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A Wikipedia page for a developer and a real estate company: a notable property is not a notable company

The notability index has no separate row for real estate. The closest published one is “manufacturing, energy, logistics”, which includes construction: 75% of its topics have low confidence of notability, 25% medium, none high. For development our expert estimate is “almost never”: a skyscraper can have an article, but the company that built it does not necessarily.

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// 75% low confidence — the closest index row, not a measure for real estate · prices from the 11.2026 price list · paid edits are disclosed in the name of WikiBusines

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Company N

developer · landmark project in a city center

Company N is a developer founded in 2008. It built the business center “Property N” in the center of city X.[1][2]

Type: developerFounded: 2008Market: commercial real estate

  • Financial Timeseditorial article about the project and the developer's role✓counts
  • The Guardianinvestigation into a dispute over the construction✓counts
  • Bloombergthe company is mentioned in one sentence about the property✗doesn't count
  • Architecture magazinereview of the building: about the property, not the company✗doesn't count
  • PR Newswirepress release about the property's completion✗doesn't count
  • Architecture awardprize for the project◐fact only
independent, significant: 2 of 6borderline: 2 significant independent, more needed

Company N

REIT · public real estate trust

Company N is a real estate investment trust whose shares have traded on an exchange since 2014. It owns office and retail properties in several countries.[1][2]

Type: REITExchange: publicPortfolio: offices, retail

  • Financial Timeseditorial article about a portfolio acquisition✓counts
  • Reuterseditorial news on results and debt✓counts
  • Bloombergeditorial analysis of the portfolio's value✓counts
  • PR Newswirepress release about dividends✗doesn't count
  • Industry ranking“best REIT of the year” for paid participation✗doesn't count
  • Annual reportthe issuer's own reporting◐fact only
independent, significant: 3 of 6passes: 3 significant independent

Company N

real estate agency · brokerage

Company N is a real estate agency founded in 2012 in city X. It helps sell and rent apartments and commercial premises.[1]

Type: agencyFounded: 2012Services: sales, rentals

  • Financial Timesmarket overview with a section on the agency✓counts
  • The Wall Street Journalone-sentence mention in a market overview✗doesn't count
  • Forbes Contributorcontributor column about the agency✗doesn't count
  • PR Newswirepress release about a deal✗doesn't count
  • Broker rankingplace by number of deals, paid participation✗doesn't count
  • Association registermembership entry◐fact only
independent, significant: 1 of 6fails: 1 significant independent
autoclosest index row 2026 · 75% low
75%of topics in the closest index row with low confidence
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Why a page

Why a developer and a real estate company need a Wikipedia page: trust, search and AI answers

What a page gives you

trust

Checks before a deal

Lending banks, investors, anchor tenants and city authorities check a developer before they sign. A neutral, sourced article gives them a first description of the company that it did not write itself.

Why it matters → search

Google Knowledge Panel

Wikipedia is one of the open sources from which Google builds a knowledge panel about a company. A panel cannot be ordered, but a clear, sourced article gives it something to draw on.

Why it matters → AI

AI assistants

ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity rely on Wikipedia when they answer “what developer is this” or “who built this complex”. What the article says is often repeated in the answer.

Why it matters → reputation

The company apart from its properties and namesakes

The article separates the company, its properties and firms with the same name, and rumors without sources do not stay in it. Court disputes and residents' protests that the press has covered are in it too: neutrally and with sources.

Why it matters →

We professionally create, edit and maintain Wikipedia pages for developers and real estate companies

Page lifecycleauto

Page creation

from €2,400English Wikipedia4–5 weeks

A neutral article about a developer, a REIT or an agency: sources from business and city press, the company separate from its properties, an infobox with type, headquarters and markets. 90 days of monitoring and guarantee.

Page creation →

Editing and updates

€700–€1,9002–3 weeks

New properties and deals, changes of owners and management. We remove what is outdated and add what is current, every claim with a source.

Page editing →

Ongoing support

from €720/year12 months of guarantee

Annual support: we watch for changes and vandalism, in particular evaluative words (“largest”, “premium”) and area or price figures without a source, and respond with edits.

Annual support →

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01Eligibility

Notability in real estate: what counts and what does not

Wikipedia requires significant coverage in independent reliable sources, and in several of them (the WP:NCORP rule). Notability is not inherited (WP:INHERITORG): a well-known property, a famous architect or a large tenant do not make a company notable. Floor area, project cost and deal volume prove nothing by themselves.

  • 75%low confidence
  • 25%medium
  • 0%high

The closest published row: manufacturing, energy, logistics (construction and development are assigned to this industry) · Wikipedia Notability Index 2026-v1 (WikiBusines, CC BY 4.0), assessments 2018–2026. The index has no separate row for real estate, so this is not a measure for real estate.

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Media programpublications in independent outlets Wikidatacompany entry with sources AI visibilitywhat AI assistants say about you

Company types: where it is realistic and where almost never

WikiBusines expert assessment, 11.2026; it is not part of the dataset. Click a type: the profile in the window at the top of the page will switch.

Notability index: all 13 industries →Notability audit →Wikipedia for companies →

02Sources

Which outlets count for real estate: business, city and regional press

Wikipedia keeps no official list of “good” outlets, but the community has assigned statuses to hundreds of sources (WP:RSP). Below are the outlets most often used as sources on developers and real estate funds, with the WikiBusines working tier and the community status. A specific piece counts, not the outlet's brand.

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Financial Times

UK

year of last WP:RSP discussion: 2018

CountsEditorial pieces about the company, its deals, debt and large projects.

Doesn't countSponsored sections and pieces that retell a press release.

Bloomberg

Global

year of last WP:RSP discussion: 2025

CountsEditorial news and analysis about a real estate company or fund.

Doesn't countProfiles of companies and executives compiled from press releases (a separate line in the “Don't count” group).

Reuters

UK

year of last WP:RSP discussion: 2018

CountsEditorial news on deals, reporting, court cases and regulators' decisions.

Doesn't countDistributed press releases and partner-zone content.

The Wall Street Journal

US

year of last WP:RSP discussion: 2025

CountsEditorial articles and investigations that give the company a substantive passage.

Doesn't countA one-sentence mention in a real estate market overview.

The Economist

UK

year of last WP:RSP discussion: 2024

CountsEditorial pieces about the market and companies; we tell news apart from analysis.

Doesn't countOpinion columns used as confirmation of facts.

CNBC

US

no separate WP:RSP status

CountsEditorial news about the company, public funds and large deals.

Doesn't countShort notices on quotes and announcements with no content of their own.

The New York Times

US

year of last WP:RSP discussion: 2024

CountsEditorial pieces and investigations about a developer, its projects and disputes.

Doesn't countA piece about the property itself where the company is named in passing.

The Guardian

UK

year of last WP:RSP discussion: 2025

CountsEditorial articles and investigations about construction and developers; opinions are read as opinions.

Doesn't countOpinion columns and blogs (separate Tier 3 row).

The Washington Post

US

year of last WP:RSP discussion: 2024

CountsEditorial pieces about city projects and the companies behind them.

Doesn't countColumns and pieces about a property that do not examine the company's role.

Los Angeles Times

US

year of last WP:RSP discussion: 2023

CountsCity press on large projects, court disputes and protests: we assess each piece.

Doesn't countOpening announcements and sponsor posts.

BBC

UK

year of last WP:RSP discussion: 2025

CountsEditorial pieces about a company or project with their own sourcing.

Doesn't countA press release retold as news.

The Times (UK)

UK

year of last WP:RSP discussion: 2025

CountsEditorial pieces about the company, deals and city projects.

Doesn't countAdvertising supplements and paid property roundups.

Handelsblatt

Germany

no separate WP:RSP status

CountsEditorial pieces about the company, deals and projects in German or English.

Doesn't countPartner sections and retold releases.

The Daily Telegraph

UK

year of last WP:RSP discussion: 2026

CountsEditorial pieces and investigations on the firm and its deals.

Doesn't countOpinion columns and sponsored content.

USA Today

US

year of last WP:RSP discussion: 2024

CountsEditorial pieces and investigations on the firm and its deals.

Doesn't countOpinion columns and sponsored content.

The Independent

UK

year of last WP:RSP discussion: 2024

CountsEditorial pieces on companies, deals and funds.

Doesn't countRetold press releases and advertising publications.

Associated Press

US

year of last WP:RSP discussion: 2024

CountsAgency news on deals and decisions: we assess each one.

Doesn't countCompany releases posted as is.

NPR

US

year of last WP:RSP discussion: 2024

CountsEditorial reports and investigations: we assess each one.

Doesn't countSponsored segments and retold releases.

PR Newswire

US

year of last WP:RSP discussion: 2019

CountsOnly as a primary source that the company announced something.

Doesn't countNotability: there is no editorial review.

Crunchbase / PitchBook

Global

no separate WP:RSP status

CountsFacts only (date, round), and not always.

Doesn't countNotability: the databases include everyone.

Forbes Contributor

Global

year of last WP:RSP discussion: 2026

CountsOnly as the author's opinion, not as fact.

Doesn't countNotability: this is not the outlet's editorial content.

Medium

Global

year of last WP:RSP discussion: 2022

CountsNothing: self-publishing.

Doesn't countArticles by employees and the company itself.

LinkedIn Pulse

Global

year of last WP:RSP discussion: 2023

CountsNothing: a social network, self-publishing.

Doesn't countExecutives' articles and posts about projects.

Statista

Germany

year of last WP:RSP discussion: 2023

CountsOnly as an aggregator: check the primary sources of its figures.

Doesn't countNotability and market figures without a primary source.

TierTier 1Tier 2Tier 3no consensusavoidnot in our dataset

WP:RSP statusgenerally reliableno consensusgenerally unreliabledeprecatedblacklistedmixed

Tiers are a WikiBusines working classification, not an official list. Statuses come from Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources, CC BY-SA 4.0, revision 11.2026. The trade outlets The Real Deal, Bisnow, GlobeSt, ArchDaily and Dezeen are not in our dataset yet, so they have no pills: we assess each of their pieces separately.

How we read a piece: one publication, five checks, a verdict

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Financial TimesTier 1

Developer N buys up office buildings and takes on debt

editorial article · staff author byline

  1. ✓Independent of the company
  2. ✓Editorial piece, not a contributor's
  3. ✓Not sponsored
  4. ✓Substantial coverage of the company, not of the property, and not a mention
  5. ✓Not a press release disguised as news

Counts as an independent sourcepassed 5 of 5

Outlet NTier 1

Company N has commissioned a new complex and announced the next phase

“news” · text matches the company's press release

  1. ✗Independent of the company
  2. ✓Editorial piece, not a contributor's
  3. ✓Not sponsored
  4. ✗Substantial coverage of the company, not of the property, and not a mention
  5. ✗Not a press release disguised as news

Doesn't count A retold press release is not independent coverage, even in a Tier 1 outlet.passed 2 of 5

Media list: 891 outlets →Media coverage →

03Risks

Why pages of developers and real estate companies get deleted: five typical reasons

A Wikipedia reviewer tags an article, and then it is either fixed or deleted. Below are five real estate situations: what is written “before” and what we write “after”. These are schematics, not copies of articles.

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{{Advert}}The article is written like an advertisement

Company N

Company N is the builder of Tower A, Quarter B, Park C, Center D and dozens more properties

Company N is a developer; its role in the Tower A project was described by the Financial Times [1], the other properties are mentioned only where independent sources exist

how we write it

Why it gets deleted

A list of properties from the company website reads as a portfolio, not as an encyclopedic article. The amount built does not prove notability.

What we do

We write about the company and mention properties selectively and from sources. A notable property can have its own article.

{{Citation needed}}A claim without a source

Company N

The “Property N” complex is the largest premium-class project in the region with unique architecture

The “Property N” complex was completed in 2021; the area is given according to the project documentation [2]; comparison with other properties is given according to an independent review [3]

how we write it

Why it gets deleted

“Largest”, “premium” and “unique” without an independent comparison sound like a slogan. Prices, areas and deadlines without a year and a source go out of date or are exaggerated.

What we do

Figures only with a year and a source, comparisons only from an independent review. We do not use evaluative words.

{{Copyvio}}Image without a free license

Company N

Property N: a render by a visualization studio from the company website

Property N: a freely licensed photo on Wikimedia Commons; we do not add the company's renders

how we write it

Why it gets deleted

A render, or a photo from a developer's website or a project archive, has a copyright owner. Without a free license the file is deleted together with the section.

What we do

We use only free photos and check the license before uploading. Image check →

{{COI}}Edits made by a person connected to the subject

Company N

Company N: the section on the lawsuit with residents and the protests was removed from the company's IP address

Company N: the lawsuit with residents of the neighboring building is described from two editorial sources [4][5], with the company's position

how we write it

Why it gets deleted

Court disputes and residents' protests that the press has covered must not be removed. A removal from the company's side shows in the edit history, and the topic comes under closer scrutiny.

What we do

We present the dispute neutrally, with sources and the company's position. An article with the criticism removed cannot be defended.

{{Notability}}The topic's notability is not shown by independent sources

Company N

Company N is the developer of Tower A, the tallest skyscraper in the city

Company N is a developer; The Guardian wrote about the company itself [6]. Tower A has its own article

how we write it

Why it gets deleted

A lot is written about a skyscraper, but the notability of a property does not pass to the developer (WP:INHERITORG). No pieces about the company itself, no article about it.

What we do

At the audit we check both entities separately. If only the property is notable, we say so honestly before submission.

  • “Largest”, “premium”, “unique”Only with an independent comparison, a year and a source. Prices, areas and completion dates without a source do not stay in the article.
  • Renders and photosOnly with a free license. Materials from visualization studios and project archives have a rights owner.
  • Disputes and residents' protestsThose covered by the press stay in the article: neutrally, with sources and the company's position. They must not be removed.

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04Article

A Wikipedia article about a developer or real estate company: structure, infobox, what is in it and what is not

In the article every claim rests on a source, there is a section on disputes, and there are no evaluative words. The infobox gives industry facts: type, founded, headquarters, markets. Notable properties get separate articles, not sections of the company article.

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Company N

developer · commercial and residential real estate

History

Company N was founded in 2008 as a residential builder in city X [1]. It later entered the commercial real estate market and built the business center “Property N” [2].

  • 1 Reuters · editorial news ✓ independent
  • 2 Company register · entry ◐ fact

Properties and portfolio

The portfolio consists of business centers and residential complexes [3]. Areas and completion dates are given according to the project documentation [4], without evaluative words or comparisons.

  • 3 Bloomberg · editorial analysis ✓ independent
  • 4 Project documentation · primary ◐ primary

Owners and finances

The company is controlled by investment group N [2]. Results are given according to the company's reporting [5], and the assessment of the debt burden according to a press article [6].

  • 2 Company register · entry ◐ fact
  • 5 Annual report · reporting ◐ primary
  • 6 Financial Times · article ✓ independent

Disputes and criticism

Residents of the neighboring building challenged the construction in court [7]; the press wrote about the dispute [8]. The company stated that it acted under the permits issued.

  • 7 Court decision · document ◐ fact
  • 8 The Guardian · investigation ✓ independent

Sources

  1. 1 Reuters · editorial news ✓ independent
  2. 2 Company register · entry ◐ fact
  3. 3 Bloomberg · editorial analysis ✓ independent
  4. 4 Project documentation ◐ primary
  5. 5 Annual report · reporting ◐ primary
  6. 6 Financial Times · article ✓ independent
  7. 7 Court decision · document ◐ fact
  8. 8 The Guardian · investigation ✓ independent

What the article leaves out

  • Slogans and evaluative words: “premium”, “unique”, “largest”
  • Prices per square meter, promotions and “last apartments”
  • A list of the whole portfolio from the company website
  • Renders and photos without a free license
  • Broker rankings and market shares without an independent source

Page creation →Image checker →

05Process

From audit to page in 4–5 weeks: steps for real estate

The five steps are the same for everyone, but in real estate each has its own particularity: we keep the company and the property separate, and we check figures and images before submission.

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Source audit

We check which materials about the company already exist and sort them into those that count and those that do not. The notability audit takes 3–5 days; the result is a written conclusion, and its cost is credited toward the project if you order it within one month.

In real estate: we separate material about the property from material about the company. A review of a tower counts for the tower's article, and for the developer's article only with a separate substantial passage about the developer.

✓Financial Times✓Reuters✗press release◐property review

Draft and disclosure

We write a neutral text with footnotes for every claim. Paid editing is always disclosed on Wikipedia in the name of WikiBusines.

In real estate: prices, areas and completion dates only with a year and a source; no “largest” or “premium”; no renders or photos without a free license.

✓disclosed: WikiBusines◐draft

Submission

We submit the draft for review by the Wikipedia community when the source base can bear it. If it can't, we say so honestly before submission.

In real estate: before submission we check that the article describes the company rather than listing a portfolio, and that the section on disputes and protests is in place.

◐draft→submitted for review

Review and edits

A reviewer may place a tag or ask for independent sources. We respond with edits, not arguments.

In real estate: most often we are asked to remove the property catalog and promotional wording and to confirm figures with an independent source.

?independent sources needed✓answer with sources

90 days of monitoring

We watch the page for 90 days: edits, tags, deletion proposals. Page protection is applied only by Wikipedia administrators. If a published page could not be defended after 3 attempts within this window, we refund 80% of the project amount.

Next: annual support extends the guarantee for another 12 months.

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06Pricing

How much a real estate page costs: price list prices, no industry markups

where to start

Notability audit

from €4903–5 days

A written conclusion: whether there are enough independent sources about the company (not only about its properties) and what is missing. Credited toward the project if ordered within a month.

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Page on English Wikipedia

from €2,4004–5 weeks

Sources, a draft with disclosure, submission, edits after review, and 90 days of monitoring and guarantee.

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The same process for other language editions. Full prices by language are in the calculator.

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07FAQ

Wikipedia for real estate: frequently asked questions

We built a landmark property. Will there be an article about us or about the property?

These are different articles with a different bar. A landmark property can have its own article while the developer does not: notability is not inherited (WP:INHERITORG). An article about a company needs material specifically about it. Projects with only announcements are written about only if the press independently covered them. At the audit we assess both options.

Do architecture awards (RIBA, AIA) count?

An award is a fact for the article, but not proof of notability. It can be mentioned if an independent source confirms it. Notability comes not from a prize but from editorial coverage of the company or the project. A project catalog or a render gallery is a list, not coverage.

Is it enough that our REIT is public and publishes reports?

Not by itself. An annual report and exchange filings are primary sources of facts. Notability is shown by editorial pieces in the Financial Times, Bloomberg or Reuters on portfolio acquisitions, debt and deals. Short notices about dividends give no depth (WP:CORPDEPTH). The index has no separate row for this industry, so we do not claim that “a REIT is an easier case”: what decides is the list of publications about the company itself.

Which trade outlets count, and does deal volume prove notability?

We assess trade outlets (The Real Deal, Bisnow, GlobeSt, ArchDaily, Dezeen) piece by piece. Routine deal reports, placed releases and data supplied by the brokers themselves do not count. Deal volume or billions in turnover of a proptech platform is not a criterion either: independent coverage is needed. For outlet statuses see the media list.

Can we use our renders and photos of the property?

A visualization studio's renders and photos from the company website have a copyright owner, so they will not be in the article without a free license. Before uploading, check the files in the image checker.

Can we skip the audit?

You can, but we don't recommend it. A notability audit (from €490, 3–5 days) gives a written conclusion on whether there are enough sources, and is credited toward the project if you go ahead within one month. Without it you risk submitting a page that cannot be defended.

What if the index and the audit say “too early” or “low confidence”?

Then we prepare sources, not a page. The media program provides publications in independent outlets, Wikidata a sourced entry, Wikitia or EverybodyWiki an interim venue, and AI visibility shows what assistants say about you. When there is enough material, we return to the audit. The index describes the industry as a whole, not your company: what decides is the list of its own publications.

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Real estate and Wikipedia: we will tell you honestly whether your company passes

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