Carnival of Real Estate 79th Edition

71 carnivals later Nubricks is proud to host the Carnival of Real Estate 79th Edition. The real estate landscape has changed dramatically since we last hosted, so without further ado, lets find out what real estate bloggers have on their minds.

Top post for this week

In 2008 the real estate industry has been shrouded in doom and gloom stories, so positive solutions to a tough market are just what we need. This week I have awarded the Housing Chronicles blog, post of the week with their strategies to thaw out a frozen market.

Synopsis: Since it seems that any potential remedies offered by the federal government to address the frozen market for home sales and mortgages could take months to have a large impact, both builders and existing homeowners stuck with unwanted inventory have, by necessity, become much more creative. From housing swaps, auctions and providing insurance against pricing declines to leveraging unused home equity with reverse mortgages or offering hard money property loans, some sellers and buyers are finding that a little ingenuity can sometimes trump a market in paralysis.

All other posts in no particular order:

General News

Why isn’t your Miami home selling?

Will This Affect the Resale Value of My Home-Foreclosures

The Most Affordable Places to Live (And Still Have a Great Lifestyle) » American Consumer News

Real Estate Liquidation Auctions

Gotcha Guide™: 5 Quick and Easy Green Building and Remodeling Fixes that Won’t Break the Bank

Education in Real Estate Investing: the best risk mitigator

Ding-dong: It’s your local real estate agent at your door

Short Sales Are “Fake Listings.” Only 5% Close!

Sacramento Realtors: Communication is Paramount

Diversify Your Portfolio by Renting

Sliced in Half – January 2008 Northern Virginia Home Sales

Half truths and blanket statements

Who’s Afraid of the RE.net?

Thing I Didn’t Think About As A Renter - Top 10 Hidden Home Ownership Costs

Real Estate Success: Finding Foreclosures and For Sale By Owner Properties

When Tenants Pay Late (Part 1 – The Initial Discussion)

National MLS: Who? What? Where? When? How? And Dah?

Mortgage News

Can you stop paying the mortgage and keep the house?

New Mortgage Bailout Plan - What Are They Thinking?

Media News

At Nubricks we have had to delete over 20000 spam comments since we started, admittedly they are not all realtors

Why Do Realtors Hate Spam But Love Spamming?

McLean Housing Bubble - Half Off & Bank Owned

Uptodaterealestate asks Are Media Reports Negatively Influencing Real Estate?

Zillow launches Virtual Sold Sign program

Is Your Website Working Against Your Real Estate Career?

Will video listings ever become the norm? Geekestateblog discusses RealtyFlix :: Video Tours with Navigation to Scenes

While We Are Discussing Realtors? Some Truth About SEO and the Real Estate Industry

Need to sell your house? Buy This Home and Get a New TV + Free Trip to Hawaii

Review of House Flipping and Home Hunting Shows