Top 5 real estate posts of the day 6/16/20091) Does it cost money to lock a rate? – Want to know everything about locking rates, here is your post.

2) Housing recovery set to begin, forecast says – After U.S. home prices have fallen an average of 31% nationally, 50% in some places like Arizona, forecasters say we are more than likely at or very close to the bottom.

3) Using social media to get ahead in the business – A video that was made at yesterday’s REBarCamp Chicago.

4) Riding the REBarCamp wave – I hope by now many of the real estate agents who are reading this have had a chance to get to a real estate bar camp. If not, and you are trying to use technology to build your business, you need to find one. Yes they are free.

5) Short sales, loan modifications, deed in lie of foreclosure and more – Gay Potter runs down short sales, loan mods and other options and explains the ramifications.