I spend a lot of time downtown; eating, living and most importantly WORKING.  One of the great advantages that I can offer my clients is knowledge, and specifically in the downtown core.  Before even getting into the business I spent over 3 months building (what I thought at the time) “THE ULTIMATE GOOGLE MAP.” I had everything from condos to grocery stores and even side streets with free parking.  The map (which I still use) is a great tool that helps better inform my clients of the features and amenities located around their future home.  As I spread out to different parts of Toronto, I’m faced with the problem of creating similar maps for the rest of the city…that was until I stumbled across the ZOOCASA website.

In a nutshell, the website is a similar public version of the googlemaps I had created…except on steroids (actually unlike steroids, they’re perfectly legal).  These guys cover it all, from schools and daycares to gyms and bowling alleys!!  I was really impressed with the level of detail ZooCasa went into, especially with school info.  Just type in the neighbourhood you’re interested in researching and in seconds a list of schools pops up. They even have the Provincial Testing results (provided by the Fraser Institute).  BUT WAIT, it gets better.  Aside from area features and schools it also provides something that really caught my eye…LISTINGSSSS!  You can browse available homes/condos for sale in your search area and in a few clicks get tons of info on the property as well as options to contact the brokerage for more info. 

I was introduced to the site at a recent Real Estate Tech Meet Up where Saul Colt aka “Head of Magic” gave us a presentation of all of it features.  It sounded way too good to be true, so naturally a small voice spoke up in my head and said “sure this is great, but how much?”  The answer: Not $99 per year, not $29 per year…not even $5 per year.  It’s FREE! You don’t even have to log in to use its features (I did, simply to get the most out of the service).  One thing Saul openly admitted was that the site is still in its Beta stage and has tons of room to grow.  They’re a bunch of down to earth guys looking to improve the service. If you see something that you think needs to be changed, send them a quick email and let them know. Oh, and they also have a pretty cool blog so check that out as well. I give this site: 2 Real Estate Thumbs Up!!

For my “Across Canada” readers, check out their list of Cities… the service is Canada wide!! You can also find the link on my blogroll. After you’ve started your search online, and are ready to take the next step give me a call…i’d love to help!

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