Google Maps now plots available properties for rent or for sale around Australia

Google Maps has added an official gadget/overlay that plots properties around Australia, both rentals and sales. It's a pretty awesome idea really.. give agents and owners the ability to provide all the available properties in a single place, while still linking to your listing for more details.

The benefits to the end user are that you can see everything in the area at once (in theory, if the agents/owners participate), and that you can check out the surrounding area via Street View, the general map, or even bring up other "Notable Locations" to check out where the nearest school is, train stations, etc. Brilliant.

You can add it to your Google Maps via the Gadgets Directory: http://maps.google.com.au/gadgets/directory?synd=mpl&cat=featured&backlink=http%3A%2F%2Fmaps.google.com.au%2Fmaps%2Fmm%3Fie%3DUTF8%26hl%3Den%26ll%3D-33.891009%2C151.179171%26spn%3D0.033629%2C0.054502%26z%3D14&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fig%2Fmodules%2Frealestate.xml

Screenshot of it in action:

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