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from the source While awaiting changes in the domestic and global marketplace, industry leaders and market watchers can stay up-to-the-minute when tracking the latest headlines thanks to new online resources and social media outlets. A Real Cliffhanger READ THIS "LIKE" THIS LINK THIS TWEET THIS WATCH THIS Mortgages Blog is helmed by a group of Bankrate. com bloggers and finance professionals, the site's blog covers the news of the day with analysis on how the industry is affected by certain events. The blog is helpful to industry professionals, potential homeowners, and all of those in between. Instead of parsing through daily news coverage from various sites, the Mortgages Blog siphons all of the information, both on national and global stages, and makes it palatable for readers of every knowledge level. Bankrate.com/financing/ mortgages Heritage Financial engages with customers on the news of the day with relevant links, commentary, and analysis—all peppered with an appropriate sense of levity that gives the page a real feel of community. The professionals who post on the site interact with visitors on a variety of topics ranging from specific financial information to the area of California they service to positive things that are trending in the industry. Facebook. com/pages/Heritage-Financial DataQuick is making strides in providing essential valuation services to lenders, servicers, and renters. The company's LinkedIn page is a useful tool that provides guides and information for those looking to find accurate data on the fair market value of properties and portfolio values. The page also highlights the movement within the company and includes links to the company's products. Linkedin.com/company/dataquick @Moorehn. Heidi N. Moore is a popular financial writer for the U.S. bureau of The Guardian, one of the United Kingdom's largest daily papers, and has been leading the charge in covering the fiscal cliff and how it will affect every aspect of the economy including the housing sector. Moore has also written for a number of financial publications and was most recently the New York bureau chief and Wall Street correspondent for Marketplace Radio; her Twitter feed is an ideal resource for gaining insight into the global economy's breaking headlines. Twitter.com/moorehn "Rising Home Prices Bad for Housing," reported by Diana Olick, offers an interesting take on why the sudden resurgence in the market could lead to another bust. Olick contends that investors are gobbling properties quickly and turning them into rental properties, eventually undermining investment yields. Rising home prices are good, but they are not keeping pace with American wage growth, making it difficult for potential non-investor homeowners to get in on the action. Mortgagenewsdaily.com/video The M Report | 9