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.
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
- 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
Altos Research Real Estate Insights
Blog Arizona – Dead as of August 2008
Bloodhound Blog
Bubble Meter
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
Creative Real Estate Investing – No longer meets initial criteria for inclusion
Curbed
Fliperati – Dead as of March 2007
HousingBubbleCasualty – Rarely updated – Removed May 2009
Inman Blog
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
Real Estate Blog Pro – Dead as of May 2008
Real Estate Investing for Real (That’s us!)
Real Estate Marketing Blog – Rarely updated – removed May 2009
Real Estate Tomato
Realty Thoughts – Rarely updated – removed
REI Blog
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
The Housing Bubble Blog
The Landlord Blog – Dead as of June 2007
The Real Estate Bloggers
Triple Mint – Rarely updated – removed
Urban Trekker Blog
Zillow Blog
If there are any other great real estate blogs that I missed, please let me know so we can update the list.
Honorable Mention: SellsiusBlog – forgot to put them in the original list b/c the site was down at the time.
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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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This list is really helpful, we can get lot of information about the real estate. We also have a good blog on updating information on mortgage, market trend, etc. Here is the link http://illinios.montalbanohomes.com
Please add this blog site to your list. 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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Josh,
I’ve been looking for a list like this, as I have a real estate related blog. I do home staging through my blog at
maggieshomestaging.blogspot.com. My husband and I flip houses and I provide my services for free online. Thank you again for the list.
Maggie B
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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.
Great job. You should also check out http://www.texashomebuyingtips.blogspot.com
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 list! I’ve recently re-launched my site as well.
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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 creating the list. It’s very helpful to Realtors who have blogs to read other successful blogs. I post articles about 3x a week. Im always looking for ways to improve the site and get more traffic so hopefully I will learn a lot from the 35 top bloggers.
Thanks again,
Janet
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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
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huh wow great list! I’m actually quite surprised, you actually crossed out ones that are no longer qualified. great job, im impressed!
Excellent work and to be congratulated… If only everyone wher as helpfull! I have bookmarked this and will share it with all my colleagues and clients
Katie
Thanks for putting this together! As you know, regardless of what level of knowledge and experience we have, it is always important to remain a student. Although I was aware of some of these blogs, there are quite a few I haven’t visited before. This will be extremely helpful in learning new concepts and ideas that can benefit both myself and many others I come and contact with.
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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
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