_[This week, after resting up from the expert carnival barking done last week by [Bloodhound Blog](http://www.bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog/), Inman News takes critiquing a step further by only including ten posts this week. Matrix gets to eat caramel candy apples all week as a result.]_

[What is a carnival](http://blogcarnival.com/bc/p_about.html)?

[Here’s a great carnival Q & A](http://www.carnivalofrealestate.com/2006/07/carnival_of_rea.html). Its basically a a bunch of blogs that take turns displaying the favorite posts for the group each week. Carnivals can vary by topics and of course and the most relevant to Matrix readers is the Carnival of Real Estate.

This week’s host: [Inman News Blog](http://www.inman.com/blogger/bradinman.aspx) got tough and only presented the 10 [best posts submitted by carnival members](http://www.inman.com/blogger/2006/10/real-estate-blog-carnival-in-spirit-of.aspx#links).

Next week’s host: [Hotpads Daily](http://daily.hotpads.com/) will map out the best posts for the carnival. Click on the button below to get more information on how to join, host and submit posts to the carnival.