Trulia First to Go Google Street View

By NikNik · April 8, 2008

Not since the acquisition of Rudy Bachraty, has the Trulia team unleashed such “coolness” in the real estate community! As of today, Trulia is the first national real estate search Website to incorporate Google’s Street View technology.

Google’s Street View mapping is a phenomenal tool for real estate agents. With it, agents and consumers can view a property up close at street view level, walk or drive past the property and surrounding neighborhood, and even check out the yard and other attributes of the lot. For those agents specializing in relocation, this is obviously a powerful resource for learning about a new area. Rudy, Trulia’s Social Media Guru, adds, “Besides zooming in on the minute details of the exterior of the house, now you can actually take a peek at the neighborhood too. It’s the next best thing to being there.”

Now buyers can arm themselves with “real living” information.

A concerned parent can map a child’s walk to the nearby school.

A commuter can find out more about road conditions and traffic patterns.

An iced mocha addict (like myself) can locate all the nearest Starbucks to maximize her caffeine intake.

Oh the possibilities! This new feature is available now in more than 30 U.S. cities and the images on Trulia are being updated real-time as more locations are added. To check out this great technology for yourself, visit Trulia.

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11 Responses to “Trulia First to Go Google Street View”

Hi! I'm Rudy from Trulia. NikNik Rocks! on April 9th, 2008 8:16 am

Hi Nik!

Thanks so much for the awesome coverage. I love the examples you provided as well as your point about Relos. This is the ideal real estate application for those who are relocating. It gives them an opportunity to get a better view of the homes surroundings as well as the neighborhood from the comfort of their home. It’s all about adding value to the consumers search experience.

Thanks again Nik! See you in SF…..

Rudy
Social Media Guru at Trulia

Anon on April 9th, 2008 8:32 am

Actually, Trulia is about two weeks late to the party.

Reggie covered Realbird here: http://www.mytechopinion.com/2008/03/realbird-integrates-with-street-view-api.html

Diverse Solutions implemented it as well:
http://www.diversesolutions.com/blog/2008/03/28/now-available-in-dssearchagent-idx-google-street-view/

NikNik on April 9th, 2008 11:58 am

Well, Rudy…you and the rest of the Trulia team are making it easy to support your efforts!

I’m loving the new TruView! I’m fortunate enough to be one of the cities that already has Street View.

I’m currently thinking about moving up…but it’s REALLY dificult to shop homes with 2 excitable toddlers. Especially when I turn around and they are hanging from a stranger’s chandelier. So, I’ve been using Trulia’s Street View to seach and look at homes from the comfort of my home office. What a breeze! And now the kiddies only hang from my chandelier!

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NikNik on April 9th, 2008 7:54 pm

Hi Anon! I realize that since I linked to Reggie’s article. I was referring to Trulia as the first national real estate Search Website to integrate Street View.

But thanks for adding the links and keeping me in check…not many peeps can do the later.

Brad Nix on April 13th, 2008 7:58 am

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Reggie on April 13th, 2008 8:38 am

Thanks Brad! That means a lot from you! We are really having fun over here.

Reggie

Go Go Google Street View « The YOU Factor - Technology, Marketing and Branding 2.0 on April 14th, 2008 11:46 am

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Matt Dollinger on April 15th, 2008 10:04 am

Hey Nik,

thanks for the blog love back to you. I have a number of agents that have incorporated this into a whole google mashup for their clients especially when they are doing neighborhood tours in cities like Chicago with different pockets. As I said in my blog, I would caution anyone linking directly to it as in chicago the addresses can be “half a bubble off” but as far as getting the lay of the land, I think it’s perfect. Have you guys checked out WalkScore too?

Overland Park Real Estate on April 19th, 2008 10:22 pm

This is a great feature that Trulia added to the listings on its site. It is the first time I have seen Street View used on a national site. Congrats to Trulia for being one step ahead.