In recent times, real estate agents have taken to blogging.  Real estate bloggers can be found in many large (and a few smaller) metropolitan areas and each seems to have a style all their own.  As time permits, I read the writings of some of my favorite real estate bloggers.  Below are a few recent notable reads that may interest you:

•  For those of you who enjoy home renovation or just watching old episodes of "This Old House", Bonnie Erickson in Minnesota writes some posts that come straight from the heart and her love of fixer-upper homes.
  
  
•  Susan Pruden in Maryland offers up some examples of interesting experiences she and her buyers have had while viewing homes on the market... and why, no matter why we may think otherwise, it's not a good idea to leave pets at homes for sale during showing appointments.
  
  
• One of my personal pet peeves as a Realtor® is the way I hear some people mispronounce the word Realtor® (real-ah-tor instead of real-tor).  Maureen McCabe in Ohio knows just how I feel.  I couldn't have said it better myself, Maureen!  Apparently... almost 3,000 people last month searched the Internet using the misspelled word "realator".
  
  
•  Hopefully, your neighborhood is not experiencing blight (the presence of run-down houses - houses that are in disrepair or look abandoned), but if it is, this post by Caron Mosey in Michigan can provide you with useful information on steps you can take to appropriately deal with it.  These eyesores can definitely affect property values so it is especially important that you do what you can long before you plan to sell your home so that it won't affect your time on market or your bottom line.