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Google Maps adds real estate optionIt
Tech Digest —
... and advance options such as type of properties, price range, floor area range, number of bedrooms, bathrooms and parking spaces. The system was developed by workers at Google's Sydney office and it is expected that the service will be expanded to the US first and then the rest of the globe. With many individuals already using Google Map's streetview to look around areas and particular streets that they are interested in, the move to include real-estate listings is a logical one. (via The Age) ...
Google Maps Adds Real Estate Search in Australia, New Zealand
Search Engine Journal —
... This new feature was launched as Google Australia’s way of responding to users’ increasing use of the internet when searching for properties for sale or rent. ...
Google Tries To Save The Housing Market With Real Estate Search
Search Engine Roundtable —
Okay, so maybe the title is a bit too much. Building out Google Maps to make a difference in the housing market is a bit of a stretch. Google announced the launch of Google Maps Real Estate Search . It allows you to: The Age seemed to break the story and now we have lots buzzing on the news. It is pretty nice to have, even though there are many real estate search engines out there. Here is a look at my area , near my office. Google Real Estate Search As you can see, you can filter by price range, foreclosures, number of bed ...
Google Is a Fair-Weather Friend [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... its business using Google’s services, be warned, because the Mountain View, Calif.-based search giant is a fair-weather friend. Take real estate listings companies like Trulia and RedFin, which both use Google Maps as part of their offerings. They got a rude awakening today, thanks to moves being made by Google’s Sydney office. Google’s Australian arm is looking to get into the classified real estate business via a new tool that uses Google Maps and connects buyers and renters to available properties. ...
Google Expands Real Estate Search On Maps
paidContent —
... . Two listing services in Australia are contributing the initial listings. A third group said it would not provide listings, telling Australian newspaper The Age, “We are quite confident that we provide a better service than Google is offering.” ...
Google ‘Real Estate’ Not New
Screenwerk —
... This was triggered by the launch of real-estate search on Maps in Australia. While the capability may be new in OZ, real-estate search on Google Maps (or Google.com itself) and the use of Google Base to upload listings have been around for at least a couple of years — at least. See, for example: ...
Google Getting in on Real Estate
Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim —
... the right of the search button on Google Maps) and selecting Real Estate from the pull down menu. Type in a location and you get a map with results, the options to narrow your search in the left panel, and the first ten listings below that. (Also note the text ad at the bottom of the map.)
Naturally, Google also has listings for the individual properties. Aside from vital stats, however, the listings don’t offer much.
The feature has also launched in Australia and New Zealand. House Hunters International, anyone?
Hitwise ...
Google Updates Its Real Estate Search: Should the Competition be Frightened?
ReadWriteWeb —
... that it was expanding its real estate listings on Google Maps. In an interview with The Age, Andrew Foster, a Google product manager, explained that Google was rededicating itself to this market because it found that a growing number of people are using the Internet to search for a new home. Currently, according to ...
