Blogging is an easy way for real estate agents, mortgage bankers, and other real estate professionals to promote their services. Regional real estate blogs offer property listings, mortgage information, economic data, news, and even local activities and events. Regional real estate blogs are most helpful if you are relocating, looking for a new home, or want to take the pulse of your region. Here's the current Moneysmartz list of regional real estate blogs:

• Behind The Mortgage - Twin cities real estate.

• Brownstoner - An unhealthy obsession with historic Brooklyn brownstones and the neighborhoods and lifestyles they define.

• Curbed - In New York City, it comes back to real estate, rent and the neighborhoods we inhabit.

• Curbed LA - LA real estate news and information.

• Curbed SF - LA real estate news and information.

• Northern Virginia Real Estate Guide - A real estate blog providing information about the DC Metro, Northern Virginia (NOVA) real estate scene.

• SocketSite - A San Francisco real estate blog covering trends, insight, and breaking news.

• The New York Observer Real Estate - Real estate news, information, and commentary.

• The Real Deal - New York real estate news.

• 360Digest - Seattle real estate, popular culture, news and opinion.

• Atlanta Intown Lofts - Atlanta In town loft and condo buyers guide.

• Austin Real Estate News - Covers market conditions, statistics and developments in and around the Austin, Texas area including Austin, Lakeway, Lake Travis, Dripping Springs, Cedar Park and Round Rock.

• Bruce at The Buschs - New Jersey real estate blog.

• Buy a Home in Ohio - Educational tool for home-buyers in Ohio, covering all aspects of home-buying and home financing.

• Central Florida Real Estate - Central Florida real estate information.

• Central Virginia Real Estate News - Tracking the Charlottesville and Central Virginia real estate market and more.

• Luxury Sarasota Living - In Sarasota, it all comes back to real estate, high-rise condos, waterfront living and the luxury Florida lifestyle.

• LA real estate - A Los Angeles real estate weblog. Prices, trends, musings and market commentary.

• Move UP to Naperville - Information, comments, thoughts, opinions, discussion and questions mostly about real estate in and around the Naperville, Illinois area.

• Northern Michigan Real Estate Blog - Northern Michigan Real Estate news, commentary and market information.

• Property Grunt - a blog by a soldier in the trenches of the Manhattan real estate war presenting information and commentary on the market.

• Real Estate in Las Vegas - Real Estate in Las Vegas

• Sacramento Land(ing) - Is the Sacramento housing market headed for a soft or hard landing?

• Seattle’s Rain City Real Estate Guide - Seattle real estate guide.

• Sonoma Housing Bubble - Real estate bubble discussion of the unreality of Sonoma Valley real estate.

• The life and times of an Arizona Real Estate Investor - Documenting the failures and successes of an Arizona real estate investor.

• The Massachusetts Housing Market - One citizen's perspective on housing in the Bay State.

• Wilmington NC Real Estate - Blogging the latest on the Wilmington North Carolina real estate market and happenings around town.