Category Archives: Market Insight

Easy Come…Easy Go…More Gazumping Evidence of Active Manhattan Real Estate Market

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Doug Heddings

For those wondering if there is still an inventory shortage in the Manhattan real estate market, I’m here to tell you…ABSOLUTELY!  Gazumping just doesn’t happen all too often in falling real estate markets and I and many of my colleagues … Continue reading →

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Friday Link-O-Rama

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Doug Heddings

I continue to be incredibly busy and apologize for the weak number of posts this week.  It has been unavoidable as ech day has been busier than the previous.  So as many of my readers know, when I’m swamped, I … Continue reading →

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Who Turned On the Manhattan Real Estate Market Again?

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Doug Heddings

I don’t know exactly what is going on but the Manhattan real estate market is churning white hot yet again.  I’m having difficulty finding the time to blog.  For example, here’s just how today went: Highest, best and final offer … Continue reading →

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More On Why Property is King in Manhattan Real Estate

Posted on January 28, 2008 by Doug Heddings

Some of my readers recently asked me what I meant when I said that "property is king" in the Manhattan real estate market.  Yesterday at one of my open houses, the evidence of this truth was never more powerfully displayed. I … Continue reading →

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Tips for Selling in a Tough Real Estate Market

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Doug Heddings

As phone calls to my office have increased from sellers seeking "fresh representation" for properties that are languishing on the market (yes, even in Manhattan), Newsday provides some excellent tips for selling in a down market (I would suggest that … Continue reading →

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Making Sense of The Manhattan Housing Market

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Doug Heddings

I just returned late last night from a 3 day family skiing weekend to Mt. Snow, Vermont.  As a proud father, I must share that my 6 1/2 year old son skied from the Grand Summit having only been on skis 4 … Continue reading →

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Prime Time for Refinancing Your Mortgage?

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Doug Heddings

After all the bad news that has been coming out recently about the real estate market generally and the mortgage industry, specifically, I am here to finally report some good news. Unbeknownst to most homeowners, interest rates on conforming/non-jumbo loans … Continue reading →

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Manhattan Market Snapshot: Dichotomy!

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Doug Heddings

A Tale of Two Psyches appears to be an appropriate title for the current Manhattan real estate market as languishing properties coexist with bidding wars.  Activity in the past 10 days has picked up for me and my colleagues exponentially … Continue reading →

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IntoTheBox.TV Brings Us Boulevard of Trump

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Doug Heddings

If you’re not familiar with IntoTheBox.TV then you absolutely must check it out.  IntoTheBox is all about peering inside the surreal housing market here in New York City. With approximately 13 million people residing in the New York Metropolitan area … Continue reading →

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Property Shark Q4 NYC Foreclosure Report

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Doug Heddings

Thanks very much to Brian Scully over at Property Shark for providing TrueGotham readers an early look at the key takeaways from their NYC Q4 Foreclosure Report: Here are the Key Takeaways: • Reversing course from the upward trend of the prior 3 … Continue reading →

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