Google Maps: now with real estate listings

How do you search for real estate listings on the Web? Do you use a specific realty company's website, Craigslist, Zillow, or Trulia? Well, now you can use Google Maps to search real estate listings all over the world. They're just rolled out this feature today, and I'm already impressed. Search options include the traditional number of bedrooms, price, and square footage along with a checkbox for foreclosure listings (this seems to be available only in the States at this time).

In order to get to the Google Maps real estate listings, navigate first to Google Maps and type in a location you're interested in, say, San Francisco, California. You'll see a link on the top left hand side that looks like this: Clicking on that link takes you directly to Google's real estate listings, which they pull in from various real estate listing sites, MLS services, and other real estate services. As already mentioned, Google does make it possible for you to browse real estate listings all over the world, which is VERY handy. Here's an example from Tokyo, Japan:

And Berlin, Germany:

Heck, you can even search Finland, Brazil, New Zealand, or Saudi Arabia. Definitely a useful resource!

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