Part 15 in this list of real estate blog ideas covers everything from bank auctions to Real Estate tips for the newlyweds.  See how Realtors across the real estate blogosphere are giving content a unique spin with these 10 real estate blog ideas. 150 down, 215 ¼ real estate blog content ideas left to go!

141. Are Your Neighbors Hurting You or Helping You?

I can speak from experience on this one. When we put our house on the market in Fort Lauderdale, we had a neighbor who refused to take down his tacky confederate flag from the front of his house. We had several people tell our Real Estate agent that they couldn’t live next to such a racist man. Upon asking the neighbor to remove the flag, he refused quite rudely. So that was that. The house is still on the market. Not that his flag was totally to blame, but it had a big impact.

EXAMPLE: Here’s a great post about redneck neighbors causing grief to this seller, and how an ingenious agent dealt with the problem. It’s funny, go read it! 

142. Real Estate 101 for the Newlyweds

There’s a lot involved in buying a house and moving, and that’s stressful enough. But add in a wedding, newly meddling in-laws, and having to pack up not one, but two apartments worth of crap and blending it, and wow! You’ve got a mess! 

EXAMPLE: This is actually an entire section of a blog, completely dedicated to newlyweds and how they can reduce the stresses of buying and moving. There are a lot of extremely useful tips here, and I love that it’s been turned into a series. 

143. From the Strange, But True Files of the MLS

I have been on the MLS, and I know there’s some strange stuff there. Everything from lime green houses, to photos of a bathroom during construction as the main photo, to parking spaces for sale can be found there. 

EXAMPLE: Yes, I said parking spaces for sale. Check this out. Why not start a series of posts where you find odd stuff on the MLS and share it with your readers?

144. DIY Gone Wrong

I know we usually talk about the upsides of home improvement, but what about the down side? There is one, and it’s not pretty. Lots of DIY-ers see a show on HGTV and decide they can install a bathtub, and it turns out, they can’t! So then the contractors have to be hired, and everyone charges even more because they know you’re desperate, and it’s a big mess.

EXAMPLE: I love Lani’s list of DIY mistakes that you should avoid. It’s short and sweet and to-the-point, yet informative. You could take it one step further and do a series, where you discuss one mistake in depth each week. 

145. SOLD! To the Man in the Front With Bad Hair

So we’ve touched on house auctions, but what about stuff auctions? You know, where you bid on objects that you’d like to own? Maybe there’s a stuff auction in your area, and maybe it’s in a house that a celebrity owned, and maybe they took off and their stuff is being auctioned so the bank can regain some money… That’s a lot of maybes.

EXAMPLE: That’s exactly what happened in Orlando, where Lou Perlman (you know, that guy who created boy bands from the members of the Mickey Mouse Club?) has ditched his home and all his stuff after a lot of people lost a lot of money from investing with him. The bank auctioned off his stuff and Shaun McLane profited! 

146. Spotlight on the Old Victorian

Every town has a house or several in their area that has a lot of history. Well, except Cape Coral. I think the oldest house here was built in 1950! But anyway, these old historic homes are so cool. Have you ever seen that show on HGTV, called If Walls Could Talk? If you haven’t, then you should make it a point to watch it this weekend. It talks about how people bought old homes and, upon restoring them, found neat memorabilia or got a history lesson.

EXAMPLE: This is a gorgeous house, and if I drove past it, I would most certainly wonder about its history. Maybe I’m just a dork, or maybe you’d wonder too? I like the idea of doing a series like this. You could only pull it off if you live in an area where there actually ARE historic homes, though.

147. Air the Dirty Laundry

You’ll probably get a lot of hate mail for this one, but controversy is a good thing. Don’t let the haters tell you any different! Every one of you has some knowledge of a scumbag that takes advantage of someone, and you have the power to call them out on it. Or, you could just sit there with your informative knowledge and keep it all a secret…

EXAMPLE: Jeff Corbett wrote quite the controversial post, and even followed up with an update. Just make sure that if you take this approach, you have evidence to back up your claim, and you can handle the feedback, both good and bad. 

148. Maybe That Investment Property Wasn’t Such a Good Idea After All

A lot of Real Estate agents handle the renting of an investment property, so if you’re one of them, you get to witness the gory details first-hand. 

EXAMPLE: You can share your details, it will make for an interesting post! This is a breakdown of all the costs incurred by the owner of a rental property where the tenants were huge jerks. Just look at all the garbage they left behind, and all the money that had to be spent to get the house ready for new tenants!

149. What’s the Fire Department Got to do With My Insurance?

If you’ve bought homeowner’s insurance lately, or perhaps not-so-lately, you’ll know that the insurance agent wants to know how close you are to a fire department. You may find it odd, but if you’re lucky enough to live next door to the firehouse, your insurance may just be cheaper.

EXAMPLE: Here’s an informative post telling you why. I’m sure most of your buyers aren’t aware of this nifty feature, so maybe you can pass the information along and let them in on the secret.

150. Buyer-Do List

Buyers like options, and with so many homes on the market today, they have lots of them. You can effective service their needs by compiling a list of all the local Open Houses going on this weekend. I know you know about them, all the agents in a 30-mile radius are emailing you Open House flyers daily.

EXAMPLE: I like this list. It’s informative and quick and gets the job done. If people want a list of places to visit, they don’t need to hear your opinions of the properties, or even all the features. They want to know the basics. If you must give them more information, write an additional post that gives a run-down and link to it. 

Do you have some great content ideas or are you successfully using unique content on your real estate blog?  Tell me all about your ideas in the comments of this post with and I may include your site in one of the future installments of this series.

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