Weekend reading

I've been meaning to post a roundup of some of my favorite blog reading. Here are some folks worth paying attention to:

Sellsius: The guys at Sellsius know a lot about real estate marketing. Here they give up the goods on writing for real estate marketing. I'll add my own pet peeve to the list: If, as a real estate agent, the first words on your web site are still "Welcome to my website!" it's time to step up and write some targeted copy!

Realty Thoughts: Digs on real estate conferences. See my thoughts on last month's Inman conference here:

Curbed SF: I'm particularly fond of mid-century modern architecture. The Eichler homes from the 50's and 60's are the working-man's Neutra and embody that great California indoor/outdoor thing that I so envied growing up in Chicago. Curbed always has great coverage.

Boulder Realty: great market analytics coverage in Colorado. I love the guys who leverage the stats! Here's Osman picking apart the Boulder real estate market for signs (or not) of housing bubble conditions there.

Ubertor: I've been consulting this post for leads on the real estate blog world all week.

Blue Roof: Just launched a very pretty online real estate site, based in Salt Lake. Greg posts a nice look at real estate price appreciation rates across the country. Even if it is, ahem, not real-time market information.

Marin Bubble: I always consult the Marin Real Estate Bubble for a laugh, a bit of schedenfreud, and frankly, good market perspective before I spout off about Marin County real estate conditions.