Probably different strategies will be needed for different markets.
I created PropertyWebBuilder, an open source tool for creating real estate websites and I find in that sector there just isn't enough technical knowledge for people to get involved directly. I think in that case some sort of groupfunding initiative where estate agents / brokers club together to finance projects that help them might be best.
You can find a more detailed examination of this in an article I wrote about the subject:
I created PropertyWebBuilder, an open source tool for creating real estate websites and I find in that sector there just isn't enough technical knowledge for people to get involved directly. I think in that case some sort of groupfunding initiative where estate agents / brokers club together to finance projects that help them might be best.
You can find a more detailed examination of this in an article I wrote about the subject:
https://hackernoon.com/open-source-software-for-real-estate-...