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 BlueRoof.com
Coverage: Utah
Coolest features: Use sliders at left of zoomable map (also available in satellite and hybrid views) to quickly adjust sought price, square feet, number of bedrooms and baths, garage size, lot size, and year built.
Estately.com
Coverage: Washington state
Coolest features: Registered users can used saved searches to quickly view the newest homes on each and see updated statistics, subscribe to RSS feeds for those searches, leave notes about listings for viewing again later, and click on a button to request a date and time for a showing.
HawaiiLife.com
Coverage: Hawaii's five islands
Coolest features: Registered users can used saved searches to quickly view the newest homes on each and see updated statistics, subscribe to RSS feeds for those searches, leave notes about listings for viewing again later, and click on a button to request a date and time for a showing.
Coolest features: Scroll over properties to see locations highlighted on the map at right (also available in satellite and hybrid views), and then as you drag to a new location on the map, the search is automatically updated, if you wish (during which time a "searching (Haiwaiian time) relax" note pops up).
Homescopes.com
Coverage: Northern California
Coolest features: On this site, which brings together the blogs of seven local real estate experts (whose own sites have listings), you can see, at a glance, which bloggers are currently online for immediate interaction.
John L. Scott
Coverage: Idaho, Oregon and Washington
Coolest features: The interactive map's Neighborhood Wizard allows you to see properties for sale within a designated neighborhood (boundaries drawn by you), and then save the search for later.
Sawbuck Realty
Coverage: Maryland, the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia, Eastern West Virginia and Southern Pennsylvania.
Coolest features: Searches using interactive map, which has sliders for multiple criteria, can be saved and linked to, and specific properties can be rated with one to four stars for a later reminder. In addition, listing details offer a bird's-eye view of the property.
Streeteasy.com
Coverage: New York City.
Coolest features: It's in the details. The site contains detailed listing information, statistical snapshots, a new development directory, recent recorded sales, school information and an active discussion forum.
Windermere.com
Coverage: Nine western states and British Columbia, Canada.
Coolest features: The Open House tool allows you to set parameters such as geographic area and preferred open house dates, and then interacts with the site's PropertyPoint interactive map to display up to 100 open house matches, which can be narrowed down with additional search criteria; desired listings can be "clipped" and saved, or printed out as a flier.
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