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I read a lot of blogs and news magazines about real estate. A lot. It’s an obsession. Fast Company recently published their list of top real estate related blogs. I saw a few of my favorites were missed so I need to augment their list. If you have any resource tips, please share! Here are my top 10 blogs:
1. The Real Estate Bloggers - Excellent analysis and commentary on national real estate numbers, news, and trends.
2. Housing Doom - A local housing bubble blog for the northwest. Has great data analysis.
3. Real Estate Investing for Real - Everything you ever wanted to know about investing in real estate, like for real.
4. HousingPANIC - Daily dose of pessimism or reality depending on your perspective.
5. Get Rich Slowly - Great personal finance blog. The first step to owning a home is getting your finances in order. This blogger dug himself out of debt and paid off his home. He has great finance tips for home owners and wanna be home owners alike.
6. Seattle Bubble - Seattle’s favorite bubble blog if you’re not bubbled out yet.
7. Curbed - Ultra hip New York real estate blog for a taste of what’s going on in the Big City.
8. Mortgage Insider - The OC knows mortgages.
9. Seattle Real Estate News - the Seattle PI’s Aubrey Cohen’s real estate blog.
10. Rain City Guide - Local real estate blog with a smattering of great topics.
Fast Company’s list of the Top 25 Real Estate Resources: From Mortgage Rates to Market Predictions:
1.HouseBlogger.com - A great resource for land service companies
to test their online marketing potential through the art of blogging.
2.Real Estate Investment Blog – Provided by EquityScout.com, you’ll find the most
current information about the real estate industry and how to properly evaluate
properties.
3.SmartMortgageAdvice – Russell Martin’s invaluable advice on financing and buying homes. He’s a
residential mortgage advisor with PERL and he’s there to help you.
4.Carnivalof Real Estate – The best blogs of the Real Estate Industry come together
to provide you with a wealth of information. Reap the benefits of maximum
community input and involvement.
5.Jim Crawford on ActiveRain – An Atlanta real estate columnist for
RealtyTimes.com gives you the run down on the latest industry news.
6.Flipping Houses – Billed as Real People Connecting to the Real World of Flipping
Real Estate, Flipping Houses provides free access to investment real estate
tips on maximizing ROI in the land services industry.
7.LegalWiz.com
– An online glossary of real estate, mortgage and legal terms for your
inquiring mind and browsing convenience.
8.Real Estate Investment Advice – A publication of The Oxford Club that helps promote the
true value of Real Estate stock and property.
9.Pension Real Estate Association – The premier association for institutional investors in real
estate grants users access to objective forums, research initiatives, and
valuable industry information exchange.
10.John Barker’s Mortgage Blog – A real estate expert from Oak Forest, Illinois answers your
questions about mortgage and refinances. In this selection, he tackles the
short sale.
11.Austin, Texas Real Estate Blog – Eric Bramlett, a techie and real estate whiz, lets
you inside the Austin real estate market.
12.How to Sell a House in Over 6 Months – For a little humor, Ben Cotton provides you with a tutorial
on an unconventional methodology for the industry.
13.Understanding Title Insurance – A concise description of what takes place in the
settlement process and what to expect at closing time.
14.Title Rate Premium Calculator– Calculate title rate premiums with the exclusive online Title Calculator
provided by Imperial Software Systems.
15.Finance Triangle – Tom Taylor of Thoma Capital Management educates end-users on how
to achieve higher rates of return with his excellent blog post.
16.Buying Foreclosure Property – The Flordia Upfront Mortgage Broker gives you great
tips on buying a foreclosure property. What to expect and what to be wary of. A
must read.
17.Mortgage Application Checklist – Know before you borrow. Wade Young offers an
excellent checklist that you can literally take to the bank.
18.Mike Jones on Active Rain – Another dedicated real estate blogger serving his
community for the common good. A great author. A great blog.
19.Business Bankruptcy Blog – How are commercial real estate leases treated in
bankruptcy, find out at Robert L. Eisenbach’s blog at Cooley, Godward and
Kronish.
20.Jay Well’s On Settlement Cost – Jay Wells expounds on the confusing concept of mortgage
closing and how to reduce the many fees involved.
21.Be Aware of Real Estate Handbook – Helpful Real Estate Tips explain closings, closing costs,
loan origination and many more confusing terms to greenhorns in the industry.
22.Will the Market Correct Itself? – Paul McFadden from Exact Financial group is taking
predictions on the resiliency of the real estate market’s current volatile
status. “Your predictions please?”
23.The Dynamic Portland Real Estate Market – A blog based in Portland, Oregon
offers up an informative hypothetical to educate end-users on why pricing is
more important than ever.
24.The Dying Days of Print Advertising – The Real Estate Industry needs to shift
its marketing gears says the Fairfield Vine.
25.Reverse Mortgage Loan Blog– Our list ender is a gem in the industry for seniors. A news aggregator on all
things reverse mortgage.
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