Aug 31st 2010 12:30PM
Google may know where you live, but if you're in the market for low-income housing, they also might hold the keys. The all-seeing search behemoth is revving up its philanthropic efforts to create an $86-million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) fund. The fund will subsidize the construction and operation of 480... Continue Reading »
Aug 19th 2010 4:50PM
In a rare admission that their mapping service is more voyeurism than cartography, Google has announced that select residents in Germany will have the opportunity to have their homes blocked from the company's street-view service. The opt-out function will be available to residents in 20 German cities until Sept. 15. For... Continue Reading »
May 28th 2010 9:30AM
This may come as a shock, but when you are apartment hunting ads on the Internet might occasionally be a little misleading. Go figure. I am just amazed that someone would lie about what they really have to offer in a Craigslist ad. (So amazed, in fact, that I even write a regular feature for RentedSpaces on creepy,... Continue Reading »
Jan 22nd 2010 9:00AM
Sure, you've used the Google Maps Street View feature to scope out potential rental digs, and who among us hasn't zoomed in on a neighbor's house in hopes of catching a voyeuristic peek? But users poking around for street-level views of Oklahoma City's Gatewood Avenue get a bit of a surreal surprise: Wayne Coyne - avant... Continue Reading »
Oct 30th 2009 5:30PM
Now you can search GoogleMaps for apartments, homes for sale and foreclosures, using the "More" tab. Google shows 206K results for rentals in New York City, which appears to include more than just the island of Manhattan. Our search for New York City Rentals on RentedSpaces shows about 70K-but that should be strictly... Continue Reading »
