Five Housing Markets That Will Recover First, an article from Builder Magazine, examines what markets five leading housing authorities think will recover first.  John Burns, CEO of John Burns Real Estate Consulting, ranked Denver #5.  "One of the best places to live in the country, Denver was just recovering from the telecom bust when it got hit by the national economic downturn as well.  Housing is extremely affordable and foreclosure activity, which used to lead the country, is now much lower than most other areas of the country," said Burns.  Jonathan Smoke, senior vice president, products and innovation with Hanley Wood Market Intelligence, ranked Fort Collins-Loveland #2.  "Not only is the housing market relatively healthy here, but the market can lay claim to biotech and clean energy industries that will benefit from government stimulus efforts.  Given the positive job growth here, prospects for future price appreciation are strong," said Smoke.  http://www.builderonline.com/local-markets/first-housing-markets-to-recover.aspx

Social Networking Wins Real Estate Fans, an article from Realtor Magazine Online, examines social networking sites as a medium for real estate professionals to get the word out.  Twitter allows users to create profiles and post messages up to 140 characters in length for viewing on a computer or mobile phone.  Jo-Ann Cervin of ZipRealty sends out tweets such as: "Las Vegas bank-owned properties are seeing multiple offers!  The great deals are going QUICK!"  Facebook gives users more latitude to provide information about properties - agents can post listings, video and open-house information.  Some companies have created Facebook pages for all of their agents.
http://www.realtor.org/rmodaily.nsf/pages/News2009042104

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