Real estate wiki developed by Orange County group
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Earlier this year, some Orange County real estate industry folks developed Realestatewiki. A wiki is a site that allows users to add or edit content as a group. The most popular wiki, Wikipedia, is one of the most visited sites in the world. Realestatewiki is trying to become the real estate version of Wikipedia.
Realestatewiki looks like it has the potential to be a good resource for home buyers and sellers. The glossary alone provides more definitions than are found on most real estate Web sites. It has a Q&A section for home buyers and home sellers as well.
However, the site has a long uphill climb. Graphically, its opening page is a step above Craigslist, not exactly inviting the reader to explore further. Also, some of the language is stilted, especially in the definitions section.
By contrast, Zillow has a wiki it calls the Real Estate Guide, which has a more intuitive feel. You can tell the definitions and entries were written by a non-legal person interested in entertaining while educating. Both sites are at least worth exploring.
If you’re looking for more wiki real estate content, these two sites may be it. Bigger Pockets, one of the leading real estate sites, closed down its wiki due to lack of contributions. Inman supposedly has a wiki, but either it’s subscription only or it doesn’t seem to want to open on our browser. And make sure when you enter realestatewiki that you add .com not .org. The .org site is not developed at all.