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Google announced this week that it will be retiring the ability to find properties for sale or rent on Google Maps.
The feature is available in the United States, as well as in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Japan and will be discontinued on February 10.
[IMAGE] [COLUMN_BREAK]Google blames the discontinuation on low usage, infrastructure challenges, and the proliferation of other property search tools all over the Internet.
The Silicon Valley-based company says that despite this decision, Google will still be around to help people with their housing searches.
""Google offers other options to home-seekers,"" said a blog post on Wednesday. ""You can still access other information in Maps such as local businesses, directions and transit times, as well as aerial and Street View imagery to explore where you might want to move, and also use Google search results to find helpful real estate information and websites.""
The post continued, ""Real estate companies can also continue to use tools from Google to help connect with buyers and renters who use the Internet to research properties.""
