Google Expands Real Estate Search On Maps

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is expanding its real estate listings on Google Maps in a move that could pit it against existing listing sites and could also create additional tension with listing services. Starting Monday, users in Australia and New Zealand can search for available properties on Google Maps, according to the Google Australia blog. Two listing services in Australia are contributing the initial listings. A third group said it would not provide listings, telling Australian newspaperThe Age, “We are quite confident that we provide a better service than Google is offering.”..more