I just got a pre-release bulletin today about Realtor.com's new "Find A Neighborhood" tool that will be announced at NAR next week. The link to it is:
http://neighborhoods.realtor.com/
The announcement stated that they will be launching with data for 34 areas. So far, it seems to pack in a lot of data that you can get in pieces on different sites. They make extensive use of Microsoft Virtual Earth throughout the different features. In Atlanta, one of the listed neighborhoods is Berkeley Lake in the Norcross area, which I will use for my feature links.
Heat Maps. Realtor.com has used the overlay method on Virtual Earth. Like this one that covers average home price
School Info. Realtor.com has partnered with GreatSchools to provide some ratings on schools. They even integrate the parent reviews feed from their site.
Active Listings. Of course you knew they would integrate the listings feed into this.
Crime Data. Ah the one statistic you love to hate. Be prepared now that your buyers can see the house they are interested in is specifically shaded a different color than the surrounding area.
I could keep showing, but go check it out for yourself because... you know your home buyers (and home sellers) will be...
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