Where do you get your real estate news?

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Where do you get your real estate news? Blogs...Social Media... National newspapers...

I'm always looking to stay on top of the national real estate market but I've have trouble finding good sources. The major news outlets (NY Times, WSJ, etc) seem to have more stories about where celebrities are living than actual news. I know BP has posted a few blogs on this but I couldn't find one updated in the last few years.

I'll start with a few that I've found:

1. Realty Trac - Main focus is foreclosures but they have one of the better news sources (home sales, mortgages, foreclosure stats, etc)

2. SeattleBubble.com - All the stories are based on statistics but it's a good site for anybody investing in the Seattle area.

3. Inman - Real estate news for brokers and agents. They charge $5 per week which is a little pricey when there are many free sources out there.

I'm excited to hear where everybody else goes for their morning fix on whats on in the real estate market.

Trevor Ewen · Answer

@Davey Wilde

I will second @Alex Chin who has clearly seen the value of locally focused news. Since I am not in the Washington market, don't have any good recommendations for that area. Here is what I suggest for a national focus:

Builder Online - Great aggregate for CRE news.National Real Estate Investor - Big fan of 10 Must Reads for CRE Industry Today (daily)For some fun and more political/topical reads:

CityLab - All things urbanCurbed - Focuses on national, but has many local versions. Amazing for arts and culture. Urban Institute Research - Errs on the policy side, but some very interesting reads and long-term trend articles.

Like Wall Street Journal, but the REI focus is very institutional, and tends to have more bearing on my stock / REIT portfolio than any physical investments. Still happy to see any positive press about markets I am in.

Also recommend customizing your Google News home page to have a section for each of your market's local news. Every morning I am able to get a quick pulse of what is going on in any given area.

Greg McLaren · Answer

Davey,

Two blogs I enjoy reading are REwired (http://www.housingwire.com/blogs/1-rewired) and the national association of realtors economists outlook (http://economistsoutlook.blogs.realtor.org/).

Hopefully you'll find some value there as well!

Davey Wilde · Answer

Thanks for the replies! I can always count on BP to give me good feedback on real estate related topics.

Let me know if you come across any others. I will add more to this forum as I find them.

Alex Chin · Answer

Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce

Puget Sound Business Journal

Seattle Times Business section is usually worth scanning.

For commercial real estate overviews, I have regular contact due to my W-2 with CBRE, Kidder Mathews, and Colliers International.

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