There’s about a month left before the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit becomes a thing of the past, and – perhaps like many individuals – Google’s not going to let this opportunity slip away. The search giant’s upgraded Google Maps’s real estate options in several different ways.
Did you forget that Google Maps can be used to research real estate? Well, that’s one problem that’s been addressed. A post on the LatLong Blog announced, “First of all, we’ve made it easier to find real estate listings. Now, you can simply select ‘Real Estate’ from the ‘More’ button on the top right of any Google Map to discover listings. From there, it’s a simple matter to refine your search using the left hand panel – price, bedrooms, bathrooms, and so on.”
Then Google threw a bone to people who haven’t quite saved up a down payment, as the post continued, “We’ve also added the ability to search for rental listings in the US.”
Finally, so that either buyers or renters can figure out whether they’d be moving in next to a charming old movie theater or a hospital with a helipad, icons show “the names and location of businesses and prominent features of the neighborhood.”
This represents a nice round of upgrades that should mesh well with the mortgage comparison ads Google recently introduced.
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