Real Estate Gets Dedicated Wikipedia with Launch of Real Estate Wiki

Real Estate Gets Dedicated Wikipedia with Launch of Real Estate Wiki











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Aliso Viejo, CA (PRWEB) March 5, 2008

A new independent wiki that exclusively covers the real estate industry was officially launched this week. This is the culmination of a group of dedicated real estate professionals that laid the groundwork to create the industry’s largest online free encyclopedia, Real Estate Wiki (http://realestatewiki.com).

The effort produced 3,000 definitions, 1,000 answers to frequently asked questions about home buying, selling and financing, 500+ acronyms, 400+ bio’s of real estate leaders, authors, 600+ real estate brokerage companies and 800+ real estate associations, institutes, councils, designations, courses, blogs, social networks and publications.

Wikipedia, the world’s biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet, has over seven million articles in categories such as Culture, Geography, History, Mathematics, Religion, etc. Due to its broad scope it doesn’t drill down into industry specifics of each profession; hence, the development of industry specific wikis that focus exclusively on a specific profession or trade can provide more targeted information.

With an estimated 10 million people working in the real estate industry (construction, brokerage, financial, insurance, appraisal, etc.) real estate is often cited as one of the largest industries. Furthermore, real estate has top of mind awareness with consumers and 30 million of them search for homes to buy or rent every year making it the #1 search topic on Google.

During the first 6 weeks after its January beta launch, RealEstateWiki.com has already added 3,000 new entries. Although this barely scratches the surface, it is an impressive foundation that includes 70 categories such as:


Home Buyer Frequently Asked Questions
Home Owner FAQ’s
Homes & Lifestyles
Who’s Who in Real Estate
Government and Local Authorities
Associations, Institutes and Councils
Real Estate Newspapers
Real Estate Research
Real Estate Training Schools
Real Estate Brokerage Companies

RealEstateWiki.com is a privately funded, non-profit, non-bias venture similar to Wikipedia, and hopes that more volunteers in the industry that believe strongly in Web 2.0 will join the group of founding real estate professionals and cooperate to together build the largest, highest quality, free real estate encyclopedia in real estate as a resource for everyone to use.

Contact:

Zarita Senekal

949-349-9394

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New Real Estate Search Engine for Cape Coral, Florida, and Surrounding Area Available from AskZenRealEstate.com

New Real Estate Search Engine for Cape Coral, Florida, and Surrounding Area Available from AskZenRealEstate.com











Cape Coral, FL (PRWEB) September 28, 2009

AskZenRealEstate.com now offers the most effective and powerful real estate search engine for consumers looking for homes in Cape Coral, Florida, and the surrounding area. This Southwest Florida real estate search engine is available free at http://www.AskZenRealEstate.com.

“With this new real estate search engine, consumers can search for real estate throughout Southwest Florida, including Cape Coral and Lee County. Users can access MLS real estate listings 24/7, to see the properties they want, when they want,” says Robin Speronis, Owner/Broker of Zen Real Estate of Southwest Florida. “AskZenRealEstate.com is Southwest Florida’s leading source for information on the region’s changing real estate market. Now, in addition to its informative real estate blog, the site’s visitors can receive real time, up-to-date listings.”

With a free MLS real estate search engine account from AskZenRealEstate.com, users can obtain detailed information about recently sold properties in a specific area, including tax information, pictures and maps. Users can pick their own detailed search criteria and receive an e-mail report every morning with price changes and new listings meeting the criteria. They can also maintain a personal file of favorite properties, which is automatically updated to reflect changes.

In addition, visitors to AskZenRealEstate.com can instantly communicate with Speronis through cutting edge technology, integrated messaging and property notes. This technology and easy access to a knowledgeable professional allows Southwest Florida real estate buyers to gain a competitive advantage on finding their bargain real estate.

Speronis founded AskZenRealEstate.com to empower buyers. She understands what it means to buy property in this changing and challenging market and knows all buyers have a desire to purchase their home as efficiently as possible at the best value.

Southwest Florida real estate, especially places like Cape Coral, is seeing a dramatic drop in prices. As a result, buyers are flocking to the region. Many speculators were buying and flipping these prime waterfront properties during the boom years because of easy financing. When the real estate bubble burst, many walked away and let banks foreclose. As a result, in 2008, Cape Coral, Florida, had the highest number of real estate foreclosures in the country.

Cape Coral is selling more real estate then in the boom years because prices have dropped, in many cases 50 percent below reproduction cost. Many properties are receiving multiple bids and selling at or above list price within days of being listed.

It is easy to set up a MLS real estate search engine account. Just go to http://www.AskZenRealEstate.com and submit your name and e-mail address at the top right-hand corner of the site to receive information about Cape Coral, Florida, and other Southwest Florida real estate.

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Inman News Announces the 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders of 2010

Inman News Announces the 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders of 2010












Alameda, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) December 14, 2010

Inman News™, the leader in real estate and technology news, today released its annual report of the real estate industry’s 100 most influential people in real estate. The people selected for the Inman 100 embody leadership, innovation, ingenuity, power and persistence in the real estate community.

Known as the “Inman 100,” the list showcases those who have risen to the challenge through the real estate downturn and whose actions have helped change the industry. It also includes individuals from outside of the real estate industry who impact the business of buying and selling homes.

Categories in this year’s Inman 100 include: brokers, technologists, trade group and multiple listing service representatives, government officials, journalists, economists, academics, consultants, mortgage industry and title company executives, bloggers and social media experts.

Inman News CEO Tim Smith said, “The Inman 100 represents the best of the best — the true leaders throughout the real estate industry. The caliber of people on this list represents the finest in real estate and technology who are continuing to push the bounds of innovation in 2010 and beyond. I can’t wait to see what they have in store for 2011.”

Also included in the 2010 edition of the list is the “People’s Choice: Real Estate’s Most Influential” honoree. Inman News readers voted for one individual who they believe has had the biggest impact on the industry in 2010. Based on popular vote, Chris Smith of Tech Savvy Agent was named the People’s Choice.

A free copy of the complete “100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders” report is available for download at http://www.inman.com/inman100. Follow the conversation on Twitter (@InmanNews) – follow the hashtag #Inman100.

About Inman News | Agents and brokers around the world turn to Inman News first for accurate, innovative and timely information about the industry. Known for its award-winning journalism, cutting-edge technology coverage and forward thinking conferences, Inman News is the leading independent source of real estate news, advice and commentary.

In addition, Inman News produces the Real Estate Connect® and Agent Reboot™ conferences. Real Estate Connect NYC 2011 will be held Jan. 12-14, 2011, in New York City and the 2011 Agent Reboot tour will kick off in New York City on Jan. 11, 2011.

For more information, visit http://www.inman.com.

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