Go Go Google Street View April 14, 2008
Posted by mattdollinger in Cool Technology, Using This Technology.Tags: google, marketing, real estate, street view, technology
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Ok… so if you DO happen to live in the dark ages (or under a rock for that matter) Google has released it’s creepiest (and one of the coolest) features yet. Google Street View. For those of you that have used, feared, or viewed this incredible program, and work in the Real Estate Industry, your first question was probably, “When is this going to make it into the Real Estate World?” Well, the question has been answered and Trulia is the answer.
Now with the power of Google Street View, home searchers can actually take a tour of their potential neighborhoods and streets without leaving their computers (sounds like a lot of lost productivity at work!).
The pros: This would rank an 11 on my creepy-cool scale.
The cons: The addresses aren’t 100% accurate and you’ll end up looking at the convenient store instead of the condo next door.
Needless to say the race is on for the implementation of this kickazz technology, but the address thing keeps it grounded.
(Suggestion?) I might actually incorporate this more into a “neighborhood tour?” rather than “look at this listing from the street.” Read the whole article from My Tech Opinion here. http://www.mytechopinion.com/2008/04/trulia-first-to-go-google-street-view.html
There’s nothing that gives me more pleasure than checking out my neighbor’s yard using Google Street View. Okay….there are a few other things…but this is so cool!
I can see this mapping technology utilized in listing presentations, broker’s tours, property showings, and of course, when marketing the home. It won’t be long now before Google Street View is the standard mapping feature on most RE blogs, Websites, and single property sites.
Great article….thanks for the link love!