After reading some of these latest reviews, and spending several months using this component, it is hard to believe we are using the same component.

Some of these reviews claim the component is overly complicated, while others say it is too simple. Some say it is full of bugs.

Well I'm here to tell you that none of this is true. I'm not going to discuss the features, as these are well documented already. EZ Realty is a feature packed component that is extremely simple to use. Yes it calls home, and yes there are a few (4 I think) encrypted files. Without getting into the whole Open Source debate, software piracy is a fact.

There are 100's of commercial components and modules for Joomla, and a developer is entitled to protect their work. These encrypted files in no way impact on the functionality or reliability of the software.

There are few, if any, customisations that cannot be done using all of the files that aren't encrypted. The developer goes out of her way to help with these customisations. She works above and beyond the service that many software companies provide. I work for a mainstream software company in the UK, and am ashamed to say although we are quite a large million pound company, our support isn't a patch on that provided by Raptor Sevices.

EZ Realty is used by customers all over the world. A quick look at the free support forum will tell you that. The person who was unable to use American addresses perhaps didn't spend enough time testing this.

I have been using the component for 6 months, and have seen at least 2 bug/security fixes in that time. Bugs are a fact of software development. The difference between Raptor Services and other developers and software companies is that this developer goes out of her way to fix these bugs extremely promptly.

EZ Realty is a fantastic feature rich component, at a great price. No it's not free, but is not designed for a quick hobby site. It is designed for somebody wishing to run a Real Estate site as a business, and does that fantastically.

More importantly, the support provided by Kathy at Raptor Services is second to none, and I for one will be using her components for many years to come!