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Properazzi.com -- a European property search engine, launched in beta in November, with for-sale and rental listings from many countries that are somewhat integrated with Google Maps (clicking on the map will provide a list of properties in the general area, but properties are not individually mapped). The name must derive from paparazzi -- those invasive photographers who chase celebs. The site's listings are collected "from thousands of Web sites," according to a site description. The site is free to use and requires no registration. The company is not an agency, a broker or a publisher, the site states -- "we're a Web site that gathers and organizes property ads, and then helps people find the Web sites that publish those ads."
Property types include houses, plots, bungalows, farms, castles, developments, apartments, town houses, penthouses, mews, ranches, studios, villas and flats.
Tom Dibaja of Properazzi.com told Inman News this week that there are about 1.3 million properties currently listed at the site, and an enhanced version of the Web site is due out next week. The company is based in Barcelona, Spain.

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