If anyone here doubts the value of blogging or the power of this Active Rain forum, think again. For the second time this month, a reporter has called after reading one of the AR blogs. It has happended to others here as well--and probably more frequently. The first call came from Glenn Roberts at Inman News regarding the relisting of properties to make them appear new.

This morning's call came  from a local news reporter as a result of a short sale blog made 10 days ago (is that approaching a long tail?). He is very concerned about the glut of condo conversions in San Diego and the young buyers who are going underwater financially. It is a legitimate concern. The conversation also turned to Option ARMs, and I forwarded Mark Flander's AR blog from this morning regarding that very issue. I expect Mark will be soon receiving a call.

I will be speaking with this reporter later and have a few questions of my own, including: What link led him to the Active Rain blogs? I will share the results.