For those not familiar with the Carnival of Real Estate - the basic idea is for one blogger to evaluate blog posts and then present the top entries for that week. It is a weekly "competition" of sorts and offers a great venue for learning about other bloggers and imitating their success. At the basic level, CoRE is a great way for the host to learn about new bloggers and a wide range of topics. For the writer, it offers exposure to a a whole new audience and if you are selected that week, the link love can be priceless! A win win for all parties.

I would encourage any serious blogger to participate in the CoRE on a regular basis and also to host one. Visit the Carnival of Real Estate website for details.

I  hosted the CoRE this week at my Arizona Mortgage Guru blog. Here is an excerpt: 

The Carnival of Real Estate rolled into town again in Phoenix. From Super Bowls, BCS Championships and numerous other sporting championships, our area is very familiar with hosting big time events. Heck we’ve even already hosted multiple carnivals! Now how many cities can say that?

This time the carnival arrived in a most interesting holiday - Halloween. While the theme is not entirely Halloween related, I did include a “scary” category to my selections. There were exactly thirty entries and the quality of posts were very good. I have selected my top three picks and then provided honorable mentions by category.

Visit the blog for the complete list of this weeks winners!