I check Zillow at least once a month, wondering if my house has gone up or down in value. I also check all the recent sales around my house to see how the market is doing. Now, there is a game for people like me, the real estate obsessed, called Realius. I found out about this new game in the latest issue of Newsweek, which describes Realius as the real estate version of fantasy football. Of course, I asked myself, “How in the world could a real estate game be anything like fantasy football?!?” This question was enough to pique my interest — I had to investigate.

First I created a login and user name. Next I was prompted to pick a location (only California communities).

According to Realius the object of the game is to “accrue points and win prizes” (although I could not find a list of prizes anywhere). To play Realius: look at the pictures of a house, the description, a map, and recent sales in the area, then guess the value. Points are earned by guessing the Realius price (the Realius price is the average of other players’ guesses).

I have to say I was hooked from the beginning (this house), because I hit the price on the nose! Yes, I’m obviously obsessed with real estate (and no, that price you see above, $440,000, is NOT my guess). I’m excited to see how this game develops, because I think it’s fun, but I still can’t figure out how it is anything like fantasy football!