Google Earth plug-in lets real estate junkies check out years of Sydney house prices

Real estate is already an unhealthy obsession in Sydney, and now the state government is throwing fuel on the flames.

On Friday, NSW Minister for Finance, Services and Property, Dominic Perrottet, announced that 14 years worth of New South Wales property sales data would be accessible for free on a digital mapping service called NSW Globe.

In all seriousness — the availability of this kind of information, typically a huge bother to access, is a very welcome move towards open data in local government.

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"Until now, people had to pay the government or a third party provider to access property sales data," Mr Perrottet said in a statement. "The NSW Government recognises that in a booming property market, buyers and sellers are entitled to accurate and accessible land and property information."

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