
By The Tim on January 15, 2010
A couple of readers alerted me to an interesting feature that has been added sometime recently to Google’s financial tools, the Google Real Estate Index. Obviously like most of the statistics provided by Google, this index tracks searches. Here is their description:
The Google Real Estate Index tracks queries related to “real estate, mortgage, [...]
Posted in Statistics | Tagged bottom-calling, Case-Shiller, Google, Statistics
By The Tim on August 10, 2009
Here’s another update on the Seattle Bubble interactive stalled / slow development map.
In the month and a half since the launch of the map, readers have contributed 76 stalled and/or slowed residential developments in the greater Seattle area. The Bothell area still has the largest representation, and even months after starting the map, I [...]
Posted in Features | Tagged construction, Google, maps
By The Tim on August 6, 2009
I’ve known about Google’s foray into real estate search for some time now, but since the feature set pales in comparison to the offerings over at Redfin and Estately, I haven’t really spent much time with it.
However, today I learned of an interesting feature that Google seems to do a much better job at than [...]
Posted in News | Tagged foreclosures, Google, maps
By The Tim on July 9, 2009
Just a quick update on the Seattle Bubble interactive stalled / slow development map.
So far readers have contributed 48 stalled and/or slowed residential developments in the greater Seattle area. The greatest concentration by far is in the Bothell area, which may be due primarily to the fact that that’s where a few especially prolific [...]
Posted in Features, News | Tagged builders, construction, foreclosures, Google, maps, Pryne, Seattle_Times
By The Tim on June 23, 2009
With the housing downturn in full swing, it’s interesting how many housing developments have slowed to a near stop or stalled completely. I’ve begun mapping out some of these fallow construction sites in the areas that I frequent (north King / south Snohomish), and I thought it would be interesting to open the process [...]
Posted in Features | Tagged builders, construction, Google, maps
By The Tim on December 22, 2006
This is your open thread for today. Please post random links and off-topic discussions here.
Here’s a fun thing I discovered yesterday. Check out the results of a Google search for It’s a Priority. Nice!
Posted in Open Thread | Tagged Google, open_thread
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