I agree with Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA - also many IDXs can be integrated and SEO'd for search results.  

Nik,

I don't think that will happen.  The MLS (or if you like Realtor.com) have search features on them for the basic stuff, but I don't see them being able to find the perfect house. 

Like you, when I search on a technical topic the first couple results are usually spot on for what I need.  Usually the top result.  There is no "personal" factor involved.  I'm not searching for something that has an emotional connection, I'm searching for "how to fix an AR user's facebook issue" or "how to correct the missing ; error thrown when launching GNURadio Companion on Debian."  A house can match all the search parameters, but until I go in it, I can't tell if it will be "the one" for me.  There are qualitative or "non-physical" factors (for lack of a better term) in home buying.

No machine will ever be able to match a buyer and a home. There are too many variables most of which are unknown to the buyer until they start looking at houses. And then the compromising starts. Buy a few homes or help some people buy some home and you will understand.

I don't use G - I find their results no longer relevant - I use Bing - it is what G was before G started down the path they are on

I agree with Kathleen Daniels who agreed with Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA 

I'm with Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA and Kathleen Daniels on this one.

That's not how you shop for homes but for a toaster - that's ok.

I'm confused at your question.

I would anticipate only minor issues.

Try doing some speacial searchs in google.

1) put a phrase in quotes and it will only include pages with the same words in the same order

2) use the all in title search to find pages specific.  ex   allintitle:lake front home nj    

There are other strategies...

this will help you find the exact landing page for a lake front home in NJ

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I believe there is a google real estate!

Boy have to stop and think about this one.

There is a problem not recognized in your question. This problem I will explain contributes to the ever increasing segmentation of our society. The issue is what we hope to accomplish through search engines is determined by what we have done. Investing more thought suggests how can one expect anything new when all things are predetermined by the past. How can one experience real change?

But, it seems. finding what is expected is all that is hoped to achieve.

What is GOOGLE NOT showing you?

Regarding your question, what does the searcher expect to see when they search for a condo?

Some expect to see an apartment type property. Others understand what condo actually means and realize it is an incorrect search term for the consumer looking for apartment type real estate.

This discrepancy exists regarding many aspects of real estate and varies dramatically from region to region.

Zdevil has addressed the issue by replacing data with their own interpretation. The result has been blatant misrepresentation and deception. Zdevil is an advertising company therefore need not conform to any standards or accuracy required of real estate enterprises.

Project UpStream is an effort for the real estate industry to rake back some control, but even this project will not solve the native issues of how real estate sales are executed from state to state and region to region.

The agent will continue to be the one 'ripped off' regardless of what solutions are developed.

Be wary of perfection. 

Buyers  do not know what they want most of the time. They ask for one type of house and end up buying something else.

Because there never are. After years of buyers sending me listing after listing after listing that are just PERFECT for them on the screen,  NOT ONCE has the house they "found" online ever been "the one."  There is way more to it then looking at photos on a computer. 

You should provide information for searching on your website.

All the data and variables that go into choosing one property over another make a Google-like search impossible. Vector analysis might be more applicable in searching.

Nik De - nice idea and if you can find a solution to this, you have hit a jackpot....

Just punch in your criteria into the mls, then browse a bit to narrow it down.

Too much bs in re adds to get a google search to work.

I think there are too many variables in houses

Shhhhh...do you want them to become the next Zillow?

Google does not have the detailed MLS information.

    I look at the MLS for both of my markets; I have a good feel for what is out there.  When a buyer gives me specifics, I can search the MLS for actives, and take it from there.

There is no house that is exactly the same. Locations, upgrades, floor plans, features differentiate properties from each other. A home search is an emotional decision. Don't think google is that advanced.

The MLS is the most current and accurate place to search, why search anywhere else.

 There are not even 100 fields to fill in my MLS so I don't see how a home search could ever find the perfect house.  However I believe many IDX sites can narrow down to just a few.  

Hi Nik - As hard as it is for us (and our buyers) to know what a perfect fit would be, I don't see how an algorithm could do any better.

I have not been able to get that lucky with Google searches.

Nik De Google is not the place where agents looks for properties for their clients. REALTORS® belong to an Multiple Listing Service (MLS) to search for properties that are listed by other agents.