Comments on: Exactly Why You Should Bore Blog Readers With Real Estate Statistics

By: Steve Simon

Steve Simon — Sun, 04 May 2008 19:06:16 +0000

Stats and any information with substance is more desireable to the potential client with a brain than anything else!
So its your choice, which type of client toattract: thise with brains or those without?
I for one always opt for dealing with smart people, they can see and understand my vaule. In a tough market, where we are and will be for quite a while, “Glamour Shots” simply will not be enough!

By: Overland Park Real Estate

Overland Park Real Estate — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:08:21 +0000

Great post. I am all about the statistics. If you are trying to market yourself as an expert of a certain area, city, and/or subdivision…statistics help draw in the readers that are really interested in those areas.

By: Landflip

Landflip — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:15:07 +0000

I recently started blogging to learn more about real estate. I have come across many interesting sites and learned a great deal of information about the real estate world. It’s very interesting reading other’s opinions about this crazy market.

By: Marc Rasmussen

Marc Rasmussen — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:02:00 +0000

I blog about market stats all of the time. I need the content and don’t have time to write a great post like the one you wrote. However, I get emails from readers about wanting me to gather certain market statistics or provide stats more often. It is an easy blog post.

By: Eric- New Orleans Condos and Lofts

Eric- New Orleans Condos and Lofts — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:09:22 +0000

I agree with you that stats can be boring and also very misleading unless you know what the numbers mean and how they can be skewed. If you are able to point out what makes the numbers and why they are changing this gives your local knowledge a real boost. Good article.

By: Mariana

Mariana — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:01:19 +0000

My readers love my market reports, stats, graphs, etc. There are all kinds of personalities surfing the web, and many of them do not consider stats to be boring.

By: San Diego Real Estate Blog

San Diego Real Estate Blog — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:33:06 +0000

I personally think posting real estate statistics helps the average blog reader understand our current market state much better than writing it all out in words. Check out this article I wrote if you have time, it clearly lays out the market situation using statistics:
http://www.brokerforyou.com/brokerforyou/?p=330

By: Lydia Taylor

Lydia Taylor — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:15:02 +0000

That was a really good post. Simple, straightforward, to-the-point, and informative. I struggle with the market updates just like you (did). You’ve given me new reason to charge ahead and post them more often!

By: Ro Troia

Ro Troia — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:07:28 +0000

Margaret, you crack me up…some of your blogs are fun to read but you must have too much time on your hands to write such detailed blogs. I commend you for that! I’m an empty nester too and hope that once my site is up and running I can be half as good as you! My tomato site should be active soon, we’re working on it, I’m a new tomato.

By: Jonathan Bunn- Ashburn VA Real Estate

Jonathan Bunn- Ashburn VA Real Estate — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:52:16 +0000

I needed to read this.
I just did a stats post today. I was having one of those, blah days wondering why I spend so much time on these graphs. I find that the time I spend blogging if anything makes me much more intelligent concerning my market. Great ideas with the graphs.