We understand that you can’t spend your whole time here on our blog (cough, cough), so we’ve compiled a (short) list, in no particularly order, of some of our favorite real estate blogs.

1. www.theclozing.com - Your Real Estate Water Cooler - this is a great site for newsy items relating to the happenings of the real estate world.

2. www.realestatetomato.typepad.com - Juicy Blogging Advice for Realtors - this blog is chalked full of great advice for starting a real estate blog and marketing your real estate self.

3. www.inman.com/blog - Real Estate and Technology News for Agents, Brokers and Investors - a great source for keeping up with changes and new developments.

If you don’t have a Twitter account for your Real Estate business, get one. No ifs, ands, buts or excuses about how juvenile you perceive it to be. No matter how many Ashton Kutchers types are on it, here are 8 great reasons to join the twitter revolution:

1. Close to 15% of web-using adults are Twittering, and that number grows daily. This means for you…

2. Every day more and more potential clients are starting to tweet, also.

3. Every day the number of other real estate agents on Twitter grows.

4. It’s free and easy. Signing up takes 5 minutes, and even you can string together fewer than 140 characters a few times a week — or day, if you’re the ambitious type.

5. It is unbelievably easy to send quick messages to all your following clients and associates about new listings, updates, bids or news. Or what you had for lunch. With photo and video capabilities, you’ve got an automatic multi-faceted marketing tool on your hands — for free.

6. It’s a great way to build relationships with clients and potential clients via direct messaging and responding, and you look hip doing it.

7. There are a slew of mobile twitter apps out there, so you can Twit in the car between showings (parked, please), walking to grab lunch, from your kid’s soccer game or at home on your couch.

8. You can follow @condovideotours (shameless plug). Or Ashton Kutcher.