Nestoria.com.au is the ‘new kid’ on the real estate block – they are a vertical search engine that has been launched not too long ago (March 2010) in Australia. Back home in the UK they are very popular (in fact I’ve read that they are the 4th most popular real estate search).
But with Domain.com and Realestate.com.au, why do we need Nestoria? What makes them different is that they are a search engine – not a portal. This means that you can expect to find property listings through them, which they aggregate from many different sources, including Domain.com. One thing you won’t find there is the real estate ads, so less distraction for you. The search is also supposed to be very convenient and fast and all the properties are pinpointed on the map.
Their front page looks very similar to Google, most of it is blank and there is just the search box in the middle. Type the name of the suburb you’re after in it, hit Enter – and there you go, lots of property listings on the left and the map is on the right. Nestoria also displays all the schools, shops, post offices etc on the map – a very handy feature, and of course you have full control over it and the ability to turn it on and off.
I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Kat, the person behind Nestoria blog, and the outcome of this was my interview – read it here. For someone who is mostly focused on the technology, rather than on real estate market, Kat asked me some interesting questions! Take for example this one:
“What would you say are the main problems facing people wanting to buy property in Australia at the moment?”
So if you’re interested to learn some more about Aussie real estate market – and about my take on it – head over to Nestoria blog. Happy reading!
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