1) How we pick the home we buy – This is a very good post my Kelly that has me rethinking marketing of houses a little.

2) 2013 – The next real estate boom? – A good argument based on birth rates that the next boom is not that far away. That is of course if we can make it past 2012.

3) Homeowners be careful – A reminder on why as listing agents we need to tell our clients not to let just anyone come into the house because there is a for sale sign in the front yard.

4) The “smoking gun” that says the buyers’ market is over in housing – The bottom may be here or come and gone as a national average, but remember, your market may vary.

5) Lead generation is not working – Missy does a good job in explaining why your lead generation from your website may not be working.

1) Foreclosures per household statistics show where defaults are concentrating – More than 50% of all foreclosures in July of 2009 were in 4 states.

2) Tough choices: What to do when you owe far more than your home is worth – Being underwater in your home is all to common. While there is no one answer for everyone, Justin McHood takes a look at some of your options.

3) Golf, gadgets and the root of Realtor problems –Matthew Dollinger hits a hole in one with this post. Any agent looking to improve and thinking Twitter and Facebook are the key to success needs to read this.

4) 2009 Success Summit Relevance Test – Tom Ferry has some interesting questions agents should ask themselves.

5) Homeowners more optimistic about the future than any time in past year – The quarterly report is out and homeowners are starting to feel a little more optimistic than they have in recent times.