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Stefan, Thanks for noting "real estate related applications are also starting to emerge." Eager to follow that trend, and if possible PARTICIPATE in the development of B2C, C2B, & C2C micro-blogging applications that enable home buyers and sellers to save money. In the meantime, glad to use consumer-oriented sites like "CheapTweet" to promote rebates & special offers. See blog post: Micro-blogging MEGA-saving opportunities for DIY home buyers & sellers http://tinyurl.com/axyawb Bill Wendel The Real Estate Cafe Serving a menu of money-saving services for "do-it-yourself" homebuyers & FSBOs since 1995 617-661-4046 realestatecafe@gmail.com http://realestatecafe.squarespace.com

Stefan, Thanks for noting "real estate related applications are also starting to emerge." Eager to follow that trend, and if possible PARTICIPATE in the development of B2C, C2B, & C2C micro-blogging applications that enable home buyers and sellers to save money. In the meantime, glad to use consumer-oriented sites like "CheapTweet" to promote rebates & special offers. See blog post: Micro-blogging MEGA-saving opportunities for DIY home buyers & sellers http://tinyurl.com/axyawb Bill Wendel The Real Estate Cafe Serving a menu of money-saving services for "do-it-yourself" homebuyers & FSBOs since 1995 617-661-4046 realestatecafe@gmail.com http://realestatecafe.squarespace.com

Thanks, Stefan. Resorting your "Top 10 Events that impacted real estate in 2008" from different perspectives -- the Best of 2008 and Worst from the Professional's perspective versus Consumer's and the Best and Worst from Buyer's perspective versus Seller's -- reveals additional insights. For example, the credit crisis does not appear on your list, but more stringent lending standards had a negative impact on buyers, sellers, and professionals which will extend beyond 2008. With prices falling back to 2000-2002 levels, then and now retrospectives are another way to reveal trends. Readers, particularly strategic planners, can use these wikis recollect their own Best and Worst of 2008 and project into the future. Consumers win some, lose some: 2002 http://realestatecafe.pbwiki.com/Retrospective Then vs Now template for Best of 2008 http://realestatecafe.pbwiki.com/Best+of+2007 Then vs Now template for Worst of 2008 http://realestatecafe.pbwiki.com/Worst+of+2007 Bill Wendel The Real Estate Cafe Serving a menu of money-saving services for "do-it-yourself" homebuyers & FSBOs since 1995 617-661-4046 realestatecafe@gmail.com http://realestatecafe.blogs.com