Bloggers generally want to attract users to read their blog posts. This is just normal. Wired.com has published a good interactive overview how blog posts are transported through the web, which parties are part of the life cycle process, how posts are republished and who plays which role. The blog life cycle map makes it really clear how it works. This can be also relevant for your personal real estate and architecture blog posts.

Have a look here http://www.wired.com/special_multimedia/2008/ff_secretlife_1602