Real estate listing mapper

For people who want to peek into what's on the market - or love to know what homes in their neighbourhood are selling for -  Zoocasa, a new Canadian real estate mapping site, offers hours of amusement.

The site plots out data - gleaned from listings and agent and broker feeds, so it's not a totally comprehensive list - on an interactive Google map, from where you can click, zoom and snoop to your heart's content.

You can search by clicking (which could take a very long time), address, neighbourhood or city, and get the lowdown on schools, shops and hospitals in the area. One click on a property tab will call up all the property details from the original listing.

I spent more than a few hours browsing this site this week, first hunting for my dream home, then for something I could afford, then for the most expensive homes ... and so on. If you can dream up a criteria, you can probably filter the search.

The site's not a broker, so it won't help you actually make a purchase,  but it's a good place to get a sample of what's on the market, the average prices and what's going on in the neighbourhood.

Comments

[Lyle Shaw]

Hi,

As one of the owners of Canada's FSBO or For Sale By Owner sites "www.homesbyownercanada.ca", I would like to see a service that helps not only "Big Business", but also small business and consumers by not limiting the service to Realtors and Agencies only.
It would be nice, considering the economic times we are in, to see the average Canadian who chooses a "no fee" listing service to save the considerable Real Estate commission charges, to be able to benefit from this service in displaying their homes as well!
What do you think?

Regards,

Lyle Shaw