The 43 Best Blogs for Real Estate Professionals in 2024

As a real estate business owner, you want to find resources with the best information. Whether you’re trying to learn more about the market or how to market better and beat your competitors, these blogs will help give you a competitive edge and provide a better service to your home-owners.

As a real estate professional, you know quite well that knowledge is power. The better informed you are, the better positioned you will be to take care of your clients, improve your productivity, and close more deals.

One of the best sources of free real estate knowledge is blogs by the pros. In this article, we put together 40 of our favorite blogs related to the real estate industry. These are not arranged from best to worse. They are all great and worth your time.

What Makes a Great Real Estate Blog?

Uniqueness

There’s loads of free information out there, so a great real estate blog has to know what makes its content different. This could be an interesting angle on a common topic or a fresh, new idea. The best real estate blogs we’ve come across, mix analysis with an informed opinion to offer insight and a new perspective. 

Great Design

As web designers, we know a thing or two about creating great websites for real estate agents. 

At the very least, real estate blogs should be visually clear and well organized with subheadings and images. Visual breaks in text with images such as infographics, break up text within the body of the article to make it easier to read.

High-quality Content

Truly useful content is undeniably the most important part of an awesome real estate blog. We’re looking for posts stocked full of information for a variety of real estate professionals and enthusiasts. From buyer and seller agents, to investors and decor experts, we made sure to find high value blogs that are not just promotional. 

Loading Speed

The speed of a website seriously affects the user experience. High speed websites are considered more professional and reliable than slow-loading websites. Most users are so accustomed to quickly-loading websites that they’ll bounce off if a page takes longer than a second to load (yes, we’re talking about you).

Regular Updates

The real estate industry moves quickly and huge changes can be caused by a variety of external factors. From interior design to the global economy, your clients are easily swayed by what’s going on in the world, so it’s vital that you keep an ear to the ground. In the following list, we made sure to include blogs that are regularly updated with the latest changes such as policy shifts, breaking news, trends, and more. 

Mobile and Desktop View

If you’ve ever opened a website designed for desktop on a mobile device, you know how much of a distracting experience that can be. Mobile-optimized websites are built to properly display on smaller screens so that the website is easier to navigate. Reformatted content and larger navigation are crucial when you’re reading on the go.

Whether you’re trying to learn more about the market or how to market better and beat your competitors, the following blogs will give you a competitive edge. We’ve organized our blog list into 6  main categories:

• Big Picture
• The Real Estate Market
• Real Estate Marketing
• New Real Estate Agents
• Real Estate Investing
• Homeowners and Design Enthusiasts

Big Picture

Real Estate changes quickly, meaning agents need publications that can keep up and keep it high level. These real estate blogs cover every topic within the real estate industry so that you don’t need to browse the web looking for answers. Plus, you can always expect to find the most recent real estate news and relevant career tips. 

The blogs in this category are targeted towards agents, teams and brokerages. You can expect to find everything from lead gen to team building and takinging your business to the next level. You’ll hear  from leaders and influencers in the industry about real estate news, commentary and analysis spanning the entire industry. 

1. AgentFire’s The Spark

Recommended for: Real professionals serious about becoming the go-to hyperlocal experts

Yes, we are obviously biased. This is our blog after all. However, this isn’t just empty boasting.

The Spark covers a huge variety of actionable strategies you can follow to create an effective real estate content marketing strategy. From learning to capture more leads from your website, running virtual open houses, to becoming a real estate broker, and so much more.

If you haven’t subscribed to The Spark, what are you waiting for?

Sample article: The Complete Guide to Virtual Open Houses

2. Agent Advice

Recommended for: Agents of all levels

The Agent Advice blog was built by real estate agents for real estate agents. The blogs cover everything from real estate marketing best practices, strategies to increase sales, and marketing trends. With so many topics covered, agents are bound to find the tips they need to take their real estate career to the next level.

Sample article: Real Estate Professionals Who Have Gone Above and Beyond For A Client

3. Housing Wire

Recommended for: Real estate professionals, real estate investors

Housing wire is another wonderful source of big-picture real estate news that affects the entire country. More than just a blog, Housing Wire is a financial news organization that covers everything from agents and brokers to the latest real estate tech advancements.

If you want to get a big picture of the state of the real estate industry, Housing Wire is the perfect great place to start.

Sample article: Housing market will bounce back this year, but the rebound will be short-lived

4. American Genius Real Estate

Recommended for: Real estate professionals looking for entrepreneurial advice and content

The American Genius Real Estate Blog is an entertaining and informative read whenever you have a free moment. These blogs are great for updates on casual real estate-related news and for bringing common issues to your attention that you may not have previously known about. Think: optimizing our website for digital readers, how to improve your morning routine, and what happens when you lose an employee?

5. Kyle Handy Blog

Recommended for: Real estate professionals 

Kyle Handy is one of the leading names in real estate marketing and has built a reputable and resourceful blog in the industry over the past few years.

Kyle has set out to provide clickable and simple educational info for real estate agents. His blog topics range from real estate marketing to taking the perfect professional headshot and passing your real estate exams. If you are looking for refreshing topics and blog inspiration, Kyle Handy’s blog is worth checking out.

Sample article: 6 Quick and Easy Steps to Become a Real Estate Agent in 2022

6. Elite Agent

Elite Agent is one of those real estate blogs that is more than just a blog. The team behind the publication is a crew of creative real estate experts dedicated to helping other real estate professionals scale their businesses. They’re on top of education, breaking news, blog content and events. For those looking to branch out into the international market, or at least score some international clients, there is even a page dedicated to international real estate. Check out everything from industry expert reviews to free guides and courses. 

Sample article:Adrienne Robinson: the recipe for success

7. Realty Biz News

Realty Biz News is exactly what it sounds like; updated business news about the real estate industry. You’ll find topics on marketing, tech, social media tips, industry advancements, and housing market info. The Realty Biz audience includes everyone from brokers to house flippers and real estate investors. This blog is updated almost daily, so there is always new content for you to skim. 

Sample Article: 4 Important Reasons to Hire a Real Estate Lawyer

8. Realty Times

Recommended for: Anyone with any interest in real estate

Realty Times provides advice for real estate agents and brokers, as well as buyers, sellers, renters, and homeowners. And it does so in easy to understand language that anyone can follow, even if they’re not directly involved with real estate.

Sample article: Negotiating Tip 67: Avoid One Issue Negotiations

9. Agent Drive

Recommended for: Property Owners and Real Estate Professionals 

This is one of the few real estate blogs known for actionable and applicable tips that you can put to work right away. You’ll find blogs about marketing hacks, home inspections tips, and similar topics. The writers are property content writers or article-related experts. Additionally, agents looking for extra exposure are encouraged by Agent Drive to submit guest posts. Potential pitching topics span from lead conversion plans to home buying advice. 

10. HomeLight Blog

Recommended for: Buyer and seller agents

This terrific blog covers tons of basic strategies for both buyers/sellers and real estate agents. That alone would be enough of a reason to recommend this blog.

But the way its authors explain all of their recommended strategies in such an attractive and easy to digest way is enough to highly recommend this blog.

Sample article: Writing Creative Real Estate Listing Descriptions: 3 Pro Tips (and a Warning!)

11. World Property Journal

Recommended for: All real estate professionals

World Property Journal is a news site that covers international real estate news, by aggregating and syndicating residential, commercial, and vacation real estate articles from around the world.

If you want to stay up to date with the latest real estate news around the world, this is one of the best places to start.

Sample article: New Suburban Boom Now Possible in U.S.

12. Brownstoner

Recommended for: New York real estate professionals

The New York City real estate market is known for being chaotic and extremely competitive (we’ve all heard of the million dollar storage-closet apartments). This blog specifically covers Brooklyn through the lens of real estate, development, and renovation. If you are a Brooklyn real estate agent, definitely check it out.

Sample article: Construction of LICH Medical Facility Can Proceed, While 2 River Park Tower Stops for Now

13. National Association of Realtors

Recommended for: All REALTORS® (that’s right, all caps with a “®” sign)  

In the US, there are about 2 million active real estate agents. And out of those 2 million, around 1.3 million of them are REALTORS®.

That means that if you’re a real estate agent, there’s a very good chance that you’re a member of the National Association of REALTORS®  (NAR). 

As the official NAR website, you can expect to find the latest macroeconomic news about real estate there. And thankfully, NAR delivers.

The National Association of REALTORS® has 7 real estate blogs on its homepage:

• Culture Scan – Fun topics about real estate, pop culture, and real estate humor.
• Economists’ Outlook – Housing stats, and research results from NAR’s economists.
• Emerging Technology – Real Estate Tech Topics
• NAR en Español – Real estate topics with Spanish speakers in mind.
• NAR Newsline – The latest news affecting NAR and its members
• Spaces to Places – News about public places being turned into community spaces
• Styled, Staged & Sold – Articles all about remodeling and staging homes.

Sample article: Older Millennials: Forming Families, Establishing Homes

14. Bigger Pockets

Recommended for: Real estate investors, new real estate agents.

Imagine a blog that teaches you all you need to know about breaking into the world of real estate investing, regardless of how much capital you have available. 

Sounds too good to be true? It’s not. That blog exists, and it’s called Bigger Pockets.  

Here you’ll find guides and tutorials on how to keep better personal finances, how to build wealth through real estate investing, and which common pitfalls to avoid. 

We recommend it not just to real estate professionals, but to anyone looking to improve their personal finances.

Sample article: How to Invest in Real Estate With Only $1,000

15. Inman

Recommended for: Real estate professionals serious about their digital marketing strategy

When it comes to industry news, the latest insights on real estate, and interviews from the biggest names in the business, Inman is the gold standard.

And if you’re obsessed with real estate tech, even better. You’ll find the latest real estate tech that top producers are taking advantage of.

In short, if you want to stay up to date with the latest real estate trends, you’ll love visiting this news organization.

Most of their articles are hidden behind a paywall, but the value they offer makes it a worthy investment.

Sample article: New platform poised to organize your brokerage tech stack

16. Notorious R.O.B.

Recommended for: Real estate veterans

Notorious R.O.B. is a blog created and maintained by Rob Hahn, the Managing Partner of 7DS Associates.

Rob’s real estate  blogs offer a unique perspective on all real estate matters (as someone who’s right in the middle of it all). His cutting honesty makes you question some of real estate’s most entrenched truisms while providing plenty of evidence of why he believes so to be the case.

Sample article: Must the Agent Be Local?

All About The Real Estate Market 

The following blogs focus on following and reporting the market trends within the national and local real estate industry. In this section we’ll cover market watch, personal finance, and investing advice. If you’re looking for a purely logical perspective on regional and national real estate markets, here it is.  

17. Forbes Real Estate

Recommended for: Real estate agents looking for a macroeconomic view of the market

Forbes is a brand synonymous with business. While Forbes does not focus on real estate, it does have a real estate section. This section is great for getting the big picture of where real estate is on a global and national scale. The only downside is that there’s a paywall to this content.

Sample article: Renters Can Now Check Whether Their Apartment Building Is Covered Under The Federal Eviction Ban

18. Market Watch: Real Estate Section

Recommended for: Real estate investors, brokers, and agents.

Market Watch is not a news site dedicated to real estate. It focuses on macroeconomic financial news. However, it does have a great real estate section that you definitely should keep on your radar.

19. Biz Journals

Recommended for: Commercial real estate professionals

The Business Journals focuses on providing financial news, but also provides plenty of up-to-date news about commercial real estate. These articles go in-depth on the current situations of many interlocking business communities. 

Sample article: U.S. office market is signaling coronavirus distress, but here’s why some see opportunity for growth

20. A Calculated Risk

Recommended for: Real estate investors, brokers, and agents.

Calculated Risk is a blog by Bill McBride, a full-time financial and economics blogger. This blog is often praised by likes of Time, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and other media organizations for Mr. McBride’s almost unnatural ability to predict upcoming economic developments in the real estate industry

Sample: Five High Frequency Indicators for the Economy

21. CRE Online

Recommended for: Real estate investors, brokers, and team leads.

CRE Online is all about real estate investing. It offers tips on avoiding common real estate investment mistakes, how to master rental properties, and picking the right investment strategy for you. The blog is led by Frank Rolfe, a commercial real estate investor of over 30 years. Frank has made a name for himself will a focus on billboards and mobile homes with hundreds of millions of dollars worth of sales. Frank is also a well known speaker and influencer in the real estate investment industry. 

Sample Article: Applying Warren Buffet’s Key Investing Concepts to Real Estate 

Recommended for: Young Real Estate Professionals and finance experts. 

The College Investor helps college students, first-time buyers, and younger millennials get out of their student loan debt, build passive income, and start investing in their future. This blog started out as a personal finance blog iver 12 years ago

Sample Article: 19 Ways To Invest In Real Estate

22. The College Investor

Recommended for: Young Real Estate Professionals and finance experts. 

The College Investor helps college students, first-time buyers, and younger millennials get out of their student loan debt, build passive income, and start investing in their future. This blog started out as a personal finance blog iver 12 years ago

Sample Article: 19 Ways To Invest In Real Estate

Real Estate Marketing

Real Estate marketing is a HUGE category of information. This includes everything from PPC social media marketing, drip campaigns, direct mail and everything in between. 

Effectively marketing yourself is one of the most important factors in a successful real estate business. The challenging part is that there are always new marketing techniques and ways to grab your client’s attention. Clients face thousands of promotional messages everyday, so you’ll need to perfect this area of business. Our advice? Go hyperlocal. Read on and check out these AgentFire Hyperlocal articles.

23. RISMedia

Recommended for: Real estate professionals looking to improve their marketing game

RIS Media is a real estate news site that covers the latest real estate news, provides a variety of tutorials and techniques for real estate marketing.

Sample article: How This Real Estate Express Alum Turned Her Real Estate Job Into a Multi-Million Dollar Machine

24. ReTipster

Recommended for: New real estate agents

Although RETipster is an outstanding blog that any real estate professional can benefit from, it’s highly recommended for new agents. 

Its friendly, straight forward approach to real estate topics is immediately appealing and easy to implement.

Sample article: 5 Real Estate Investing Mistakes (Subtle but Deadly)

25. Tom Ferry

Recommended for: Real estate agents and professionals

Tom Ferry is one of the leading real estate marketing experts in the field with years of experience behind him.

The Tom Ferry Blog covers everything real estate marketing from personal branding to how to better manage your team for consistent success. His tips can be applied to real estate professionals of every level. If you prefer, you can also follow Tom’s podcast to hear him cover similar topics on audio. 

Sample article: 6 Potential “First Hires’ Every Solo Agent Should Consider

26. The Close

Recommended for: Seller agents, real estate marketers

The Close describes itself  as all about bringing “actionable real estate strategies from industry professionals” to agents. 

From real estate agent basics, marketing, lead generation, and real estate technology topics, the Close is an ample source of insight for any real estate agent looking to improve his/her digital marketing game.

Sample article: 18 Deal-Killing Home Staging Mistakes Even Experienced Realtors Make

27. Shannon Jones

Recommended for: Real estate agents looking to improve their content marketing strategy

Shannon Jones, one of AgentFire clients, is an amazing example of what you can (and should do) when it comes to content marketing. Her team publishes great, easy to understand and assimilate content regularly.

If you need an example of how you should model your content marketing strategy, Shannon Jones is a great choice.

New Agents

New agents can be anyone with a year in the game to fresh out of the real estate exam. The following blogs will help new agents get a jump start and stop them from falling into the common beginner traps. They regularly cover building your client base, learning how to market yourself, and learning how to work with new clients. Start building your confidence as an agent by keeping up with these blogs, just for you.

28. McKissock

Recommended for: Those interested in becoming real estate agents

McKissock provides real estate professionals, property appraisers, inspectors with a variety of educational and professional development courses.

It also offers an exceptional real estate blog that takes advantage of McKissocks real estate educational experience.

Sample article: Which Home Renovations Generate the Highest ROI?

29. Real Estate In Your Twenties

Recommended for: Young real estate agents

Real Estate In Your Twenties is a website created by Brandon Turner, a Grays Harbor real estate professional. As the website indicates, his goal is to teach young people about the best strategies to follow in order to make homeownership a reality, not just a dream.

30. Afford Anything

Recommended for: Young real estate professionals

The author of Afford Anything, Paula Pant, achieved financial independence at a young age by buying rental properties. 

Her blog uses her life experience to teach her readers how to make smarter money decisions, how to align your habits and lifestyle with those goals, and how to keep an entrepreneurial mindset throughout your life.

Sample article: Real Estate Investment Report: How I earned $5,604 in Five Hours

Real Estate Investing

Working with real estate investors is a whole different ball game for agents with no experience in that niche. Investors have a range of different interests and requirements compared to clients looking for a family home. Investing clients are more likely to buy multiple properties (and more often) in a series of ongoing low-ball deals, so you’ll need to learn how to change your tactics. Check out our quick guide on how to Become an Investor Friendly Real Estate Agent and then skim the blogs below.

31. Bigger Pockets

Recommended for: Real estate investors, new real estate agents.

Imagine a blog that teaches you all you need to know about how to break into the world of real estate investing, regardless of how much capital you have available. 

Sounds too good to be true? It’s not. It’s called Bigger Pockets.  

Here you’ll find guides and tutorials on how to maintain better personal finance, how to build wealth through real estate investing, and which common pitfalls to avoid. 

We recommend it not just to real estate professionals, but also to anyone looking to improve their personal finances.

Sample article: How to Invest in Real Estate With Only $1,000

32. Apartment List’s Rentonomics Blog

Recommended for: Brokers, real estate investors

Rentonomics is “Apartment List’s” blog. It’s all about providing valuable information for both renters and landlords.

If you’re a real estate agent/broker looking to dip your toes into the rental market, check out this blog.

And if you constantly deal with clients looking to move from renting into homeownership, this blog can also help you to get a snapshot of the kinds of questions and concerns that renters have.

Sample article: Breaking the Bank: Where is Rent Affordable for Those Earning a Median Income?

33. Norada Real Estate Investments

Recommended for: Any real estate investor

Norada’s mission, according to its website, is to “help take the guesswork out of real estate investing”.  Their claim is that, “By researching top real estate growth markets and structuring complete turn-key real estate investments, we help you succeed by minimizing risk and maximizing profitability.”

Norada’s commitment to that mission is readily apparent. Their blog is a fantastic source of valuable information for all real estate investors, both through their individual market analyses, and their educational articles.

Sample article: 10 Rules of Successful Real Estate Investing

34. Real Wealth

Recommended for: Real estate entrepreneurs and investors

Real Wealth is an organization whose aim is to provide information to help investors “live life on your own terms”. The two main goals of the website are to educate readers and share investment opportunities. 

Blogs are broken down into learning topics that go further into detail, such as property management, asset protection, and where to buy.

Sample article: Due Diligence in Real Estate: 9 Tips for Smart Buyers

Canadian-Specific

While there are some similarities between Canadian and American real estate, there are some huge differences that are worth noting as well. For example, mortgage applications in the United States can take weeks compared to applications in Canada that move twice as quickly. 

Additionally, US property information such as past sales prices and occasionally even past owners, is much more readily available than in Canada. Canadian real estate is more private and may require more research on the back-end. 

The following blogs will give you an idea of what’s happening in Canadian real estate now and where it’s headed in the future.

35. Zolo

Recommended for: Canadian real estate professionals

Zolo is a real estate listings aggregate site, not unlike Zillow. However, it also features the latest Canadian real estate news, as well as a plethora of real estate education articles. 

This site is a first-rate source of the latest real estate news for real estate professionals as well as investors.

Sample Article: Features Men and Women Homebuyers Want [in 2022]

36. Better Dwelling

Recommended for: Anyone interested in investing in Canadian real estate

Better Dwelling is a leading real estate news website based in Toronto, Canada. They post the latest updates and news that Canadian homeowners, real estate professionals, and investors need to know.

This blog is perfect for you if you or any of your clients are looking to invest in Canadian Real Estate.

Sample article: Toronto Detached Homes See Median Sale Price Fall Below A Million

37. REM Online

Recommended for: Canadian real estate professionals

REM is Canada’s premier monthly magazine for real estate professionals.

REM magazine is also a fantastic source of real estate news, advice from agents for agents, interviews with top producers, tech reviews, and so much more. Even if you’re not living in Canada, you should check this blog out.

Homeowners and Design Enthusiasts

Great interior design is often underestimated by clients and agents. However, the style of interior design can convince clients to purchase a property or prevent them from seeing the positives in a home with great bones. 

Interior design speaks to the lifestyle of the current owners and can strongly influence whether or not buyers see themselves living in that home. Every agent can benefit from a few tips on how to make your listing more likely to sell. The following blogs will update you with what clients are expecting, feed your own interest in luxe properties, and help to prepare for an open house. Here are 31 Open House Tips to Capture Promising Leads to get you started

38. Better Homes And Gardens

Recommended for: Homeowners, home buyers

Better Homes and Gardens is an American institution with a long history. It currently ranks as the 4th best-selling magazine in the US. 

Although better known as a magazine, its website publishes a large number of articles.

It’s a superb source of information and inspiration for any real estate agent looking to improve their staging skills, prepare a home for a showing, and maintain curb appeal until the home is sold.

Sample article: 16 Easy Ways to Create High-End Curb Appeal for Less

39. The Tenant Advisor

Recommended for: Landlords, commercial real estate investors in the Houston, Texas Area.

While the name may suggest that this blog might only be interesting to tenants, it’s far more than that. 

This blog is all about commercial real estate, particularly healthcare commercial real estate in the Houston Texas area. As such, it also provides tons of tips on dealing with the current pandemic (and if you’re reading this in the future, remember Covid-19?).

If you live in the Texas area and you work within this niche, you should definitely check it out.

Sample article: Houston CRE Market Reports | Q1 2020

40. Flipping Junkie

Flipping Junkie is a top-notch source of information for all things property flipping. From homes, land, and rental properties, this blog covers them all.

It also shows tons of case studies of home flips, the challenges its buyers faced, and how they overcame them. Creator of the website, Danny Johnson documents his journey as a professional home flipper since 2003. For a quick listen on the go, tune in to the Flipping Junkie Podcast. 

Sample article: How 11 Expert Investors Would Spend $500 and $5,000 Per Month To Get Motivated Seller Leads

41. The New York Times – Real Estate

Recommended for: Real estate professionals, investors, and design lovers

As to be expected with a New York Times publication, these real estate blogs are packed with eye-pleasing, critical and valuable property information. Keep an eye on this blog to stay up to date on property trends and common client concerns. 

This blog is written by experts in the real estate field and New York Times writers. 

Sample Article: How to buy a home

42. Sotheby’s International Realty Extraordinary Living Blog

Recommended for: Luxury real estate professionals, window shoppers

The name, ‘Sotheby’s International Realty’ is synonymous with luxury real estate. The Sotheby’s blog showcases breathtaking luxury homes from around the world, which are sure to impress anyone.

If you are in the luxury niche and would like to see how the pros at Sotheby’s stage their homes and study the way they promote their homes, you need to check out this blog. Additionally, the Sotheby’s website is exceptionally in depth and layered. This is a great example of how to build your web content in a way that is still interactive and digestible for the reader. 

Sample article: Inside Meg Ryan’s Former Pacific Heights Victorian

43. Apartments.com

Recommended for: Landlords and renters

This blog covers all topics relevant to being a landlord, including property management, investment, finding and screening tenants, insurance, maintenance, rents, taxes, etc.

On the side of renters, there’s tons of useful FAQs and even resources to manage and pay rent online. 

Sample article: How to attract long-term tenants

Wrapping Up

Now that you have this list of the best real estate blogs, what are you going to do with it? 

If you can provide a great service, you’ll get referrals and repeat business for years to come – and these resources will help you do just that! All you have to do is read and you’ll stay educated and competitive in business.

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