The most-read real estate stories this week from REALTOR® magazine online’s Daily Real Estate News ranged from tips to enhancing your Web site to starting a niche in REOs and NAR’s latest forecast for the housing market.

The stories, in order of their popularity, are:

      1. 10 Ways to Give Your Web Site an Edge
Packing your Web site full of information that is well integrated and useful will help you stand out. Find out how to do it.

      2. 10 Most Expensive Cities for Renters
New York leads the pack with average rents at $2,922. Find out what other cities made the list and the average rents in these high-priced rental areas.

      3. Rate-Cut Likely at Fed's Next Meeting
Analysts say the question isn't so much "if" the Federal Reserve will trim key rates at its January meeting, but by how much?

      4. REO Niche Gains Popularity
As nationwide foreclosures continue to rise, more practitioners are specializing in REOs to remain profitable during the housing slowdown.

      5. Existing-Home Sales to Hold Steady in Early 2008
NAR's latest forecast shows existing-home sales rising later this year and continuing to improve in 2009. Read other NAR forecasts for existing-home sales.

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