Mika Tuupola

Igglo has a fresh aproach to real estate business. In addition it puts together vast amount of information collected from various sources but in a comprehensible way.

Igglo is a project whose start I got to follow quite closely. Personally only thing I did I was to help find people to do it. We were lucky to hire one of the best PHP coders available. Even though it is late from the original schedule and released as beta the guys did amazing work.

If you are interested in buying an aparment you can mark a building a street or neighbourhood you would be interested in. To help you find the building you want Igglo has photographed every building in Helsinki. More towns will follow. Other people and potential sellers can see if people are interested in their house.

In case you consider selling your apartment but don’t want to make a final decision yet, you can tag your bulding apartment for sale anonymously. Soon you will see if there is any people interested in your house.

One of the most interesting part is the combination of different databases and the fact that Igglo actually photographed every house. They also have satellite pictures and aeroplane pictures. All which can be pinpointed to specific builgings.

I got a bit sentimental looking at pictures of all my old addresses in Helsinki: Anianpellontie 4, Opinkuja 6, Liisankatu 16, Vuorimiehenkatu 4 and Ruusulankatu 18.