Category Archives: Market Insight

Manhattan Real Estate Faucet Turned On Again

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Doug Heddings

Don’t hate me because I’m busy! With 9 active properties for sale, 5 properties in contract and 2 pending contracts, these days are quite busy for me and my team.  I can just hear the comments now accusing me of … Continue reading →

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Challenging Real Estate Market Need Not Be So Challenging

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Doug Heddings

Adapt or Die!  It is truly that simple.  I have been writing here for months now about how challenging the current real estate market has become and just yesterday after a lengthy and intelligent conversation with my friend and fellow … Continue reading →

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Manhattan Real Estate Market Snapshot and A Broker Blogger’s Dilemna

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Doug Heddings

For those agents/brokers out there who are thinking about starting there own real estate blog; think long and hard before you take the leap.  Evidenced by my lack of posts as of late (the last all the way back on … Continue reading →

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Insulting Bids Are No Longer Insulting

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Doug Heddings

Once upon a time, in a town known as Gotham, property owners reveled in a housing boom that saw ultra low inventory and a plethora of "well-qualified" buyers (thanks to lax lending standards).  Buyers found this environment to be incredibly … Continue reading →

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Manhattan Real Estate Market Continues to Change

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Doug Heddings

I have written here, quite infrequently as of late, about how difficult it has been to blog because of the amount of time and energy that each and every transaction demands in today’s residential market place.  That said, there are some things that … Continue reading →

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Preparing for 2009 Manhattan Real Estate Market

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Doug Heddings

Numerous friends, family, and regular readers of TrueGotham have been asking why so few blog posts.  My answer:  I’m trying to stay positive and that has been a very difficult task indeed.  I will not compromise my integrity.  So rather … Continue reading →

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How’s the Market?

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Doug Heddings

My friend Noah at UrbanDigs wrote an excellent piece today on the Buyer/Seller Disconnect (a MUST read for both buyers and sellers in today’s market!) and I couldn’t resist sharing my 2 cents.  So after a lengthy comment on his blog … Continue reading →

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Inman’s Real Estate Connect NYC 2009

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Doug Heddings

Real Estate Connect NYC 2009 is just around the corner (January 7-9th) and I’m pleased to be speaking on a panel as part of the Digital Video Summit.  My panel, 5 Killer Uses for Real Estate Video, will address production, use, and … Continue reading →

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NEWS FLASH: 30 Year Rates Drop Almost 1% OVERNIGHT

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Doug Heddings

I have just received notification from Dan Shlufman that the Fed cash infusion just caused 30 yr fixed rate loans to drop to 5.375%. He suggests that those buying or refinancing act fast since this is unprecedented and may go away quickly.  If … Continue reading →

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Blogging Not What It Used To Be: Neither is the Market

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Doug Heddings

It has become increasingly more difficult for me to post blog entries as current market conditions are keeping me quite busy.  I’m not suggesting for one moment that I’m doing more business than I was in the recent past rather … Continue reading →

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