Find a Property in France with Google Maps

Ever since the very first Google Maps mashup HousingMaps there have been many real-estate applications built with the Google Maps API.

Affidata.co.uk however is the first Estate Agent (Realtor) locator I have seen. The application allows users to find English speaking real-estate agents in France.

It is possible to search the map by location and to set a radius within which to search. Once the English speaking agents are added to the map it is possible to click the map markers to open an information window with the name, address, telephone and the website of the agent.

Commercial Real Estate on Google Maps

42 Floors is a nicely designed commercial real-estate Google Map.

Using the map it is possible to search for commercial properties by location, price and by size. Two slider controls allow the user to select the square feet and price range that they are interested in and the resulting properties are displayed on the map.

If the user clicks on a map marker they can get the full details about the property and even view it on Street View.

Trulia Local - Intelligent Real Estate Search

Trulia, the on-line real-estate website, has long been a pioneer in its use of the Google Maps API.


Last year Trulia released a Price Reductions Map that allows house hunters to view a heat map showing the average number of days a listing is on the market before sellers make their first price reductions.


Now Trulia has released Trulia Local.Trulia Local allows users to search for properties alongside local information, such as schools, restaurants, banks and stores. House hunters can also use Trulia Local to view a heat map of local crime. The heat map shows areas of high and low crime and also maps individual crime reports.

Real-Estate Heat Map

Real-estate website Zoopla has created a heat-map of UK property prices.

The Google Map provides a quick overview of where properties are affordable and where houses are more expensive. For example if you zoom in on London, you can see a distinct pattern of expensive property in the commuter belt around the capital.


Zoopla: UK Property Heat Map

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Bulgarian Real Estate on Google Maps

Cheap Bulgarian House

If you are looking for property in Bulgaria then Cheap Bulgarian House is a good place to start.

The site uses Google Maps to display a large number of properties for sale or rent in Bulgaria. It is possible to search the map by price range, by type of property, by location and by the size of the property you want.

Properties from Bulgaria

This Google Maps mashup shows properties for sale or rent in the major Bulgarian towns.

The map sidebar provides quick links to view properties in specific towns. Underneath the map it is possible to select which types of property you wish to view.

Each information window includes a photo of the property and a link to more details.

Varna Plan

Varna Plan is a Google Maps mash-up for the Varna area in Bulgaria. Thanks to the map's impressive area polygon selection search engine it is possible to view an incredible amount of data about Varna on the map.

The map displays commercial, rental and residential property for sale in Varna. It is also possible to view from a large selection of tourist related layers.

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Compare Your Rent on Google Maps

Rentometer

Rentometer lets you find out very quickly if you are paying too much in rent. Just enter your address and how much you are paying in rent and Rentometer will tell you if you have a good deal or if you are paying over the odds.

The results of your search are returned in the shape of a cost dial, that compares how much you are paying in rent with rented properties around you.

Your rental accommodation is also shown on a Google Map alongside other rentals nearby. The green map markers show properties that are cheap, yellow markers show moderate priced units and the red markers show high rentals.

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German Real-Estate on Google Maps

Munichmap

This Google Map application lets you search for real-estate in the German city of Munich.

It is possible to search the map for properties by location, by price and by number of rooms. To help you in your search for a new home the map also allows you to view nearby points of interest in a large number of categories.

You can view public transportation lines and stations and also find the nearby restaurants, bars, cafes and museums etc.

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Vilnius Property on Google Maps

NT paieška

NT paieška is a nicely designed Google Maps mashup to search for real-estate in Lithuania.

Using the site it is possible to search for property in Lithuania by location, price and by the number of rooms. The search facility includes a handy slide-bar function that allows you to adjust the price range for your property search and for the number of rooms you are interested in.

The results of a property search are displayed on the map and listed in the map sidebar. If you mouse-over the results in the sidebar the location of the property is highlighted on the map. If you click on an individual property you will be taken to a page with the full details.

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Philippines Real-Estate on Google Maps

Haybol - Real Estate Search

Haybol is a Google Maps based real-estate search engine for the Philippines.

Using the site's simple search feature it is possible to search for property by location and find nearby homes on a Google Map. It is also possible to view the results of a search in list form. The map includes buttons to filter the returned search results by rent, foreclosure or sale.

If you click on an individual map marker you can read the full details for the selected property, including the price and the seller's contact details.

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Foreclosure for Google Maps Real Estate

Google Maps users in the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Japan until now have been able to search for real estate directly on Google Maps. However Google today announced that they are removing real estate results from Google Maps.

The search giant gives two main reasons behind the removal, low usage and the impending retirement of the Google Base API. Real estate will be discontinued on Google Maps on February 10, 2011.

Via: Google LatLong: Retiring real estate on Google Maps

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Viewing Foreclosures on Google Maps

Foreclosures in Detroit

For a long time in the United States you have been able to view real-estate for sale on Google Maps. When searching for property on Google Maps one of the options is to view 'Foreclosures'.

At the end of 2009, more than 13% of US homeowners were either delinquent or in foreclosure. This worrying fact is all too apparent when you use Google Maps to view foreclosures.

The Big Picture has been looking at a number of areas on Google Maps to assess the impact of the downturn on people's homes.

In 2008 USAToday also used the illustrative power of Google Maps and the public records of the foreclosures to highlight the impact the foreclosures are having on Denver.



Each of the houses that have been foreclosed is shaded red on the USAToday produced map.

Hat-tip: All things spatial

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New York's Worst Landlords Mapped

NYC's Worst Landlords Watchlist

I wish this Google Map had been around when I was still renting. It is one of the best examples of open data I have seen, allowing New Yorkers to check if a landlord has housing code violations before renting.

New York's Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has launched a campaign, called Watchlist, to identify, track, and hold accountable New York City’s most irresponsible landlords. The campaign includes a searchable database and a Google Map of landlords' outstanding housing code violations identified by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development.

Users can search the map by landlord name or by borough. Users can also use the map to report additional violations by a landlord or to report the resolving of a violation.

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Google Maps Adds UK Real Estate

Google have added real estate listings to Google Maps for the UK. Properties from Countrywide, Zoopla, Trinity Mirror, Property Pal and others can now be viewed on Google Maps in the UK by selecting 'Properties' from the 'More' button.



Using the new 'Properties' option users can search for properties by location, type of property, number of bedrooms and number of bathrooms. Google claims it already has several hundreds of thousands of properties listed in the UK.

If you are a UK based estate agent take a look at maps.google.co.uk/propertytools for information on how to have your property listings show up on Google Maps.

Via: Google LatLong

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US Home Prices on Google Maps

Trulia: National Home Prices Heat Map

Real Estate website Trulia provides a weekly heat map of home prices in the United States.

Trulia uses Google Maps to give users a quick view of the average listing price in every U.S. state. The tabs at the top of the map allow the user to switch between heat maps of the average listing price, the median sales price and Trulia popularity.

If you click on any of the states you can view the total number of homes for sale in the state and the average listing price. If you are interested in purchasing a new property at the moment then the cheapest prices are available in Ohio, but then that might be because it is a piano.

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