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OpenStreetView – A New Alternative to StreetView

OpenStreetView – A New Alternative to StreetView

OpenStreetView recently launched (SearchEngineLand coverage). Real estate is a big vertical for Google Maps and StreetView. For the mapping geeks out there, you should take a look. If you’d like to learn more, here’s a presentation with more of the thinking/vision: For those interested in the mapping…

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Hoodline’s Neighborhood Kits for Your Website

Hoodline’s Neighborhood Kits for Your Website

I hadn’t seen Hoodline before; here’s their about page description: We want to be the go-to source for news about the places where you live, work and play. Restaurant openings, housing developments, retail news and more — whatever’s happening in your neighborhood, we’ll get the…

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Sources for Local Neighborhood Data

Sources for Local Neighborhood Data

A big part of a real estate professionals job is knowing your local area better than anyone else. Whether looking for blogging inspiration, researching a specific topic for a blog, or seeking answers for clients moving to the area — where do you research neighborhoods? It’s been quite awhile since I’ve…

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Mapping Your Cities’ Neighborhoods

Mapping Your Cities’ Neighborhoods

I came across myakronneighborhood.com via a retweet of this tweet from Gahlord. Having spent a fair amount of time thinking about neighborhoods while working at Zillow (see here, here, and here), this is an interesting approach. For the brokerages out there, perhaps you should consider…

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BlockAvenue Launches – Discover Neighborhoods Like Never Before

BlockAvenue Launches – Discover Neighborhoods Like Never Before

BlockAvenue launched to the world today. Their goal is build a comprehensive database of reviews for every city block in the country (and maybe world?). A pretty ambitious goal — but nothing worth doing is easy. At launch, most of their data is focused around…

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Zillow Adds Neighborhood Advice via Facebook Connect

Zillow Adds Neighborhood Advice via Facebook Connect

Zillow launched Neighborhood Advice. As a home buyer, Neighborhood Advice recommends which friends (via Facebook Connect) to ask about the particular neighborhood or city they are searching in. I would bet almost every single home buyer asks at least a few people — either online…

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