Category Archives: Tips & Advice

Stock Market Plummets and Should I Become a Real Estate Broker?

Posted on July 26, 2007 by Doug Heddings

It’s mighty quiet in the office today except for the chatter among my colleagues about the stock market plummet (Dow down more than 300 points if you didn’t know already).  But I’m not here to feed your anxiety, nor mine … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Link-O-Rama

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Doug Heddings

So little time to blog lately as the market has indeed been keeping me and my team busy so here’s some links that you may find helpful or at least a good read: Thank G*D that real estate salespersons are … Continue reading →

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Buyer Incentives to Help Sell Your Home

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Amy Hoak of RealEstateJournal.com shares Effective Incentives to Woo Buyers and Sell Your Home.  Hoak points out that gimmicky incentives like trips, cars, and flat screen TVs are less likely to provide the incentive a buyer needs than good old fashioned … Continue reading →

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Why Should You Use a Mortgage Broker?

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Doug Heddings

As a Manhattan real estate professional for the past 15 years, one of the most common questions I’m asked by my clients is "should I go directly to my bank or use a mortgage broker?"  I personally have always used … Continue reading →

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My Co-op Is Growing: More Evidence of Square Footage Lies

Posted on July 6, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Back on Monday.  Here’s a recent post that is something I’m passionate about.  BTW…I have a solution for the square footage fiasco and will share on the first episode of TGTV…stay tuned. Jonathan Miller’s latest Three Cents Worth graph was … Continue reading →

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Real Estate Agents and Their Reputations

Posted on July 4, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Happy 4th!  Back Monday the 9th but here’s a post that originally appeared January 29th of this year. True Gotham was born to help clean up the reputation of the real estate industry by giving the consumer insight into the … Continue reading →

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Things You Can Overhear in the Real Estate Office

Posted on July 2, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Originally posted June 15, 2006. This is precisely why I think this blog is a necessity. Yesterday someone said that she just took an exclusive listing from a seller and she was laughing that it would NEVER sell as it … Continue reading →

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Manhattan Real Estate Industry Reacts to Fair Housing Laws

Posted on June 25, 2007 by Doug Heddings

The buzz across the Manhattan real estate market is Vivian S. Toy’s article in The New York Times Questions Your Broker Can’t Answer, which addresses Fair Housing Laws and the very recent push by brokerages to make sure that their … Continue reading →

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Manhattan Real Estate Inventory Scarce: Sell Now?

Posted on June 19, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Check out the latest inventory numbers from Jonathan Miller’s Matrix which shows the number of available co-ops, condos and townhouses dropping 26.1% from last year to its lowest level since August 2005.  So what does this mean?  Frustrated buyers!  There … Continue reading →

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Hazy, Hot and Humid?…Buy a Condo with a Pool

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Doug Heddings

What better to blog about on a hot and sticky Manhattan day than the increase in the number of condominium projects with swimming pools (via The New York Sun).  As I walked to the office this morning sipping my hot … Continue reading →

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