PropertyShark helps you research your next home purchase

If you're in the market for a house (and word on the street is that it's a good time to buy if you can afford it), PropertyShark can help you with your research. There are plenty of sites out there like Roost, Trulia, or Realtor.com that help you find properties for sale. But that's now what PropertyShark is for. Rather, it lets you find detailed information about specific properties or neighborhods.

Type in any address and PropertyShark will either locate the property or nearby sites if the address isn't available for some reason. You can get all sorts of information includign the assessed market value, property tax figures, square footage of the house and the lot, and even zoning information for the area. What's more, you'll find a series of maps showing population density, demographic information, and the height of other buildings in the area. There's also data available about the last known sale price, but you need to register for a free account to see some of this info.

Even if you're not in the market for a house, PropertyShark is good for a laugh or cry. Because there's nothing like typing in your own address and finding out that you paid three times as much as the last person who bought the house a few years ago.

[via CNet]

Tags: home-buying, propertyshark, real-estate