Larry Cragun’s blog, Real Estate Undressed has nominated a recent Eastside Real Estate buzz blog post for his Magnificent 7 consumer information post contest.  Larry selects 7 blog posts recognized for the post’s consumer related content. My post, The Top Ten Things Not to Do During a Home Inspection, was nominated.  The other articles are great and I feel honored to be in such well-respected company.

Here are the other nominated posts:

The Tucson Real Estate Blog: loan fraud is accelerating.

The FHA Mortgage Center: Don’t allow your home to go to foreclosure or a short sale without contacting an FHA loan rep.

Sacramento Real Estate Voice:  Tips for Buying a New Home.  As a fellow Realtor, I could relate to this article.  Buying a new home in today’s market requires navigating more difficult waters. 

Luxury Home Digest: There are buyers out there, but the liquidity in the market has dried up.

The Mortgage Porter:  an advisory post about predatory lending practices still going on in today’s market. I had the pleasure of meeting Rhonda Porter, who writes the Mortgage Porter,  at this past summer’s Inman News Real Estate Connect Conference in San Francisco.

The Phoenix Real Estate Guy: Inspections can be stressful to both buyer and seller.  I also briefly met Jay Thompson, the Phoenix Real Estate Guy, at the NYC Inman Connect this past January, although it was late in the evening. He was at the bar in the Marriott Marquis with Kris Berg of The San Diego Home Blog and a few other bloggers, so I doubt he remembers meeting me!

 I met Larry Cragun at Inman Connect in NYC, too!

Four of the posts have to do with financing, fraud, and consumer awareness.  Two have to do with building inspections, and one with the purchase of new construction.  The emphasis on mortgage fraud is clearly a sign of the times.  Each article has some solid advice for consumers and are worth a read.