Top 35 Real Estate Blogs

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1. Todd August 25th, 2006 at 3:27 pm 1

   Very nice list. Thank you

2. Joshua Dorkin August 25th, 2006 at 3:34 pm 2

   Thanks Todd. Good luck getting your blog off the ground and going.

3. jf August 25th, 2006 at 4:39 pm 3

   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

4. Joshua Dorkin August 25th, 2006 at 5:53 pm 4

   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!

5. rudolph d. bachraty III August 25th, 2006 at 6:21 pm 5

   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°

6. Joel Burslem August 25th, 2006 at 10:36 pm 6

   Thanks for the nomination Joshua. Glad you like the blog!

7. Steve Hurley August 26th, 2006 at 1:00 am 7

   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
   http://www.NewHomeReportBlog.com

8. jim duncan August 26th, 2006 at 4:32 am 8

   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

9. RE Blog Pro August 26th, 2006 at 8:39 am 9

   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!

10. Joshua Dorkin August 26th, 2006 at 10:45 am 10

    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 . . .

11. rudolph d. bachraty III August 26th, 2006 at 3:01 pm 11

    joshua - glad it’s working fine for you now and thanks for the honorable mention

    blog on!

    -rdb.sellsius°

12. Jim Cronin August 27th, 2006 at 12:55 am 12

    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

13. Dan August 28th, 2006 at 6:10 am 13

    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

14. Joshua Dorkin August 28th, 2006 at 8:40 am 14

    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.

15. David August 28th, 2006 at 9:12 am 15

    Thank You!

    David
    Bubble Meter Blog

16. John K August 28th, 2006 at 2:57 pm 16

    I’m a blog-mogul. But, apparently, only in my own mind.

    http://www.bostonreb.com

    Boston Real Estate Blog

17. Nick Sudano August 28th, 2006 at 3:06 pm 17

    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

18. Joshua Dorkin August 28th, 2006 at 3:16 pm 18

    John and Nick - thanks for letting me know about your blogs. I’ll definately keep you in mind! Blog away!

19. Rich August 30th, 2006 at 5:49 am 19

    Lest we forget NORTHERN NEW JERSEY REAL ESTATE BUBBLE

20. Joshua Dorkin August 30th, 2006 at 8:11 am 20

    Thanks for the head’s up there Rich. I’ve added you to my list of blogs.

21. Rich August 30th, 2006 at 10:47 am 21

    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!

22. Brad Wozny August 30th, 2006 at 1:05 pm 22

    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

23. Jason B. Graves August 31st, 2006 at 9:28 am 23

    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

24. Fraser Beach September 1st, 2006 at 3:46 pm 24

    Just wanted to draw your attention to Toronto @ Home.

25. Dan September 15th, 2006 at 7:36 am 25

    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

26. Joshua Dorkin September 28th, 2006 at 8:34 am 26

    Thanks for all the new blog suggestions everyone!

27. Jeff Brown October 7th, 2006 at 2:07 pm 27

    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.

28. Mike M October 23rd, 2006 at 9:40 am 28

    REI Newbie - The Trials and Tribulations of a Brand New Real Estate Investor

    reinewbie.blogspot.com

29. Rich November 8th, 2006 at 8:01 am 29

    Thanks for the list - How about and OPML of the feeds?

30. Athol Kay November 20th, 2006 at 6:32 am 30

    I hadn’t started back when this was posted…. :*(

    http://therealestateguide.blogspot.com

31. Michael Burke February 2nd, 2007 at 4:07 pm 31

    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……

32. Anonymous April 7th, 2007 at 10:46 am 32

    Hi, Great Site! Very informative.

    Keep up the good work.

    Warm Regards,

33. Costa Rica Real Estate Loco May 2nd, 2007 at 4:40 am 33

    Gracias mi amigo! Thank you very much. Great list!

34. Lucas Lechuga June 8th, 2007 at 9:37 pm 34

    Great list! Hope you take mine into consideration for any future updates. Thanks!

35. Josh Hohman June 25th, 2007 at 9:41 pm 35

    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!

36. scott montgomery July 2nd, 2007 at 6:00 pm 36

    maybe my site/blogs could make the next list ha;>…..Great blog Joshua- really appreciate the information!

37. Joe Trainor July 16th, 2007 at 7:32 am 37

    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.

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38. Sapan Bhear July 28th, 2007 at 5:09 am 38

    Very nice list

39. Mario Pinedo, CCIM July 31st, 2007 at 2:32 pm 39

    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?

40. EstatesDubai August 18th, 2007 at 1:39 am 40

    This is a fantastic list of blogs. Very useful for any real estate blogger to get some inspiration.

    Thank you!

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42. Cyprus property September 3rd, 2007 at 1:02 am 42

    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.

43. Visalia Homes for Sale September 23rd, 2007 at 4:25 pm 43

    I didn’t read through all of the comments to see if this was mentioned already, but ActiveRain.com is a great compilation of blogs from all types of Real Estate professionals. Not sure if this counts - in case you want a specific blogger and not a site full of blogs

44. Philipp from Hamburg September 30th, 2007 at 6:30 am 44

    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!

45. CL Collins October 3rd, 2007 at 6:36 pm 45

    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.

46. CL Collins October 3rd, 2007 at 6:37 pm 46

    check out what the savvy real estate investors are doing!

47. Ladin Ventures October 8th, 2007 at 1:34 pm 47

    Josh,

    Can you include The Real Estate Schmoozer to the list?

48. theFrontSteps November 29th, 2007 at 1:29 pm 48

    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.

49. theFrontSteps November 29th, 2007 at 1:30 pm 49

    comment not working. What’s up with that!

50. Cassaundra Flores November 30th, 2007 at 3:40 pm 50

    Thanks alot. Nice list of blogs.

51. kev December 24th, 2007 at 4:44 am 51

    http://housingpanic.blogspot.com is the best by far

52. Andris Virsnieks December 26th, 2007 at 10:51 am 52

    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

53. croatia property January 3rd, 2008 at 11:26 pm 53

    Good idea of creating a list of top real estate blogs. Really contains the good list of blogs.

54. Dave January 7th, 2008 at 10:18 pm 54

    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.

55. Franco January 8th, 2008 at 4:23 pm 55

    This is very useful list. Thanks for it!

56. SEO For Real Estate January 20th, 2008 at 8:49 am 56

    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………………

57. Steve Ramirez January 22nd, 2008 at 9:37 am 57

    Wow. Awesome list of real estate blogs.

58. RJacobsen January 24th, 2008 at 10:55 am 58

    Thanks for the list! I can hardly believe that you’ve had this post for months and I never noticed!!

59. Jay Skinner February 1st, 2008 at 1:35 pm 59

    Thank you for the list. It really saves a lot of times looking for the best real estate blogs.

60. John February 3rd, 2008 at 1:24 am 60

    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.

61. Chad Hallberg February 4th, 2008 at 10:26 am 61

    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

62. Chris Heath February 9th, 2008 at 3:01 am 62

    Great list, as always biggerpockets proves itself as a great resource.

63. Yancy Martin February 13th, 2008 at 10:42 am 63

    Thanks for providing this great list.

64. Scott February 24th, 2008 at 12:25 pm 64

    I would add rsspieces as a good how to blog site.

65. North Reading Real Estate February 27th, 2008 at 9:45 pm 65

    Thanks for taking the time to put this list together. Nice work!

66. Wayne March 8th, 2008 at 11:26 am 66

    Looks like the next list has to be The Top 100 Real Estate blogs! 35 just ain’t enough!

67. NewSunSEO March 20th, 2008 at 1:31 pm 67

    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.

68. Ismail Shihadi April 1st, 2008 at 10:37 am 68

    great list , ive been looking for one of those

69. Crystal Point April 2nd, 2008 at 5:50 pm 69

    Great blog list… Thanks!

70. Selling a home in Richmond Hill April 3rd, 2008 at 11:16 am 70

    Thank you so much for sharing the such useful real estate blogs sites. This is really helpful and informative for real estate agent.

71. Rob Lawrence April 6th, 2008 at 1:36 pm 71

    Thank you for this list.
    Warm Regards,
    Rob

72. steve jenings April 7th, 2008 at 2:43 am 72

    Excellent list, as usual bigger pockets leading the way forward.

73. Pinder April 7th, 2008 at 3:22 am 73

    It was good list.
    Sincerely,

74. Mizzy worts April 7th, 2008 at 9:51 am 74

    Very nice list, ty

75. Dale in Frisco Texas April 10th, 2008 at 9:44 pm 75

    Thank you so much for this list. I will use it and link to it.

76. Keith Dobbs April 10th, 2008 at 9:47 pm 76

    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.

77. Clarke in Fort Worth April 10th, 2008 at 9:48 pm 77

    What about Realty Times? They have pretty good blogs there too.

78. Patrick Riddle April 14th, 2008 at 4:46 pm 78

    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.

79. Nicholas Marr April 19th, 2008 at 12:07 am 79

    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

80. Steve Simon May 4th, 2008 at 11:26 am 80

    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…

81. BMS Travel May 6th, 2008 at 7:21 am 81

    A very comprehensive list which is a great help.

82. Sara May 6th, 2008 at 4:13 pm 82

    Great List! I definitely agree with you in regards to the content that is included in all of these blogs.

    Happy Investing!

83. Nadine May 8th, 2008 at 10:46 pm 83

    I think you should up date the list periodictly. I’m sure you have found some new blogs now.

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