TrueGotham.com founder Douglas Heddings is departing Prudential Douglas
Elliman, saying the move will allow him greater autonomy for his popular
real estate blog. Heddings, formerly a senior vice president at Elliman, has moved to
relatively new Charles Rutenberg Realty in New York with his four-agent team, the
Heddings Property Group. Heddings, who was named one of the 25 Most Influential Real Estate Bloggers in 2007 by Inman News,
said while Elliman was supportive of his blog — which sometimes
reveals unsavory behavior by brokers or grim predictions about the
economy — there were times when the firm asked him to remove certain
posts. [more]