Category Archives: Market Insight

Carnival of Real Estate #32

Posted on March 5, 2007 by Doug Heddings

It’s up at Salt Lake Real Estate.  Check it out.

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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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Friday Link-O-Rama

Posted on March 2, 2007 by Doug Heddings

A must watch! State of the Spring Housing Market (click on Part 6 for complete report) on the Today Show (via Curbed).  Complete with some advice and tips from Barbara Corcoran.  One thing I strongly disagree with in our local … Continue reading →

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Apples to Oranges: Prewar Loft vs. Flashy New Development

Posted on March 2, 2007 by Doug Heddings

A TrueGotham reader emailed me the following: Hello-  A friend just turned me on to your blog and I think it’s terrific. I wondered if you have any thoughts on all the new developments in Tribeca? Specifically, I’m comparing the … 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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A Bit More on The Stock Market Effect on Housing

Posted on February 28, 2007 by Doug Heddings

I just want to be clear with my readers that the impetus for my post yesterday about the stock market decline was my own curiosity about how this may effect the Manhattan real estate market and MY BOTTOM LINE.  The … Continue reading →

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What Today’s Stock Collapse Means for NYC Housing

Posted on February 27, 2007 by Doug Heddings

I just sent out an email to two big shots in the financial world asking them "what does today’s plummeting stock market all mean?" Equity Trader-Managing Director says: Was driven by China price action overnight and Greenspan speech Sunday.  What … Continue reading →

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Making Sense of the NYC Real Estate Market

Posted on February 27, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Buyers, sellers, and renters alike continue to corner me at cocktail parties and call me daily asking me the all important question, "How’s the market?"  It is a very difficult question to answer because for each the answer differs.  It’s also challenging … Continue reading →

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Carnival of Real Estate #31

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Doug Heddings

The Carnival is up at The Real Estate Zebra.  Check it out.

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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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