http://www.sacramento-home.com/real-estate-events/2008/wheres-the-bottom-the-prophet-speaks_1125.html Very good stuff. Local look at market recovery with national implications. Deeply linked. John even provides the date and time for recovery! ;) http://gwslepthere.com/2008/05/26/amazing-places-to-live-the-rest-of-your-life/ Book review - good, but no real original thought. Too much bold type - difficult to read! http://www.geekestateblog.com/silly-mls-idx-rules/ Great insider look at the silliness of some MLS rules. Disclosure, I contribute to GEB (and use Andrews IDX solution) http://home-loan-rate.blogspot.com/2008/05/can-you-qualified-for-home-loan.html Basic look at home refi factors. OK, but nothing spectacular. http://www.webhomeusablog.com/2008/06/nar-welcome-to.html NAR/DOJ - pro listings on net. Could have really used a little background on teh case -- maybe a link or two to "press stories" to help readers understand history. Surprised it was teh only NAR/DOJ submission. Nice post, just not quite enough to crack top 10. http://realestaging.blogspot.com/2008/05/5-simple-reasons-why-your-home-isnt.html 5 points on selling. Very well written but nothing really new. Ask Craig where my stager guest post is! :) http://www.thedigeratilife.com/blog/index.php/2008/05/03/where-to-find-the-down-payment-for-your-dream-home/ Nice look at some alternative ways to come up with down payments. Good internal linkage. Plethora of Google ads is beyond annoying. http://www.soxfirst.com/50226711/blame_subprime_on_the_banks_accounting_rulemaker.php SOX First (as in Sarbanes-Oxley) interviews Bob Garnett of the International Accounting Standards Board. Mr Garnett was scathing about the way the banks have blamed the subprime crisis and credit crunch on accounting rules. And he says there are major problems with disclosure. (HUGE pic and annoying "ContentLink" popups) http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/2008/05/is_the_good_faith_deposit_at_r.html This one will be tough to beat. Great explaination of both sides of the contract with respect to potential loss of earnest money/good faith deposit. Besides, anyone that can insert a reference to quantum physics into a real estate post gets extrta credit. Dan is a machine. http://www.housingchronicles.com/2008/05/homebuilders-and-brokers-should-first.html Patrick Duffy writes a lengthy tome. Geared mainly to the home builder, there are good lessons here for the real estate broker. Would have liked to have seen links to the sites/people referenced. http://www.sacramentorealestategal.com/2008/05/landlords-beware.html Discusses a rental scam that seems painfully obvious is a scam, but people probably still fall for it. Good heads up, potential to link to but not sure if it's CoRE "stuff". http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2008/05/keep-cool-when-you-rent.html Some tips for lower cooling bills. Decent overview. Not bad, but nothing truly great. Well written. http://ctrealestateunleashed.com/2008/05/31/selling-real-estate-in-the-slow-lane/ Altered driving habits to reduce gas consumption. Written in a great voice, just not quite enough "stuff" for Top 10 consideration -- though it is timely. http://home-loan-rate.blogspot.com/2008/05/important-information-on-home-loan.html Another entery from same blog... Google ads are annoying. Another refi article, not all that differnt from their other submission. It's OK, but very basic. Not bad consumer info. Lose the ads! http://reagentinct.com/2008/05/29/when-your-wife-stabs-you-with-a-fork-you-learn-to-pay-attention/ Athol schools us on taking kitchen photos. And that it's the woman that makes the decisions. Really a wealth of info in a great read. http://www.manausa.com/blog/30/the-real-estate-stack/ Very nice explaination of cash flow analysis for investment property. Explains terminology well in easy to understand language. Can see linking to this one at some point. Could have used a "final example" with actual numbers. http://thewealthhunter.com/better-to-rent-or-buy/ Good take on renting vs. buying employing a "rent ratio". http://www.minnesotainvestmentrealestate.com/owning-property/investment-property-accounting/ Very nice look at tools and methods for tracking investment property. Nice internal linkage. Well done. http://www.thereibrain.com/realestate-blog/a-chilling-look-behind-the-mortgage-crisis/172/ Links to a very good, hour long NPR podcast on the mortgage crisis. Probably link to on TPREG. The post itself is well done, but it's the podcast that rules (and I suspect the author would agree). http://www.patagoniafinance.com/2008/05/just-3-words-to-stop-rate-lock-scam.html Interesting look at how GFEs could be manipulated. The multiple typface colors and highlights make readibility suffer. Ends in what is basically an advertisement. http://idealinvestment.blogspot.com/2008/05/invest-your-ira-in-real-estate-for.html 39 minute "video" (PowerPoint presentation with voice over). Some good info. Presenter audio is marginal and Amazon affiliate ads keep coming up on top of Powerpoint slides. http://estatenews.freehostia.com/new-gardening-books-crop-up.html One sentence that links to a WSJ article which reviews gardening books. Adios! http://michaelemilio.com/foreclosure-countdown-the-foreclosure-process-step-by-step/ Nice look at the judicial foreclosure process in some state -- but I don't know where. (it's not even on the "About Me" page...) I see "Florida' with a large font in the sidebar tag cloud, so maybe it's Florida. Suggestion for Mike - make it obvious what location you are in. Top 10 in no particular order: http://www.sacramento-home.com/real-estate-events/2008/wheres-the-bottom-the-prophet-speaks_1125.html http://www.geekestateblog.com/silly-mls-idx-rules/ http://www.thedigeratilife.com/blog/index.php/2008/05/03/where-to-find-the-down-payment-for-your-dream-home/ http://www.soxfirst.com/50226711/blame_subprime_on_the_banks_accounting_rulemaker.php http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/2008/05/is_the_good_faith_deposit_at_r.html http://www.housingchronicles.com/2008/05/homebuilders-and-brokers-should-first.html http://reagentinct.com/2008/05/29/when-your-wife-stabs-you-with-a-fork-you-learn-to-pay-attention/ http://www.manausa.com/blog/30/the-real-estate-stack/ http://thewealthhunter.com/better-to-rent-or-buy/ http://www.minnesotainvestmentrealestate.com/owning-property/investment-property-accounting/ Final Ranking: 2 http://www.sacramento-home.com/real-estate-events/2008/wheres-the-bottom-the-prophet-speaks_1125.html 6 http://www.geekestateblog.com/silly-mls-idx-rules/ 9 http://www.thedigeratilife.com/blog/index.php/2008/05/03/where-to-find-the-down-payment-for-your-dream-home/ 8 http://www.soxfirst.com/50226711/blame_subprime_on_the_banks_accounting_rulemaker.php 1 http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/2008/05/is_the_good_faith_deposit_at_r.html 7 http://www.housingchronicles.com/2008/05/homebuilders-and-brokers-should-first.html 3 http://reagentinct.com/2008/05/29/when-your-wife-stabs-you-with-a-fork-you-learn-to-pay-attention/ 5 http://www.manausa.com/blog/30/the-real-estate-stack/ 10 http://thewealthhunter.com/better-to-rent-or-buy/ 4 http://www.minnesotainvestmentrealestate.com/owning-property/investment-property-accounting/