So much has changed in real estate over the course of the (really quickly passing) year:

That crazy trend called flipping seems to have gone by the wayside.

I don’t even want to have to mention the subprime crisis and mortgage meltdown one more time.

Going green has become super popular.

Web 2.0 real estate sites started off as the hottest thing ever this year only to dwindle in the attention they attract.

The iPhone was the best new real estate tool ever and now practically all that’s being talked about is the Google Phone.

Jim Cramer predicts Armageddon but it doesn’t happen.

Get the point?  Yes indeed, many things have changed.  Many things have come and gone faster than the blink of an eye.  Yet there is one trend in the real estate business that just continues to show more and more promise.

Care to take a guess what the one sure thing is?

Here’s a hint… It’s something I’m doing right now.

You guessed it – blogging.  Blogging for real estate pros (and the not-so-pros) just keeps getting better and better.  And here’s the best part… It’s because it works and people are really starting to get it.

Blogging is the perfect medium to talk to customers, but you surely already knew that.  Real estate blogs are rapidly catching on at the local level and that alone is a definitve sign that the concept is sticking and being used instead of fading away.

In retrospect, 2007 has been a crazy year for all of us.  However, there is a huge quantity of good that can come from it.  For example, learning from the negatives and walking away with the positives – blogging included.

Best blogging luck for all in 2008!