Egyptian Real Estate on Google Maps

Betak Online is an Egyptian real estate website that allows users to search for properties with the help of Google Maps.

 It is possible to search for real estate by city, by type of property and by zone. The locations for each search are displayed on the map and also given in list form beneath the map.

If you click on a property's marker on the map you can view a description of the property and click though to get the full details.

Trulia's New Commute Time Maps

Trulia Local has today added a new feature that allows users to check out commute times in a number of U.S. cities.

Using the map house hunters can now check out how long it takes to commute to or from any location by public transit or by car. For example you can center the map on your place of work and find out all the areas within your choice of commute time.

A slider tool allows the user to adjust the time of the commute and it is possible to select either driving on public transit times. You can drag and drop the map marker to set the center point of your commute time request.

Visiting the Country Club with Google Maps

The Martis Camp near Lake Tahoe has released a nice Martis Camp Life map of the camp using custom map tiles. The map shows the location of available property and lots for sale at the camp.

The map was created for the camp by web developers seesiterun. The map is fully integrated with WordPress which means that the map markers and the information windows can be easily updated by the client, who can simply use the WordPress posting format to update the map markers and information.

Search for Properties Near Your Friends

A new website allows you to search for real-estate properties in the areas where your friends are most socially active.

UK classified search engine Adzuna's interesting new approach to real-estate search mapping, Friend Map, allows users to connect a real-estate listings Google Map with their Facebook account.

The map shows the location of properties for sale and rent and also allows users to see where their friends live and check-in. The map shows the check-in data for the past year of a user's Facebook friends and also provides links to search for properties in different locations.

Using the map you can determine the areas where you friends live and play and, if you want, search for properties in those areas.

Via: The Next Web

Vacation Rentals on Google Maps

Rentmix helps users find short-term vacation rentals from Airbnb, HomeAway and Flipkey.

Users can search for short-term rentals by location, price, number of bedrooms and by date. The results of a search are then displayed on a Google Map. If you select a property by clicking on its map marker you can then view photographs of the property and click through to view further details and booking information.

Toronto for Rent on Google Maps

Mapitat is a great Google Map's based application for finding properties to rent in Toronto.

Mapitat allows you to search for properties by price range and by number of bedrooms. You can also filter the results to show only properties that meet your requirement of amenities (for example, laundry, A/C, parking etc).

A really nice touch is the 'Add to Favorites' feature. If you add a property to your favorites list then its map marker is changed from green to red. This allows you to bookmark interesting properties as you search the map and helps you easily find them again when you want to go back and check the details on a property.

Apartment Searching with Google Maps

Apartment List is a new real estate search site that uses Google Maps to help you find a new apartment.

As well as letting you search for an apartment by location, price range and number of bedrooms Apartment List claims to be able to find you your perfect apartment by asking you a number of intriguing questions. For example, one of the questions is 'Do You Watch Dancing With Stars?'

As you continue to answer Apartment List's questions the application narrows down the apartments that it thinks are best for you. You can also connect to Apartment List with Facebook, which it claims will help improve your search results.

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Location, Location, Location

UK real estate website Rightmove has released a Google Maps search tool called Draw a Search.

The tool allows house hunters to draw an outline on a map to define an area that they wish to search for properties within. Once users have drawn their search area they can save it, for future searches. They can also receive e-mail alerts when properties that meet their criteria turn up within that defines area.

The tool really allows house hunters to search exactly the locations where they wish to live. For example, it allows users to define an area within a certain distance around their workplace, if commuting times are an important factor in their search.

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Indian Real Estate on Google Maps

PropertyFeast is a real estate search portal for properties for sale and rent across India.



PropertyFeast features Google Maps throughout the user experience. If a user browses for properties by location then they are shown a Google Map of India displaying the towns and cities with properties listed on PropertyFeast.



It is possible to search for a property by location, price and by type of property. The results of all searches feature a Google Map displaying the returned properties. Each individual property listing on PropertyFeast also features a map to show the property's exact location.



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New York Apartments on Google Maps

Renthop is a great rental apartment finder for New York. Using the Google Maps view it is possible to search for properties by the usual location, number of bedrooms and price filters.

Renthop, however, also includes a number of other useful search criteria. Rentop allows you to also search for properties that have no fee, a doorman, an elevator, a fitness center, a laundry in the building, a roof deck, cats allowed and dogs allowed.

If you are in the lucky position that you can actually afford to buy your own apartment in New York you can also use rentop's sister site realtyhop.

Renthop
Realtyhop

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A Google Map of House Price Reductions

Trulia: Price Reductions Map

Trulia has released a Google Map that can help in your search for a new home, helping you work out when house prices are likely to be reduced.

Trulia's Price Reduction Map presents house price change data from live non-foreclosure listings and tracks all price reductions from March 31, 2010 to March 31, 2011. Using Trulia's Google Map it is possible to search by zip-code for the average number of days a house is on the market in that area before sellers make their first reduction.

Using the map it is also possible to view the average price in an area that sellers normally cut by and the probability of a second price reduction within a zip-code area.

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Invest in Property with Help of Google Maps

Property Investment Map

If you are looking to develop your property investment portfolio in Australia then you should use this Google Map.

The map presents information on gross rental yields, capital gains, vendor discounts and top performing areas by suburb, for all of Australia (excluding ACT). It is also possible to view the overall trends for the last year or for the last five years.

Using the map investors can pinpoint suburbs with good rental yields and capital growth prospects. The Australian blog All things spatial says that the "Property Investment Map should be in the toolbox of not only investors but also anyone serious about purchasing a property."

Via: All things spatial

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How to Find Property Near the Best Schools

SchoolAndHousing.com

SchoolAndHousing.com combines real estate search with school API scores. The site allows you to search for the best schools in an area and then find properties for sale within the school's catchment area.

Using the SchoolAndHousing.com Google Map you can search for schools by address, zip code or API scores. Once you find a target school the boundary map of the school attendance area is displayed on the map. You can then search for homes within that area.

The returned properties are then displayed on the map and listed at the bottom of the page.

Via: Street View Funny

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Living in Toronto, Looking for a Condo

TheRedPin

TheRedPin is Toronto and the GTA's first one-stop condo destination, where condo buyers can find all project details, such as floor plans, amenities, model suites and more. On top of the project details, buyers also have access to a wealth of neighbourhood information, such as nearby schools and daycares, investment stats and neighbourhood amenities.

You can search for a condo using TheRedPin Google Map. You can search by location, price and by number of bed and bathrooms. TheRedPin also uses Google Maps to provide local amenity information as well as sales office directions for each condo project

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Toronto Google Maps Mashup Round-up

Toronto Star: Map of the Week - Car Ownership

This week's Toronto Star Google Maps mashup is a map that shows car ownership in the Greater Toronto Area (although the title of the map, 'GTA Car Ownership Map', did make me wonder if it was a map of people who owned stolen cars).

The map is a heat map of car ownership as a percentage of households, using data from the 2006 census. The Map of the Week blog has an interesting analysis of the data. The analysis show a correlation between car ownership and income. The map also show some correlation between good public transportation links and low car ownership.

Rent Compass

Rent Compass can help you find properties to rent in Toronto and other Canadian cities.

You can search for properties by price, property type and by location. The results of your search are handily displayed on a Google Map. The map uses different map markers to show whether the properties are houses for rent or apartments.

If you click on the 'more details' link in a property's map marker a lightbox style window opens with the full details. If you want to be able to search for rental properties whilst on the move Rent Compass is also available for the iPhone.

Bring My Own Wine
This Google Maps mashup shows the location of bring your own wine restaurants in Toronto.

If you click on a map marker you can get the address of the restaurant and the corkage fee. The restaurants are also listed under the map.

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Find a House in Ireland with Google Maps

MyHome.ie

MyHome.ie is a nicely designed Google Maps mashup to display property for sale in Ireland.

You can search the map for property by location, price, type of property and by the number of bedrooms. The returned results are then displayed on the map. If you click on a property's map marker you can view a photo and a brief description. The information window also contains a link to view the full details of the property.

MyHome.ie also allows you to search for rental and commercial property in Ireland. There is even a function to view overseas property, which shows properties on the market mainly in the south of France and northern Spain.

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Egyptian Property on Google Maps

Makanoo

Have you ever fancied an adobe des-res with a scenic view of the Giza Pyramids?

Well Makanoo might not be able to help with you with that but it can help you find a property to buy or rent elsewhere in Egypt. Makanoo uses Google Maps to help you find properties by location, type of property and price.

To search for a property just choose your location and price range and Makanoo will return the results on a Google Map. If you click on any of the returned map markers you can view photos of the property and find contact details to buy the property.

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Spanish Real Estate on Google Maps

Zangoa

Spanish website Zangoa uses Google Maps as the main portal to holiday rental properties in Spain.

From the main map page you can select to view rental properties on the map by location, price and type of property. The returned map markers all contain links to the main page on the selected property.

On the property dedicated pages you can also choose to view another Google Map of the property, this time with local points of interest displayed on the map as well. The points of interest include local restaurants and sporting and cultural activities.


Other Spanish Real Estate Maps

• Fotocasa.es
• Locamio
• Nestoria

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French Property Prices on Google Maps

French Property Prices Map

This Google Maps mashup from MeilleursAgents.com shows the relative price of properties in France. A heat map, based on the latest month's property prices from MeilleursAgents.com, shows where in France you can buy the most expensive and cheapest properties.

As well as the countrywide map you can view heat maps for major French cities, such as Paris, Marseille, Nice and Strasbourg. The map also features dynamic URL's so if you want to share the current map view you can just cut and paste the URL from your browser's address bar.

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Spanish Google Maps Mashups Roundup

Accessia

Accessia is a Google Maps based application that allows users to view and get directions to university campus buildings and events. The University of Murcia in Spain is the first campus to use the application but more Spanish universities are coming soon.

The map includes a customised and fully detailed campus street map overlay on top of the base Google Maps tiles. Users of the map can get directions to anywhere in the campus. The map includes options to view Street View, webcams and pictures.

The map includes the option to find any campus buildings. From the side panel you can get directions, locate any building on the campus or find details about the locations of upcoming events to be held at the campus.

Minube

Minube is a nicely designed Spanish language social travel community that enables users to plan trips and share their travel experiences.

Minube allows you to browse the recommendations of other travellers and benefit from their experience. You can then plan your own personalised guide for your journey. including the places you want to see, the restaurants where you eat and the places you want to stay. The site even lets you compare flight and hotel prices.

Minube uses Google Maps throughout the site to show the locations of recommended locations.

SendaCLM

SendaCLM is a route sharing site for the region of Castilla La Mancha in Spain.

Users of the site can use Google Maps to create or find hiking or cycling routes. Users can include photographs and videos in their created routes. Users can add comments to routes created by others.

The site has plans to add kml and GPS downloading of routes in the future.

Barcelona Research and Innovation Map
The Barcelona Research and Innovation Map is a Google Map of all research institutions, research centres, technological centres, scientific-technical facilities, research and technology parks in Barcelona and its metropolitan area.

The map allows you to search its database by type of institution, by geographic area or by tags. All results are shown on the map and also listed by name. If you know of a research location that is missing you can add it to the map.

Locamio
Locamio is a free real estate listings site for Spain integrated with Google Maps. You can search for properties on the map by location and type of property.

The site includes Street Views of properties. Locamio also has its own Google Earth Layer and its listings are published in Google Base.


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