Category Archives: Tips & Advice

Manhattan Real Estate Market Snapshot

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Doug Heddings

Current market conditions have prevented me from blogging as regularly as I like to as negotiations are taking considerably more effort than they have in the past and relationships with sellers are requiring more hand holding and regular in depth … Continue reading →

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Carnival of Real Estate #94

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Doug Heddings

The Carnival is up at Mike’s Corner. Check it out.

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Deal Flow Increases And So Does Effort

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Doug Heddings

I’m sure that regular readers of TrueGotham have noticed that the number of blog entries here has decreased significantly over the past several weeks.  I’m a broker who blogs, not a blogger who occasionally sells a home so my priority has to … Continue reading →

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Real Estate Investment Pioneers

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Doug Heddings

As I mentioned on Monday, I just returned from a business trip to explore an impressive development project in Argentina.  I had the pleasure of previewing the Algodon Mansion, a 10 unit ultra-lux boutique hotel to open in December of this … Continue reading →

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Carnival of Real Estate #93

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Doug Heddings

The Carnival of Real Estate #93 is up at Phoenix Real Estate Guy.  Check it out. I’m quite busy so hoping to post later on the Algodon Mansion and Vinas del Golf projects in Argentina but it may have to … Continue reading →

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Grossly Overpriced Property…The Kiss of Death

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Doug Heddings

If you’re a real seller, this is NOT the market to grossly overprice your property.  Surprisingly though, I would have to say that as many as 50% of the marketing presentations I have done in the past couple of months have been … Continue reading →

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Selling With a Tenant in Place

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Doug Heddings

Selling your investment property with a tenant in place can present some challenges that many property owners don’t anticipate.  Recently, my real estate business has seen quite an increase in the number of investors who are seeking to sell their … Continue reading →

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Marketing Your Home in a Softening Market

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Doug Heddings

There is no telling yet from actual numbers as to which direction the Manhattan real estate market is heading but with inventory increasing in some areas and volume down from the same period last year, some believe we are in … Continue reading →

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Competent Representation When Buying or Selling a Home

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Doug Heddings

I frequently receive emails from TG readers who have had both positive and negative experiences with real estate agents.  The following comes from a reader who felt like he and his wife were duped during the negotiation process by an … Continue reading →

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Housing Discrimination

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Doug Heddings

Discrimination in today’s day and age will always continue to surprise me.  But as a real estate professional and father of a 6 year old son and 4 year old daughter, it is almost unbelievable that agents are out there telling … Continue reading →

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