Comments on: domain.com.au and realestate.com.au upgrade mapping!

By: Ann of Grange Qld

Ann of Grange Qld — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:22:42 +0000

Am probably in the wrong place for this, I am trying to find out how Google decides what streets to mark yellow on its street maps. My street Southerden Avenue Grange (Brisbane) is marked in yellow, but it is not a through road to anywhere nor is it a bus route. Days Road continues the bus route and most of the traffic around Progress Parade and out onto Raymont Road and is just shown as a suburban street. Can this be corrected if it is a mapping error? If anyone can direct me to someone who would be in the slightest bit interested please do.

By: David Tan

David Tan — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:11:43 +0000

Well, this site is coming and it blows Domain and realestate out of the water.

http://www.realmap.com.au

By: Paul Krayven

Paul Krayven — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:33:55 +0000

I personally think it’s criminal selling sold data back to the agents that provide you with data in the first place so I commend realestate.com.au for providing this freely.

By: Simon Baker

Simon Baker — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:00:25 +0000

Peter

Interesting reading as usual. I would like to point out that at this point in time realestate.com.au has no plans to sell sold data to consumers. We do offer on the site, as an advertising only arrangement, data reports from RP Data but that is all. These reports are not prepared by realestate.com.au.

I would also like to point out that sold data is available on the site in the sold data section.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:29:54 +0000

Phil, thanks for the heads up, now fixed….

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 04:40:43 +0000

you link goes to realmap.com not .au

By: Guy

Guy — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 02:24:48 +0000

There are sold prices in there Peter but it is dependent on agents providing that info.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 02:00:40 +0000

Guy, does any of this data actually provide sold prices? Or just recent sales?

By: Guy

Guy — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 01:23:35 +0000

Interesting article thanks Peter.

I feel obliged though to point out that realestate.com.au also has sold property data freely available:
http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin/rsearch?a=bhp&t=sol

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 00:48:49 +0000

Hi Carey, I know Domain.com.au were first to introduce this from the major portals perspective.

I have no shares in realestate.com.au and none in any of the major portals.

However my point was the scolling list of properties in a certain area, which domain.com.au do not do. I thought it was a good initiative, however if I sound like I am favouring realestate.com.au over domain.com.au I can assure you I am not…..

In fact from an agents point of view it is important that domain.com.au remain a strong and vibrant competitor…and in my humble opinion they are slipping.

Please feel free to comment again and thank you. I have been wrong many times before and will be many times again, however if I am wrong I will correct any mistake I have made that is brought to my attention.

again thank you for your comments…..