Studying the market.

[Dawal Limbachia]

Is there a most effective way of studying the local and neighboring market besides driving around. I have been doing a lot of driving around but I thought there has to be other ways I can get more info on the market which could possibly save me more time. Is there a site online I can go and pull up the information? Any local real estate news forum? I want to read about the market as much as I can. Any suggestions? Thank you in advance for your input.