May
22nd
Poly9, Qc city, map experts since 2005 are launching the Mapspread public beta today!
Spreadsheets importation, online managing, multi-user sharing and easy publication around the web, the feature list is pretty impressive!
You can sign up for free for a limited time as a beta tester right here »
Have you tried it? I’d like to have your opinion about it and any idea how it could be used at ByTheOwner, thanks!
Oct
1st
We’re launching today a new tool that will help you find the best property according to it’s location and the places you visit everyday!
Developed for a BleuBlancRouge ad campaign targetting the Montreal QC market, this new feature will be available to all Canadian customers in the search results. They will be able to calculate the distance between different addresses and the homes available on ByTheOwner.com
Why such a tool? Isn’t it interesting, and even essential, to know the distance between your future home and your office? Your child’s daycare? Mom’s home? That sure is a big factor that you need to consider. Even more with the gas prices these days!
Built using the Google Maps geocoding technology, this tool was developed pretty quickly during last weeks, so if you encounter any problems, or have suggestions, we’d like to know! Leave us comments using the box below so we can make this feature something you’ll enjoy using in your search!
Thanks!
Frédérick Dubois, Programmer
ByTheOwner.com / DuProprio.com
Feb
21st
The tool allowing homeowners to display pins on the map next to the homes for sale, in order to “sell their neighborhood” is a freakin’ success! More than 1500 pins were added on the map in various areas of Canada!
This success however created a problem in some areas where it was too popular. That’s why we’ve implemented a new fonction in the map search. A on/off “NEIGHBORHOOD” button is now available on top of the map, allowing the visitors to hide or show the neighborhood pins.
Here’s an example :
Nov
9th
When you’re looking for a new home, you are searching for a house. But you’re also searching for a place where you’ll feel great and which will correspond to your lifestyle. So we’ve decided to develop a new tool that will allow our customers to “sell their neighborhood” to potential buyers!
In their online account, our clients have access to a new web page where they’ll be able to describe places of interest around their home. Schools, restaurants, parks, hospitals… It can be anything, as long as you feel like it is part of the reason why you love your area. You can see below for instructions on how to use this new tool.
The items saved by the private home sellers will be displayed to the website’s visitors in the map search interface. Arrow markers will show up next to the other markers. Clicking on those markers will open an info window with all the information entered by the home owner.
How to add my places of interest on the map ?
Here’s a little tutorial guiding you through the basic steps of adding neighborhood markers on the map :
- Take a walk down the street and take some pictures of the cool places around; (640×480 would be perfect);
- In your ByTheOwner account, click on the Your Neighborhood button;
- Optional : Fill in the address fields, the map will then position a marker automatically;
- Click on the map to make sure the marker is on the right spot;
- Type in a brief description that will communicate your passion for your neighborhood to potential buyers;
- Click the “Add” button. Voilà!
Note that you’ll be able to complete and modify the description later. Now, let’s see how to add your pictures :
- Click on the “Browse” button;
- Go get the picture on your computer and click “Open”;
- Press the “Go” button;
- You can select your pictures order by dragging them (if you have more than one, eh!);
So… where is Canada’s coolest city?
