Wednesday, April 5th, 2006
Google Real Estate beta
update: Danny Sullivan, of the Search Engine Watch, commented over at the Internet Stock Blog that this is really just Google Base integrated with Maps to produce a vertical search across real estate. He also blogged about this in more detail, and also gave this link which goes right to the real estate search in Google Base.
Shimon Sandler discovered that Google was testing a new real estate service when entering certain related search queries. An additional option allowed searching for house with parameters like location, price, bedrooms, bathrooms, etc. From there you can show the results via Google Maps with the listings on the left, with photos of the property if available. Since Shimon posted, it appears the beta is not available anymore, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Google is testing this on a few select data servers.
Zillow and Real Estate ABC might have something to be worried about, as well as some more traditional competitors in this space.
I know far too well how frustrating shopping for a house online can be. Services like realtor.com always lag behind the market, and you’ll find different pictures and info from the realtor sites, not to mention FSBO sites. Any competition in this space is very welcome, so that hopefully one day I can go to one site and see everything for sale and recently sold in the area, including all realtors and FSBO homes.
the true breakthrough in online real estate is still yet to come. not just better site functionality, but an alternative to the entirely contrived and utterly redundant imposition of the MLS and the “home purchase tax” it represents. now you can chime in and tell me “hey! realtors add value!”…fine, i am not telling them to go out of business, i am just requesting a free and open alternative. there is a huge opportunity for someone big enough, someone who can make a market literally overnight, to dramatically impact what many pople rightly observe to be a deeply flawed cartel-like market.
the true breakthrough in online real estate is still yet to come. not just better site functionality, but an alternative to the entirely contrived and utterly redundant imposition of the MLS and the “home purchase tax” it represents. now you can chime in and tell me “hey! realtors add value!”…fine, i am not telling them to go out of business, i am just requesting a free and open alternative. there is a huge opportunity for someone big enough, someone who can make a market literally overnight, to dramatically impact what many pople rightly observe to be a deeply flawed cartel-like scenario.
this is part of google base (http://www.google.com/base/). you get a similar
interface when searching for cars. and you can post your own items. - jnu
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You say “so that hopefully one day I can go to one site and see everything for sale and recently sold in the area, including all realtors and FSBO homes.” That day is now. Check out wikibroker.com. Go to Tallahasseee, Florida.
I would have to say this is a good move for Google. I think they are a little slow getting to this point. I know that it is a fairly new idea, the combining of other websites real estate data and bringing it into one place, but as far as the mapping goes, thats been done many times before. Look at http://www.emongoo.com for example, you can actually list your property 100% free. You get up to 20 photos, detailed description and even a free ‘For Sale’ sign (with shipping and handling cost). I also noticed they have created an alternative to using a real estate agent, yet you still get the same services. Looks like an up and coming site.
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Any idea how can I integrate Google map to my website(listings). I saw some real estate websites using Google map on their listings.
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introduction:
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Anyway to integrate google map with my property listings ?
Thanks
If anyone’s in the New York area, interested in Rentals or “For Sale” condos, houses, do check out http://www.urbanregistry.com. We certainly have a long way to go; the beta went live just last month. You’ll see several thousand listings of which some may have expired but please be patient while we iron out these issues. Hope you meet with success through the site. Thanks, Ajaxian.
I would like to know if it is possible to integrate Google Map with my real estate website…
“Danny Sullivan, of the Search Engine Watch, commented over at the Internet Stock Blog that this is really just Google Base integrated with Maps to produce a vertical search across real estate.”
Thanks
Tracy
Is it possible this only works in the US? In Canada, I don’t get the header you get on the screenshot .
I like this idea a lot. Do you think it could work with a site like this: http://sandiegodiscountrealestate.com/
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Where most real estate websites do wrong is that they ask the user to use sooooo many parameters. The most important thing for most poeple is HOW MUCH they are wil to spend, be it sales or rentals.
A good website that avoids this time wasting process of getting the user to fill out parameters (no. rooms, size, swimming pool, etc) is http://www.property-bangkok.com. This goes straight to the point of HOW MUCH, and then allows users to enjoy browsing various properties straight away.
Yes , indeed far too many sites use lots of parameters which put off clients who may not be sure what there looking for. This is the same principle we use at http://www.soho-properties.com
I agree, its about taking the data that is already out there, and allowing people to add further data points to it. Then create an amazing interface to the entire thing.
That is what we’ve tried to create at nextwavelistings.com but again, how do you get the real estate agents to see the value in it, and switch away from or help offset the restricted and locked down MLS systems?
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It’s difficult to find a real estate website that keeps their website regularly updated. The best websites are those that provide a time limit for the properties, so they automatically get removed from the website unless someone is prompt to continue the advert.
It would be good if Google Earth gave clearer images of non-city areas. Google Earth is a great tool for real estate, but as soon as you get outside of the city the image is too blurred.
Indeed google earth needs clearer images of non city areas !
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Google is nice they have the maps and the easy search. But I will want real estate content like I’ve never seen before.
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The Problem with using Google Maps is that the street names are in the local language, so for example in Thailand all the street names are written in Thai, which doesn’t help much when most of your clients are English speakers.
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