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An innovative new web site has recently been launched by Coldwell Banker Bali Hai Realty of Hanalei, Kauai, for their real estate and vacation rental operations. Located at http://balihai.com, the site allows users to see where a variety of properties are located all at once, showing, at the same time, the property price or vacation rental rate on a Google satellite map. In addition, video play buttons are integrated into the mapping system as well as legal lot boundary lines for real estate searches. Full property information, slide shows, photos and chat functions are also linked to each property locale.
According to Ryan Wilmot, President of Kukui IT, the firm that developed the web site, the display of pricing and integration of video onto Google’s satellite map has not been used before on a vacation rental web site. "Our task was to take state-of-the-art real estate or rental property search technology and customize it to allow users to quickly scan for several properties simultaneously seeing their prices and locations. It was technically challenging, but we’re having good results.”
Wilmot also comments that video integration with the Google satellite map is also new to real estate web technology as well as laying legal lot lines over Google satellite maps. Bali Hai’s new web site also provides extensive information about Kauai, including maps, slideshows, activities, and a community blog that lets site visitors know about upcoming local events.
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