
Australian real estate agents wishing they had widgets like those available in the US and UK are in luck: pricefinder.com.au has just released a range of its own.

Since Google first began adding real estate listings to Google Maps in mid-2009, the world of online real estate has been monitoring the company’s every move. Each upgrade brought more speculation on how Google was planning to change things for property portals, real estate agents, and property hunters.
Now, we have a clearer idea of where Google is headed.

Australia’s leading property portal, realestate.com.au, is following in the footsteps of zillow.com and trulia.com with the launch of their new property review website Local Voices.

Research by godaddy.com, a domain name registrar, has revealed a sharp increase in the number of domain names registered after street addresses.

The Ad Network has just signed deals with real estate companies including LJ Hooker, Century 21, Laing+Simmons, First National and Richardson & Wrench to represent their websites to advertisers.

A new Australian website has surfaced that provides a link between print advertising and real estate on the mobile phone.

I’ve been working in and around the internet almost since the beginning of the dotcom boom. Between 2001 and 2008, I was the CEO and Managing Director of realestate.com.au and my most recent business venture is focussed on investing, innovating and consulting in the on-line realm.

Australian property portal aussiehome.com has picked up on the growing use of Web 2.0 technologies in real estate by running social media seminars for clients and associates.

Australia’s number two property portal, domain.com.au, has issued a challenge to market leader realestate.com.au by launching new search functionality and a new agent reported data platform.

REA Group owned realestate.com.au have announced a price freeze on residential agent subscriptions until 2010.