We spotted the truck this summer and now it’s here.

… and Bellevue and Tacoma and Renton and Edmonds. Even Carnation.

Google (and Estately) just flipped the switch on StreetView in Seattle. That means you can now quickly see every home for sale (often in it’s pre-prettified state) in context and you can pan up and down the block to see the neighboring homes and you can now answer the all-important “will I be looking out of my window at a crack house?” question. Or at least you can check to see if the house across the street looks like a crack house.

Take a look, click and grab to rotate, use the arrows to move up and down the street. Here is Google’s map of the area covered.

See also: Capitol Hill blog, One Rainy Day, and Live Journal.

We have a lot to announce in the coming two weeks - keep your eyes peeled for more announcements.

Bonus Troll:

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Streetview imagery is already getting old and it’s quickly becoming a good source of pre-listing, pre-touchup information. Take a look at the photos of 1471 Felspar in San Diego and then scroll down to the StreetView (you may need to do a 180 on the StreetView).

Greg spotted it first, but two Estatelians (TWO!) saw the Google Streetview car driving around Capitol Hill and Downtown Seattle this morning. You will soon be able to see the crackhouse next door to the Seattle home for sale from a safe distance and before spending your time driving there. You’ll also see things like the freeway is across the street from these condos.

I will now retract my next year prediction.