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January 19, 2007

Home Search Update � Now with Schools

Buying a house is all about location, and proximity to good schools is one of the big factors in choosing where to live. Today we launched nationwide schools search on Yahoo! Real Estate. Users can search and browse local schools via an interactive map interface, and refine and sort their search by school district, distance, grade level, or school type (e.g. public, private, charter).

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We partnered with leading non-profit, GreatSchools.net, for detailed school information, statistics, parent reviews, and links to test scores and related content.

Each school detail page also features a neighborhood map that leverages the Yahoo! Local API to plot nearby grocery stores, parks, restaurants and other local businesses with user ratings and reviews to help users get a better feel for the neighborhood.

Please let us know what you think by leaving a comment below.

Thanks!
Brian Rothenberg, Yahoo! Real Estate

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Comments

That's quite cool. Any plans to update the UK & Ireland sites to match the standards of the American counter-parts?

Posted by: Matt Cox | January 19, 2007 03:52 PM

Great feature, but uhhhh...where is the addition of pictures from flickr or Yahoo Answers? That would make it a killer combination.

Posted by: Chris | January 19, 2007 05:00 PM

Excellent. This would have saved alot of time if I had this available when we were searching for a house to buy.

Posted by: Rudy L | January 25, 2007 04:04 AM

I think it's very usefull

Posted by: randallnet | January 25, 2007 01:59 PM

What I need is, to search *houses* by school district - i.e. constrain the search to houses for sale within a specific school district. I don't need to research schools -- I just want to buy a house to which we can move without disrupting the kids' schooling, i.e., within our current school district. What about adding this feature?

Posted by: Alex Martelli | February 10, 2007 10:10 PM

Thanks all for your comments and suggestions, we will take them under serious consideration.

Posted by: Brian Rothenberg | February 19, 2007 10:26 AM

Wonderful! Thanks.

Posted by: Home Furnishings & Decor | May 8, 2007 05:44 AM

I think the schools must separated into county, district and city.

Posted by: Scented Candles | May 8, 2007 05:45 AM

Can the schools be shown if it's a public or private schools ?

Posted by: Sterling Silver CZ Jewelry | May 8, 2007 05:47 AM

Maybe adding a little of schools stats would be nice

Posted by: Decorative Throw Pillows & Blankets | May 8, 2007 05:48 AM

In which schools?

Posted by: hosting | May 21, 2007 06:11 AM

In response to the question regarding private schools above, www.privateschoolingdirect.com focus entirely on PreK-12th grade private schools with the ability to request admissions/tour information directly through the site.

Posted by: James Reilly | May 23, 2007 10:37 AM