Recently, a HBB discussion turned to which Florida newspapers had done a good job of covering the housing bubble while it was building or at the peak. I thought it would be a timely project for this blogs readers to review the subject. On this thread, I am asking for nominations for the following areas in these catagories; the 3 best at housing bubble reporting, the 3 worst, and the best single journalist. Let's also rate best/worst market observer for each area, which could be appraisers, economists, UHS or analysts.

Feel free to expand on the details and include links if possible. I am also asking for knowledgeable local readers to join a small committee (online) to rate the nominees and then we'll put up a reader poll and see how those match up. Mainstream media only, please; this can include print newspapers, magazines, and online news services like the AP.

The areas of the US to be rated:

Northeast.

Mid-Atlantic.

Southeast, excluding Florida.

Florida.

Midwest.

Southwest, excluding California.

Southern California.

Northern California.

The Pacific-Northwest.

National/International publications.

I'll forward this thread over the next few days and we'll start the ratings on individual threads next week. - Ben