Being in the real estate industry, I am always scouring the internet for new sources of information. Honestly, there appear to be endless sources of information out there. Whether it is the traditional press, or new media bloggers, the sources are endless both locally and internationally. Recently, I came across a ranking of the “Top 100 Most Powerful Property People” by the folks at GlobalEdge.
Here’s the methodology that they used as explained on their website:
This list was compiled by searching Google’s top 100 results using terms like “real estate blog” and “property news”. In this respect it is biased towards English-language sites. We also searched the blog rolls of some of the biggest blogs in the UK, US and to a lesser extent the rest of the world to add to the list. It took us several weeks to compile a list of over two hundreds sites. We then used the SEOMoz Trifecta tool to rank the importance and notoriety of the sites most relevant web page (we link to the page we ranked).
It’s well worth the read. For those of us that are looking for new and insightful sources of information, as well as alternative perspectives it’s a great resource.
There are only two entries on the list that are Canadian content. None of our local blogs made it to the list (although, hopefully one day the Vancouver Real Estate Blog will be considered amongst such vaunted company), but the two Canadian blogs are worth the visit:
67. Montreal Real Estate Blog by Deyanira Bautista – a great read by a realtor specializing in the sale of new construction condos and revenue properties.
93. Edmonton Real Estate Blog by Sara MacLennan and Sheldon Johnston – a high-quality blog with insightful opinions on the local market and excellent statistical analysis.
Aside from the story being an interesting read in and of itself, it also introduced me to a number of new blogs that I am going to be checking in with on a regular basis in the future. Why don’t you let me know what nuggets you’ve come across?
Copyright © 2008 by Sebastian Albrecht, Vancouver Realtor with Royal LePage Westside “The Top 100 Real Estate People Online″
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