Showing posts with label google. Show all posts
Showing posts with label google. Show all posts

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Walk Score

An interesting website to rate whether a property is located close to amenities is WalkScore (update:  new link:   https://www.redfin.com/how-walk-score-works.  For each address, the site will give you a score between 1 and 100 as to walkability.  Using the StreetSmart Walkscore feature, you can see what routes to take and what types of facilities are nearby.  Here is an example for an apartment complex in Sherwood.  A generalisation: The higher the walk score, the better the location of the property.

Friday, January 8, 2010

Google Search - Shows Less Interest in Real Estate

Google Insights allows you to examine what people search for on Google. In the real estate category, Google shows that searches are down for 2009, particularly in December 2009. (Google shows that the peak month for searches for real estate in Queensland and Australia are January followed by September). December 2009 was worst on record.