Category Archives: Market Insight

Highlights from the Prudential Douglas Elliman Third Quarter Overview

Posted on October 3, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Fresh from my in-box: Overall Manhattan Market [includes entire island] Overall prices slipped this quarter but remain higher than price levels seen in the same period a year ago. The inventory of apartments available for sale leveled off this quarter … Continue reading →

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Monday Link-o-Rama

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Doug, not blogging today, sends a hearty "G’mar Tov" to TrueGotham’s Jewish readers. Teri Karush Rogers reports: "Two years ago, Heather Beth Johnson, an assistant professor of sociology at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., interviewed 20 children ranging from 5 … Continue reading →

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Friday Link-o-Rama

Posted on September 29, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Remember, a broker is a person who gets keys to your apartment. Choose carefully. New term: "unzillowable view." Curbed is making fun of this new website for an East Village development. Read with caution: Have interest rates peaked? New York’s … Continue reading →

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Thursday Link-o-Rama

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Not looking good for Hudson Yards. Use Zillow to include fluctuating property values in a live assessment of your net worth. (Also, home of the Zillow-haters.) Fantastically interesting thoughts from an upstate appraiser. Condos, hotels, condo-hotels, and zoning. If you … Continue reading →

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Home Prices are Highest in California and Italy? Not Really Sure About That…

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Here’s another one of those “surveys” that tells us what the priciest markets are around the world. As reported in the New York Sun, this is an interesting read but terribly inaccurate and borderline irresponsible, particularly the headline of the … Continue reading →

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Calling It Like He Sees It

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Trulia’s panel of experts gets reviews from Inman. Kudos to Jonathan Miller once again and all of the Trulia panelists who accepted the challenge of making the prediction on August housing numbers. Miller is the only one on the panel … Continue reading →

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Doug on New York One Tonight

Posted on September 27, 2006 by Doug Heddings

He’s talking about the state of the market, and sifting through the numbers from the latest NAR report. It is scheduled to air at about 10:15 tonight.

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Signals More Mixed Than Ever

Posted on September 27, 2006 by Doug Heddings

As most of my readers know, my mission on True Gotham is to raise the level of honesty and integrity in the real estate industry in an effort to dispel the myth that agents are essentially used car salesman. (For … Continue reading →

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The National Association of Realtors Reports Decline in Home Sales

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Doug Heddings

The real estate market has not been great, they’re reporting. You’ve got to be kidding me. They are also reporting that Ben Franklin discovered electricity and get this one… Elvis is dead! The obvious is finally stated. As some of … Continue reading →

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Monday Link-o-Rama

Posted on September 25, 2006 by Doug Heddings

If Doug’s schedule is any indication, the Manhattan market is picking up steam. He’s flying all over the place, with no time to blog, so here are some links: A broker is inviting a bunch of celebrities to a fundraiser … Continue reading →

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