Real Estate Scripts

[b.raven]

I'm about to move from my old clunky plain html real estate web site to create a larger one for a client. I have been researching real estate scripts till my eyeballs want to fall out.
I've been reading the comments here on your forum as well.
Though the price-ier scripts seem to have lots of bells and whistles that I don't need, I keep coming back to the really nice features on the extremely inexpensive WidgetProperty.
Anyone have any experience or input on WidgetProperty?
Thanks in advance!
So glad I found this board.

[ResaleBroker]

Never heard of it!

[webmaster]

what are you referring to as a "real estate script"?

[SanDiego]

I think he might mean an all-in-one website or CMS that has everything a real estate website might need... maybe similar to OpenRealty....

[megrisoft]

OpenRealty is good open source but it can not complete your custom real estate requirements, i have seen that my many of clients always ask me for a quote to build a real estate website based on custom requirements and features and then we build the site based on those...

[CafeMonkey]

Yeah, if all you want is a "listing" script, OpenRealty is a good way to go.

If you want a complete CMS, I recommend Mambo CMS. It has an OpenRealty component, and if you don't mind paying for quality, I love Hot Property.

[justicewhite]

What do you think of Open-Realty version 2?

[phprealestate]

SPAM removed.

[frobn]

What do you think of Open-Realty version 2?

There is no other listing management program that comes anywhere near the flexibility and power of OR ver 2. If you wish to add CMS capabilities as someone already mentioned Mambo and open realty can be combined. Both Ryan, the lead OR programmer and several mambo programmers are working to improve the synergy between the programs. Yes, to get every little feature that you may find in every commercial script you will have to customize the scripts. I added an open house module in about two hours and I only have a passing knowledge of php scripting. On the other hand try to get a even a small feature added to a commercial module and it may take an act of God to do so. My programmer and myself have developed IDX addons with one already handling over 60,000 listings and we are working on several other addons some of which we will be open source.

The script is free, there is abundant free help available from an active and enthusiastic community and there are literally hundreds of excellent programmers who will compete for your business if you are willing to pay for customization.

Even if you do not have a present need for the power of OR, you do not need to use everything and it will be there as real estate business grows.

[frobn]

OpenRealty is good open source but it can not complete your custom real estate requirements, i have seen that my many of clients always ask me for a quote to build a real estate website based on custom requirements and features and then we build the site based on those...

That is quite a statement. What requirements are you talking about? Yes, you may have to customize OR to get everything you want but I know of no commercial program that gives you everything you want out of the box. The big difference is you can customize OR and there are hundreds of programmers that will compete for your business. How many designers firms or commercial programs have that ability.