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David K. Israel
Really Real Estate
by David K. Israel - July 18, 2006 - 11:41 AM

Shopping for a house as market prices start to dip? Thinking about moving cross-country? Maybe you just love aerial photographs? Or have a secret voyeuristic side? If you raised an eyebrow and nodded yes to any of those questions, you have to have to check out Richard Barton’s (he founded Expedia – sing it with me: “dot com”) new site: Zillow.

For fun, just click on the Map & Search tab, pick a city, and start zooming in. Once you get into a neighborhood, click the “Hybrid” tab and start snooping around someone’s property! It’s fun, it’s exhilarating, it’s possibly illegal?

Apparently not. With 75 employees and $32 million invested, I doubt Mr. Barton is breaking any privacy laws here. For more info, check out Silicon Beat’s article, and happy house peeping, er hunting.

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  1. Yeesh. That was fun, until I did my own neighborhood and realized that (A) the window I am sitting by right now is clearly visible to the entire world and (B) I will not be able to afford to buy a house in this neighborhood until I am dead.

    posted by Mary on 7-18-2006 at 11:53 am

  2. What an insane site! I never realized what a real-estate voyeur I am.

    posted by Mangesh on 7-18-2006 at 11:58 am

  3. Mary, I’m looking at you now… where did you get that awesome blouse? Comfy, yet stylish.

    posted by David on 7-18-2006 at 12:29 pm

  4. This map and search thing was soo cool, found my house and some friends houses to, so coooooooool.

    posted by Jodie Sasse on 7-19-2006 at 3:57 pm

  5. Array

    posted by VFEYNE4 on 5-3-2007 at 12:02 pm

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