The Original Top 35 Real Estate Blogs list was compiled in August 2006, and has generated almost 100,000 views since then (as of 5/9/2012). This post has been enormously popular, but as you’ll see below, time has not been kind to the real estate blogging space. Many of the early (and in my opinion, best) bloggers have fallen off, lost focus, or moved on. At the time of this writing, only 10 of the original 35 top real estate blogs are still active (updated at least once a week); I’ve kept a running tally of the removal of those that have fallen off to keep some kind of record of the change in the real estate blogging scene.
That said, due to the popularity of this post, I believe that it is my responsibility to not only remove blogs that aren’t cutting it, but to also keep up with the times and highlight new blogs. I’ve broken this article up into three sections: the new top real estate blogs list, the history of the list as well as the original blog post with top 35 list.
While there are pundits and others out there have argued that real estate blogging is dead, I believe that there is absolutely still a huge demand for these blogs, and I know that those people and companies that are active and focused with their blogging are reaping the benefits.
The Top Real Estate Blogs (active list)
Note: The blogs below are active, focused, living communities that don’t charge for access. We will not announce changes to this list if they need to be made, but will simply add or remove new sites if it needs to happen.
Commercial Real Estate Blogs
Ashworth Partners Blog
Llenrock Blog
The Tenant Advisor
Corporate Blogs
HomeGain Blog
MemphisInvest Blog
Zillow Blog
Green Real Estate
Michelle Kaufmann
Housing / Economy / Data
Calculated Risk
Crains Real Estate
DQNews
Matrix
UrbanDigs
Local
Brownstoner
Burbed
Curbed NY
Irvine Housing Blog
RealCentralVA
The Real Deal NY
Sacramento Appraisal Blog
Local Real Estate News
Lansner on Real Estate
Real Estate Investing
123Flip
Bawldguy Talking
The BiggerPockets Blog
Flipping Phoenix Houses
Flipping Smart
Real Estate in Your Twenties
Real Estate Technology & Marketing
100Watt Blog
GeekEstate
Inman Next
The Notorious Rob
The History of the Top Real Estate Blogs
Update 5/9/12: After a post from Joe Salcedo on GeekEstate, dubbed Where Have All the Real Estate Bloggers Gone? that points to this post and goes into the decline of real estate blogging, I figured it was important to go through once more to remove any blogs that aren’t keeping up. Unfortunately, it looks like a few more are going to drop off the list. That said, I’ve decided to transform this post into a new top list, which you can find above.
Update 6/15/10: We fixed a few links and removed a few blogs from the list as well. It is sad to see more and more of the original top blogs on this list removed, but that is how things go. We never put together an updated top real estate blog list since the original was published, but are planning on assembling several niche ones, which we will share below.
Update 5/20/09: We’ve again gone through the list and killed off the dead links, as well as those blogs that either a) are rarely updated, b) no longer serve content deemed amongst the best. We also published a follow up post, dubbed The Top 35 Real Estate Blogs Revisited almost 3 Years Later, where we examine what happened to this list, and where we solicit suggestions for a new, updated one.
Update 11/29/08: We’ve gone through the list to remove any dead blogs; shockingly, many on the original list are now dead or defunct. Additionally, we’re working on a new list, which will soon be published. Thanks for all the continued interest in the Top 35 Real Estate Blogs.
The Original Post
As the real estate bubble begins to fizzle, so too will most real estate bloggers. There are hundreds or even thousands of people out there blogging about real estate, and most of these blogs stink.
I’ve decided to create a list of what I believe to be the top real estate blogs. These blogs cover different areas of the real estate world, but they do have a few things in common.
- I read the blog regularly (when possible)
- They are updated regularly (at least weekly)
- I generally respect the blogger/bloggers
- Their content is unique, timely, and relevant
While I’m sure there are plenty of other quality real estate blogs out there, these all have elements that I feel are important for the rest of the real estate world. Topics include: real estate news, real estate technology (web 2.0), real estate marketing, mortgage information, real estate investing, rehabbing, landlording, and so on.
So, in no particular order other then alphabetical, I present the Top 35 Real Estate Blogs:
360 Digest – Rarely updated – Removed May 2012
Altos Research Real Estate Insights – Removed May 2012
Blog Arizona – Dead as of August 2008
The BiggerPockets Blog (That’s us, of course!)
Bloodhound Blog
Bubble Meter – Rarely updated – Removed May 2012
Building an Empire – Dead as of March 2008
Counter Intelligence: The Real Estate Cafe Weblog – Dead as of Jan 08 – Now Called: Real Estate Cafe – Rarely updated – Removed May 2012
Creative Real Estate Investing – No longer meets initial criteria for inclusion
Curbed NY
Fliperati – Dead as of March 2007
HousingBubbleCasualty – Rarely updated – Removed May 2009
Inman
Landlord Schmandlord – Dead as of November 2006
Matrix
Mike’s Corner – Rarely updated (also, content not what once was) – Removed May 2009
Mortgage Fraud Blog
My Real Estate Investing Venture – Rarely updated – removed
Property Grunt – Content Quality Decline – Removed June 2010
Real Estate Blog Pro – Dead as of May 2008
Real Estate Marketing Blog – Rarely updated – removed May 2009
Real Estate Tomato – Rarely Updated & Mostly Promotional – Removed June 2010
Realty Thoughts – Rarely updated – removed
REI Blog – Dead as of June 2010
Seattle’s Rain City Real Estate Guide
Shaun’s Real Estate Adventures
Tales of a Seattle Real Estate Investor – No longer exists
The Foreclosure Report – Dead as of June 2007
The Future of Real Estate Marketing – No longer exists
The Housing Bubble Blog
The Landlord Blog – Dead as of June 2007
The Real Estate Bloggers – Rarely updated – Removed May 2012
Triple Mint – Rarely updated – removed
Urban Trekker Blog – Rarely updated – Removed May 2012
Zillow Blog
If there are any other great real estate blogs that I missed, please let me know so we can update the list.
Please also be sure to check out:
- The Top 20 Real Estate Investing Blogs
- The Top Housing Bubble Blogs
- The Real Estate Blogging Network on BiggerPockets
Honorable Mention: SellsiusBlog – forgot to put them in the original list b/c the site was down at the time.
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Hi Todd
Come visit us at Sellsius blog.
http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/
We’d love to join your blog party. And can we bring our friend Noah from Urban Digs ?
http://urbandigs.com/
We’re New Yorkers but very nice
Very nice list. Thank you
Thanks Todd. Good luck getting your blog off the ground and going.
JF – I wanted to add the Sellsius blog to the list, but I have had a difficult time viewing the blog lately. It wasn’t available at all while I was working on the list. Maybe you should look into it. Sorry you couldn’t make the original list. I’ll make you an honorable mention. . .
Thanks for the mentions everyone!
joshua,
that’s unusual. we haven’t had any issues viewing the blog ourselves and nobody else mentioned any blog downage. if you are referring to the zillow poll, then i understand because blogflux polls – which is hosting the poll – has been down intermittently. argghh!
what browser and operating system are you using? did you receive an error message?
-rdb.sellsius°
Thanks for the nomination Joshua. Glad you like the blog!
Hi,
I just started my real estate blog a couple of weeks ago, but perhaps you can consider mine for your next Top 35 list? I’ve got some really fun article coming up
Thanks,
Steve Hurley
I hate to shill for my own blog, http://www.realcentralva.com, but the company here is so great, I feel I must at least ask.
Best,
Jim
Good to see that you’re liking the Pro. Lemme know if there’s anything at all i can do to help. Great blog you have here!
RE Blog Pro and Joel – Thanks to you guys for the great work!
Jim & Steve – you shills you! lol.
Rudolph – no error messages – just no loading or SUPER slow to load and nothing appearing. Seems to be working fine now, though. I did give you the honable mention I talked about . . .
joshua – glad it’s working fine for you now and thanks for the honorable mention
blog on!
-rdb.sellsius°
Trying again… for some reason yesterday’s comments didn’t stick.
Thanks so much for recognizing the Tomato.
I think you left one out… #36 BiggerPockets.com
Nice list but you missed some good blogs for exmaple http://www.RealBlogging.com – they may be relatively newcommers but with over 30 regular contributors from the industry including numerous authors, speakers, etc. they cover real estate on a very broad basis.
Dan
Dan – Thanks, but we didn’t miss your blog. We just felt that there were others that were better suited for the list. Maybe next one. Just keep doing what you’re doing and best of luck to you. Regards.
Thank You!
David
Bubble Meter Blog
I’m a blog-mogul. But, apparently, only in my own mind.
http://www.bostonreb.com
Boston Real Estate Blog
We’re all some sort of legend in our own minds! lol!
John – you are a blog-mogul in our minds too!
Great list…hope to land on it someday.
http://blog.condoDomain.com
The Condo Blog
John and Nick – thanks for letting me know about your blogs. I’ll definately keep you in mind! Blog away!
Lest we forget NORTHERN NEW JERSEY REAL ESTATE BUBBLE
Thanks for the head’s up there Rich. I’ve added you to my list of blogs.
Thanks!
But to make sure the record is set straight, the Northern New Jersey Real Estate Bubble blog is the domain of James Bednar aka Grim.
Some great stuff over there, and HERE!
Todd, I agree with your nationwide scope that there is a simmering.
Came across some interesting data today from a report we keep up to date on builders in the industry “john burns real estate consulting”.
We respect John and his teams insights into real estate market trends, as well as the current real-time info they provide on the home building industry whom they consult to and are focussed on as their primary client-base.
Mainly we respect their analytics because his economists and researchers base their findings on facts, as opposed to hype (God knows if I see one more reporter talk about a bubble on CNBC I’m going to wring someone’s neck!).
****
Which, by the way, as an aside, doesn’t that media giant have a majority stake in several financial institutions? Don’t you find it funny (in a sick sort of way) that they’ll then run ads at commercial break promoting their long-term insurances and investment products? hmmm…
****
But I digress…
I’m not getting paid for this plug, but John’s company publishes their findings and the actual formularies they’ve utilized to arrive at those figures (very sensible, I might add) which puts them pretty much on the money. Valuable insight into the movers and shakers of the homebuilding industry, and regional market overviews. His info is at realestateconsulting.com where people can signup for a free newsletter.
Hope that helps…yours for massive profits & a rewarding life!
Cheers, BW
Our focus is strictly in Raleigh but any press we can get is appreciated. We pull real estate development news from local and national media for our readers. http://www.raleighrealestatenews.com
Just wanted to draw your attention to Toronto @ Home.
With over 40 regular contributors covering a very broad base of real estate topics and over 60 posts a month, I think we qualify as one of the good guys too – visit us at RealBlogging
Thanks for all the new blog suggestions everyone!
Though I’m confident I’ll be included in future ‘best of’ lists, I’ve only been serious about my blog for several weeks. I expect when I am listed it will be for its merit.
Good job guys.
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Thanks for the list – How about and OPML of the feeds?
I hadn’t started back when this was posted…. :*(
http://therealestateguide.blogspot.com
This is honestly one of the best real estate blogs i’ve seen. Hopefully mine will someday compare. Good luck this year. If New Jersey Real Estate interests anyone, I would love for you to drop by……
Hi, Great Site! Very informative.
Keep up the good work.
Warm Regards,
Gracias mi amigo! Thank you very much. Great list!
Great list! Hope you take mine into consideration for any future updates. Thanks!
I a little late to the party, but wanted to throw out my relatively new blog which covers flipping, development and brokerage issues in the San Francisco Bay Area. My focus is somewhat more analytical than some other blogs (trying to get something for my enormous amount of school debt to Stanford Business School…). I’m afraid I’m not yet worthy of the fine list of blogs in the top 35, but I’ll keep my fingers crossed for the future. Great blog, Joshua, I really enjoy it!
maybe my site/blogs could make the next list ha;>…..Great blog Joshua- really appreciate the information!
Hi Todd,
Awesome list, great work!!! As everyone is likely sending you their blog for inclusion, maybe you can expand to Top 50 RE Blogs and update it quarterly or so.
Anyways, thanks for this info, and if you or any of your readers is looking for an instant site that will also automatically market your listings for you, just give me a ring or register for a free trial through our site.
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Very nice list
Joshua,
Thanks for the list. I wil add these to my Goolge Reader – that one is getting big! Any special suggestions for an investment blog? I’m dutifully working to up my traffic.
Thanks for any advice.
- Mario
BTW – Will you be at Inman?
This is a fantastic list of blogs. Very useful for any real estate blogger to get some inspiration.
Thank you!
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Those lists of top blogs is indeed great. I will surely try to visit all of them everyday to check what’s know because real estate is indeed a learning process as well. In blogging you can see different approach and techniques which could help our craft.
thank you for your list. Here in Germany there are just a few real estate blogs. So I took the list as a good inspiration for a few posts!
Interestingly enough the economy still has ways for the savvy real estate investor to make money.
check out this site: rnlinvestmentops.com and see what new things are in the market to be apart of.
check out what the savvy real estate investors are doing!
Josh,
Can you include The Real Estate Schmoozer to the list?
How can we make sure to get on your radar and get on your next list!? We’re getting a ton of traffic and more and more each day. We must be doing something right.
thanks,
alex
p.s. Shout out to Altos Research. Love and use their stuff daily.
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Thanks alot. Nice list of blogs.
http://housingpanic.blogspot.com is the best by far
The real estate boom-and-bust cycle is still on the way down but it is not yet the time to buy (at least not in Seattle). The time to buy will be when the rent you can get, every month, for a property is 1% of the price you pay for the property. For instance, if you buy a condo for $250,000 you must get a rent of $2,500. If you stick as closely as possible to this “golden rule” greed will not suck you into dangerous speculation that has caused many people to lose their shirts recently. For more details on how to run the numbers see my book “How to Invest in Condominiums
Good idea of creating a list of top real estate blogs. Really contains the good list of blogs.
Yes, the real estate market is very difficult for real estate developers and sellers and in all likelihood will become progressively worse throughout this new year. In our case, we started to develop a multi unit property, when the market was still sizzling hot. Unfortunately, as the building neared completion, the bottom fell out. In our case, we hired an outside real estate consulting group which provided us with a very interesting perspective and ideas which greatly helped us sell the units. For example, our showroom had been in a temporary structure and while it was well built and representative of the apartments, the location and the temporary nature of the structure was akin to a trailer home. What they suggested may seem obvious now, but it was not when they presented it to us. We were told to rent a temporary showroom in the best area, hire well dressed, and more importantly, professional sales people and then provide limousine service from the show room to our yet unfinished building. Further, the limousine was only to come to the building at certain times, when the lighting was just right, when traffic was minimal and by a particularly scenic route, all the while having the sale person explain all of the interesting things in the area. This worked well and we were able to quickly sell almost all of the remaining units. Their website is http://www.LastLifeboat.com, though there is not much information on it. My advise to other developers is to rethink and regroup your marketing strategies.
This is very useful list. Thanks for it!
Great Long list of blogs , really very comprehensive details of the list. I think it will be a great Link.
Great post and help the community a lot………………
Wow. Awesome list of real estate blogs.
Thanks for the list! I can hardly believe that you’ve had this post for months and I never noticed!!
Thank you for the list. It really saves a lot of times looking for the best real estate blogs.
Although our site isn’t a blog per se, we feel like we’ve put together a comprehensive site with a ton of useful information for investors. Please take a look our site when you have a chance – hopefully we can get added to your list as a potential resource. Thanks.
Great list Josh. Is there a more updated list though as other blogs have no doubt taken stronger command of things over the last year and a half.
Cheers,
Chad
Great list, as always biggerpockets proves itself as a great resource.
Thanks for providing this great list.
I would add rsspieces as a good how to blog site.
Thanks for taking the time to put this list together. Nice work!
Looks like the next list has to be The Top 100 Real Estate blogs! 35 just ain’t enough!
Hey Josh! Thanks for the list. I’ve glanced at a few of these sites already and found them very informative. I appreciate your generosity by sharing these with us.
great list
, ive been looking for one of those
Great blog list… Thanks!
Thank you so much for sharing the such useful real estate blogs sites. This is really helpful and informative for real estate agent.
Thank you for this list.
Warm Regards,
Rob
Excellent list, as usual bigger pockets leading the way forward.
It was good list.
Sincerely,
Very nice list, ty
Thank you so much for this list. I will use it and link to it.
Glad someone finally put a list like this together. As always, more great information from Bigger Pockets. How you guys find the time to do this is beyond me.
What about Realty Times? They have pretty good blogs there too.
The list is great. How about http://www.MustKnowInvesting.com. Focuses on our daily experience in the field as a creative real estate investor. We cover negotiating, marketing, lease options, short sales, recruiting private money, asset protection, etc.
In these days of the credit crunch it serves to widen your net when it comes to marketing your property. I run a UK based International real estate web site and blog. We have noticed a huge increase in US realtors contacting us about how to sell to international audience. It would be great to have our blog included in your list
Kind regards
Great List. I liked quite a few. The Tomato was on top for me.
I am the chief admin. of a Florida Real Estate School, and a Florida Licensed Real estate Instructor for over 20 years I think info. such as this is the difference between the “Glamour Shot” real estate agent, and the agent of substance! My website, the online school would allow any investor the ability to learn a broad foundation of the basics of real estate and some pretty advanced tidbits. After spending some time aquiring the knowhow these educated consumers cannot be serviced by low skill agents. I believe that stats, and info. are the best line of defense in a tough market…
Great List! I definitely agree with you in regards to the content that is included in all of these blogs.
Happy Investing!
I think you should up date the list periodictly. I’m sure you have found some new blogs now.
Very nice. I was looking for a good list of real estate blogs, and it’s difficult to find quality blogs in the search engines without spending hours doing it. You have made my life easier today, and for that I commend you.
What about http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com. He has a very good blog!
Nice list. Please consider us for future lists.
Thanks!
As someone who can’t get enough real estate news, I really appreciate the list you put together. Thanks and keep up the good work.
Awesome list, abundant work!!! As anybody is acceptable sending you their blog for inclusion, maybe you can aggrandize to Top 50 RE Blogs and amend it annual or so.
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That was a complete list, fantastic! Thank U
Nice comprehensive list…had to bookmark to come back to when I have some time
Got to run… write some more blog posts and work my way up the ladder!
Always enjoy your blog and I would have put you on the list.
Very nice list, I would add biggerpockets and I also like agentgenius alot.
There are two … well three … real estate blogs I write and (for conceited reasons) really like.
http://www.shakandjill.com
http://www.banks.com/blogs/realestate
and
http://midtnrealty.wordpress.com
Thanks for your consideration!
Awesome!
I have been looking for a comprehensive list for a while It is nice to go to relevant real estate blogs and see what other professionals are talking about, especially the property prices and other market conditions. This list is fantastic.
Thanks again.
- Peter
Wow, this post is two years old and still relevant. It is another proof that quality has much higher value than quantity. Well done
Yes, two years old and definitely relevant. I wonder how it would shake out if we redid it now…if some would drop and others be added, etc. Maybe we’d just have a much bigger list like someone commented earlier.
You have done a fantastic job. It is really helpful for those who are interested in real estate world.
I love your blog, great insight and info. I like how it’s no holds bar.
J.T. Foxx
Active Real Estate Investor &
National Weekend Syndicated Radio Personality
Thanks for the info, im from Argentina but i planning to live in Canada the next year. I wanna know about your country.
See you!
Fran
Love the list but it is 2 years old. There has been a lot of change in the Real Estate Blog world since then. Any chance you are going to update the list soon? I work on a niche blog for the east side of Cleveland and would love to see what other niche bloggers do in their markets.
Thanks,
Erin
A very useful list!
It does not matter how old the list is. Though it is old but useful. I have visited a few sits and noted that the are working regularly.
Wow! Congratulations on this huge response and thank you for the list. I just topped off my feed reader.
I know that this is primarily a real estate related blog list, but what about http://lenderama.com, or did I miss something?
Also, if you are considering any other mortgage marketing related blogs – http://mortgagemarketingcommunity.com. A couple of my friends launched that blog a few months ago and they are seriously committed to providing their viewers with good stuff.
Thanks.
Mark – Thanks for the suggestions . . . Lenderama would definitely make the cut if this list were up to date. We’re going to hopefully come out with a new one some time soon!
Oh…Oh….can I add my most wonderful blog to your list too?! Yes, I love my blog…hope you will too! Thanks for your list!
After Curbed, Brownstoner.com has to be the biggest local real estate blog in the country, with over 1.2 million pageviews a month. It was also the subject of a WSJ article last Friday: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122481699525965769.html
Hey Joshua, this is a great list. I hope you’d consider the Tallahassee Real Estate Blog as well. I cover much more than just the Tallahassee market and seem to be growing (top 1000 in Technorati). Thanks for the consideration Joshua.
Joshua, not all of these are even still active blogs. I went through each one (most are great reads) and found the following:
Blog Arizona (last post August 2008)
Building an Empire (last post March 2008)
Fliperati (last post March 2007)
HousingBubbleCasualty (page failed to load)
Landlord Schmandlord (the address you list was last updated in 2006)
My Real Estate Investing Venture (last post June 2008)
Real Estate Blog Pro (last post May 2008)
Tales of a Seattle Real Estate Investor (link doesn’t seem right)
The Foreclosure Report (last post July 2007)
The Landlord Blog (last post June 2007)
I hope this isn’t to picky, I was just looking for some great real estate blogs (and still found many here, thanks).
Great list. Some good ideas there for anyone thinking of starting a new real estate blog.
What a great list. I will go through them and check them out. Thanks for the information.
Hey folks, as you can now see, we’ve updated the list to remove any dead links. We’re going to soon be creating a new list, so keep an eye out!
Thanks for the list Todd, i think it will be helpful for me to visit those blogs and find useful information in the sector of real estate.
Will you please consider our blog for your list? http://www.teamaguilar.com/blogs We are going strong in this market and not going anywhere! Thank you!
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I have read through some of the blogs here and I just wish that I spent more time on mine. I appreciate all the useful information and tips that I have picked up. I am going to try and work on mine daily so I can hit your top 35.
Larry Lang
This is a great list, but it seems very limited in some ways.
There are so many regional blogs and blogs for specific areas in the U.S. that are great. Most people searching for real estate would love to find a blog that is doing a great job about the specific area they are interested in.
This list simply seems to be mainly about blogs that cover real estate in general and people that like to talk about real estate. It does not seem to be a list about bloggin realtors that are blogging about specific areas and doing a great job. Maybe that has to do with the fact that less than 4% of Realtors blog…and who knows what percentage of these do a good job.
I’m not sure who I’m talking to, as you didn’t mention your name in the place where names go, and you never signed your post.
That said, you are correct that there are tons of real estate blogs of various types out there. When the list was created twi years ago, things were much different. Not many people in real estate knew how to blog . . . we were all figuring it out. While things have progressed, they have yet to mature.
We’ll come out with a new list soon. . . additionally, we’re going to come out with a post that explains why bloggers need to comment with their real names and not with a link intended to build PR. (See the Note RIGHT ABOVE the ADD COMMENT button)
Thanks for updating the list! I was searching for updated blogs and you made it easy for me.
=)
Josh
Great job with everything your doing. Can you update this list again?
Jim
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Take your real estate classes but also take a basic accounting course, real estate law, any finance course and a course in public speaking. Don’t laugh, you will use all those courses through your career. Also start talking to various brokers and let them know you are taking classes. Whether taking college courses along with taking real estate classes from various real estate companies or independent real estate schools be aware of the market you are in. Also talk to lenders so you know some of what is needed for your buyers. Please learn about Title & Escrow as well. Once you hang your license make sure you become a Buyers agent first not a Sellers agent. When you start with buyers you will be learning along with your buyers some of the issues that can come up in a transaction. If you start on the Sellers side you will be on the losing end of every transaction as most seasoned agents know who is new, knows the contingencies that will let them get out of the contract and you will be left standing holding the bag.
Great list of blogs. How often are they updated? I’d also like to see some personal blogs up there about investors and their daily grind. Is that possible?
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Josh,
This is a great list. Real estate is certainly a competitive place for bloggers, which is fueled by people’s natural obsession towards real estate. Here are a few others that deserve mentioning:
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Blog – http://bhgrealestateblog.com/
http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/
http://www.astudentoftherealestategame.com
Thanks for continually providing quality content
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Hey, like everyone said, this is quite comprehensive. It’s interesting to see what others are doing, but I do wonder what difference it makes to all of us as independent Realtors and Agents? Like, how can we use all this information for good?
Twitter is another interesting tool that can now be searched locally for agents and such in various geographical locations – and this makes it possible:
It’s being called the “Twitter Yellow Pages”
http://www.twellow.com/
Hope this helps!
Nichole
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Dear Josh,
Good stuff to see the progress over the past 3 years. What did you use as your criteria to determine the top blogs for real estate? If you need our help to develop a methodology for evaluating blogs, maybe even with a survey among real estate professionals we would be happy to provide you with help.
Marilyn Wilson
WAV Group
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Do you also plan to included som overseas blogs for people with interest in Europe for example?
FIABCI member since 1994
hey Joshua Dorkin,
You have done a very good job.
That is a great list, I have been searching for some blogs to read online! This list helps to find the good ones! It is amazing how many of the Real Estate blogs are being left with out updates (Could it be the market ?)
Wow. Kudos on this great list. It’s informative and a total time saver. Nice one!
Great work! It’s nice to find a blog that is relevant to investor, professional, AND consumer. Keep up the good work!
helpful list. Although I have had a web site for years I am new to blogging and appreciated looking at some good sites for ideas
It would be helpful if this list was broken down by national blogs and regionally specific blogs. Can you recommend good Florida real estate blogs?
Thanks for the list! Do you have a favorite Las Vegas blog?
Thanks for not only having this list, but, also maintaining the list by noting the removed links. It is always frustrating to look at a list and find a list like this that is not maintained, sending me to dead links. This list is very helpful.
Thanks a lot for this list as I really want learn more from other real estate blogs to help improve my own blog, I hope to be of help as well. By the way, would you consider a real estate blog from the Philippines on this list? I blog about real estate foreclosure investing where I share tips to fellow real estate investors and I also post free foreclosed property listings plus auction schedules. Here’s is my blog: http://www.foreclosurephilippines.com
.-= Jay Castillo´s last blog ..Secrets Revealed: Investing in Foreclosures =-.
huh wow great list! I’m actually quite surprised, you actually crossed out ones that are no longer qualified. great job, im impressed!
Very helpful site. It’s nice to have so much information in one place, rather than needing to spend so much time on the internet trying to find other relevant sites. Thanks!
.-= Shayla Sharp´s last blog ..Whether buying or selling, I’m with you. =-.
Is there any one place that lists every real estate resource?
IC – That place would is http://www.BiggerPockets.com
Would love to make the grade. Im a RE Tomato grad so check me out.www.thegoldcoaststandard.com in Darien,CT. Been blogging about 9 months and would love to think Im gettin the hang of it. I actually love it a little TOO much. will sign up for your feed. All the best. K.Brewer
Have been blogging every day for almost 2 years and have also started a second blog – a photo blog. ALL ABOUT…Portland.Oregon.Real Estate & Lake Oswego Living.A Photo Blog.
Hope I get on your “list”. Thanks.
Great list of real estate resources! It is amazing to see that nearly half of the list is dead or no longer active.
.-= Josh´s last blog ..Best WordPress Real Estate Themes =-.
Really fantastic and informative list, as it will took a lot of time to search such list.
Thanks for sharing…
Happy new year to everyone.
I like to know how to have crosslink to other realestate webpages?, thanks so much
Ricky
What exactly are you asking, Ricky? Can you be more specific?
Love reading them, but who has time to keep on top of their own real estate blog?? We are hiring a college student to maintain our blog for us.
Next time you make your list, would you consider my blog?
Thanks!
.-= karen´s last blog ..$15 million drop in value =-.
As someone who does real estate for a living I am becoming seriously scared at the realization that if you are not on or about the first page of Google your children will go hungry.
Sure there are a few REO brokers making a killing in this apocalypse we are plodding through but when we get out of this it will be the agents with the web presence who prosper.
Your list is great in that it shows up what competition we are up against.
Thanks
Chris.
.-= Chris’s last blog ..Brookline Condos =-.
Definitely some great blogs out there. My favorites are the REAL experiences of local investors in different markets. Anyone that is learning and/or a veteran investor can relate to these stories and get a kick out of them. A few that I have gotten lots of education from are REITips and FlipThisWholesaler!
.-= Brooks´s last blog ..The History of Alabama Rights of Redemption Laws — Caution, I said History… =-.
Great list, I love reading Real Estate Tomato and Inman Blog especially, they keep me up to date when it comes to blogging and real estate.
.-= Shanna´s last blog ..Worthington Schools Real Estate Market Stats for May 2010 =-.
I’m not surprised that the list keeps dwindling. I started blogging in Nov 2007, and I definitely don’t post as much as I used to. Now I tend to go in spurts. It still averages 5-10 posts per month and since I’m targeting the long tail for consumers, I think it’s ok. I’m also on my 2nd domain name and 3rd design. And plenty of other changes have happened along the way. A big one was eliminating regular features. I’ve moved to more automated approaches now.
When I first started blogging, I read a lot of the blogs on your list. I completely relied on RE Tomato to get my education started. Now I mostly read non-RE blogs. One exception is Tech Savvy Agent. They have the enthusiasm of a newer blog and I love how they educate me on technology and how I can use it in my real estate business.
Great list of RE Blogs and I look forward to your new list. I plan on taking a look at the rest of you blog lists as well.
Also, This may have already been addressed or it could just be that the site is under maintenance, but your ny.curbed.com link seems to be dead as well.
The Curbed link does appear to be down for the moment, but I believe it is working.
Thank you for updating the list. You have some great sites here and, while it saddens me to see the ones removed, but really glad you are keeping the list up to date!
Thanks for the update, Bubble Meter is one of the best real estate blogs I think.
Bloodhound Blog is also good for
Thanks, the list i had was outdated…
There are some good ones on your list but I’m surprised ActiveRain didn’t make the cut.
Anita –
ActiveRain is not a blog, but a blog provider in the same light as Wordpress.com, except focused on real estate blogs. At the time the list was created, there were no individual blogs located on the network that stood out to us. Remember that this list was compiled back in August 2006.
Thanks for continuing to update this list of blogs. Looks like the list mirrors what has happened with the market over the past four years: At first, everyone was in and it was good. Now, only the very strong (and stubbornly determined) will prosper. Shift with the times and the trends or you will be left in the tar pit with the rest of the dinosaurs.
Nice list of blogs; like how you take the time to revisit and update. I like reading about what’s going on in real estate and getting a peek into the daily ongoings of others. Always reminds me that my life isn’t as stressful as I think it is. In suggesting blogs as you requested, I also read the MyHouseDeals.com blog, Flipper. Another one I stumbled across was Baltimorerealestateinvestingblog.com – pretty informative and funny stuff on these two blogs. Thanks and keep up the great work…love the site!
I began haltingly blogging in 2008 on ActiveRain. It was not consistent even though the suggestions were to post at least 3-4 times per week on a consistent basis and build a following. I can understand why lots of bloggers have quit. It takes time to develop relevant content, and keep your practice going too.
This year maybe the year where I strike the effective balance of blogging and generating enough revenue to be profitable. I like your list. It gives me another group of successful people to read about. Thanks for the summary.
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A few more to add to the updated list!? http://www.TheBuyandHoldGuys.com, and http://www.MobileHomeInvesting.net. Good stuff here!
Both are great blogs, Brandon, but they just miss the cut — for now. That said, check your email . . . I just added yours to our list. Congrats!
It is amazing how many sites came and went since 2006. Guess they didn’t find the long term strategy of blogging a successful venture. It surprises me that once successful blogs have gone to the wayside.
It doesn’t surprise me, Toby. If that component of your business isn’t prioritized, then it won’t be maintained. I believe that far too many bloggers don’t have their goals for their blog established, which makes it easy to let things slide. Thanks for joining the conversation!
I read an article on BlueGlass this morning, http://www.blueglass.com/blog/6-reasons-why-you-should-quit-blogging/, which may be the reason many top bloggers have quit in favor of social media alone. I couldn’t imagine abandoning my blog just to go full into social media.
Toby – That article is 100% in favor of blogging, and encourages people to blog; it isn’t about actually quitting but lists negative reasons to stop (i.e. why you shouldn’t stop). That said, it does talk about people quitting because social media is simply much easier, but is an advocacy piece for blogging. Social media is a great way to drive people to your blog (your home presence), but shouldn’t replace it, IMO.
I got that from the article yet was making a point as maybe a reason why some have left. I wasn’t advocating the stoppage of blogging. Maybe I wasn’t clear enough … oops.
Ahhh – whoops. Yeah — I can’t speak for them, but do know that I’m not giving up the blogging thing anytime soon.
I can tell you that I have found some of the best information concerning real estate (Industry) available on the internet through your list and I have also made some wonderful friends. I wish some of those who were once listed here as one of the “Top 35 Real Estate Blogs” that have since deleted their blog (You have a single line through them) would comment and let those of us that read blogs daily know why they stopped blogging, why they deleted such a popular real estate blog & if they have a new blog and if so where?
William – If they moved their blogs, we’d update the list. Blogs were only removed if the content is removed (the blog is closed), if the content quality declines, or if the regularity with which they post declines. The list was designed to be the best of the best, and we try to make sure that all sites listed live up to that standard.
I’m glad you’ve found value in the list, and hope you’ve found some great new blogs on the updated list at the top of the post.
Hi Joshua,
Great post.
Thought I would just shoot you my real estate blog, it’s one of the leading ones in Australia for both home owners and agents.
It’s a little different than most other Real Estate blogs, check out.
It’s updated every day.
Hope I make it one your list one day
Look forward to connecting soon.
Mat
By total coincidence I Googled the term “real estate blogs” while eating dinnertonight, and almost dismissed this post since it showed “Aug 25, 2006″ and thought to myself… “typical old stuff”.
So was I really that you recently updated this post. Cool!
I feel there has been change in the culture around real estate blogging, and I like to go back to some of the blogs on your list from time to time to get back to reading (rather than see a highly SEO optimized post about ABC neighborhood). Now that we are all using iPads, social media, and Smartphones, the new breed of blogger understands the need for visual blogging. Sorry to say but, most people don’t read like they did 6 years ago!
The culture was definitely different back in the day, Doug. That said, so was the enthusiasm. Most people are moving their online communication to social networks because it is just easier than blogging. We’ll see what the future holds, but hopefully we can capture the pulse of the real estate blogging space by keeping this post alive and kicking (and up to date).
I actually think that this shift creates an opportunity for a good blogger to stand out from those who have shifted to today’s strategy of FB Target Marketing (can I coin that term?). Most real estate agents aren’t good writers, don’t have the time to do it, and their posts often cram keywords so anyone reading their gets the gist that it was written only for a robot to index!
Consumers are looking for good content to read on the subway or airport and still use Google for research all day long. A well written blog with plenty of unique, original content is going to attract consumers… I know because it works for me.
I agree that it creates opportunity for good bloggers to stand out. As you said, much of the content being created today is designed for search engines, not for people, making the good content really shine.
I know because it also works for us.
Thanks for the feedback, Doug! I look forward to seeing more of you around the site.
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