Category Archives: Market Insight

Do Condominium Owners Want to Share With Renters?

Posted on November 20, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Christine Haughney reports that so many of those Manhattan condominium developments are morphing into condo/rental and condo/hotel developments to suit a changing market. Gary Barnett, the chairman of the Extell Development Company, said that for some of his projects, he … Continue reading →

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Friday Link-o-Rama

Posted on November 17, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Carol Lloyd interviews an expert who promotes a lot of real estate debt: "Now that the market has changed, I asked him, don’t investors need to adopt different strategies? He told me he has insured himself against the down market … Continue reading →

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It Often Gets Ugly at the Top

Posted on November 16, 2006 by Doug Heddings

In an incredible attempt to thwart the upcoming closing of the largest sale in history, Stuy Town/Peter Cooper Village for $5.5 billion, the law firm of Trautman Saunders—no surprise that they represent the tenants who attempted to buy the complex … Continue reading →

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New-School Redfin Investor Uses Old-School Agent

Posted on November 15, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Jeanne Lang Jones of the Puget Sound Business Journal writes about the ongoing "do I need a real estate professional in the age of Zillow/Craig’s List/Redfin etc., and notes that an investor in Redfin hired a traditional real estate professional … Continue reading →

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The Luxury Market: Is It Really All that Stable?

Posted on November 14, 2006 by Doug Heddings

I’m currently working with two high-end buyers, one couple in the $10-14 million range and another in the $20 million range. There is plenty of inventory to peruse at the $10-14 million range and less to see in the $20 … Continue reading →

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The Carnival of Real Estate #18

Posted on November 13, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Dozens and dozens of really good submissions, and cutting it down to eleven (I snuck two into #4) took lots of careful reading, weighing, and brutal decision making. But the work is done, and here are my favorite posts from … Continue reading →

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If Alan Greenspan Says It

Posted on November 8, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Perhaps you saw Alan Greenspan’s recent comments, here recounted by the Associated Press: "The economy is obviously going through a significant slowing period, which as best I can tell is more than likely temporary," Greenspan said during a question and … Continue reading →

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National Association of Realtors Feeling Threatened

Posted on November 7, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Can you say FEAR? The NAR’s latest ad campaign is motivated by fear of a changing market! And it doesn’t stop there. Matt Carter of Inman News has word that Realtor.com (the NAR’s official website) honcho Allan Dalton is giving … Continue reading →

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The Carnival is Coming!

Posted on November 6, 2006 by Doug Heddings

This week’s carnival of real estate is up now. Next week, it’s right here at TrueGotham. Brace yourself.

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Who’s Buying That?

Posted on November 6, 2006 by Doug Heddings

The new National Association of Realtors advertising campaign (message: it’s a good time to buy and sell) screams of desperation, and it’s not convincing. I happen to think the average home buyer out there sees the new NAR campaign for … Continue reading →

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