Market

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Doug Heddings

I’m blogging because I can! Not because I don’t have plenty of other things to do today relating to Heddings Property Group expansion, but the peace and quiet being felt in the office right now is reminiscent of the Manhattan … Continue reading →

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2Q Manhattan Residential Market Reports

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Doug Heddings

Prices are flat and volume through the roof…nuff said!  OK, OK, let’s share and elaborate a bit.  First here are links to all of the major reports for you to peruse (in alphabetical order and not any order of preference): … Continue reading →

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We Have Declared Our Independence

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Doug Heddings

Today’s exciting news via our press release.  We were also featured today in The Real Deal.       CONTACT:    Jennefer Witter The Boreland Group Inc. 718.543.1503 [email protected]     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     THE HEDDINGS PROPERTY GROUP DECLARES … Continue reading →

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