Google Maps to List Hot Properties

Google is launching a property-listing tool on its mapping service that will link flag up properties for sale and allow users to click through to estate agents’ websites. The service will feature free property listings provided by estate agents and publishers, which will upload their details to Google’s database.

The move means Google Maps could challenge online property companies such as Craigslist and Findaproperty, which generate revenue from classified advertising…read the rest at Brand Republic.