1. Real Estate Apps | Part I
Useful apps for those looking to buy a new home
Tyler Sheff

2. Trulia
. Multi-tasking support, so you can
look at homes side by side for
comparison
. Boards: save and organize your
favorite homes
. GPS locator: search nearby open
houses, homes, and apartments for sale
or rent
. Filter your search by bedrooms,
bathrooms, price, and neighborhood
. Get instant updates on new listings,
price updates
. Payment breakdowns: calculate the
cost of the home including mortgage,
insurance, and taxes

3. Lovely
. Filter your search by location,
price, bedrooms, bathrooms,
keywords, pet-friendly
. Interactive maps show home
and apartments available in
your area
. Color-coded dots: based on
the listings time on the market
. Contact listing agents straight
from the app
. Save your favorites / previously
visited listings

4. Homesnap
. Snap a picture of any home and
receive value estimates, interior
photos, taxes, lot boundaries, and
public school information
. Message centers available with
potential buyers for agents on the
listing’s page
. Feature available for the Apple
Watch: Tap your wrist to view
available homes nearby
. Offers an agent only option: Verified
agents will have access to all agent-
only MLS data on their smartphone’s

5. Zillow
. Browse listings not on an MLS
. Find local lenders ahead of time to get
pre-approved before a showing
. Search for listings via GPS location, an
address, or a custom region on a map
. Filters allow you to search by
keywords, bedrooms, bathrooms, and
price
. Apple Watch users can receive instant
notifications on listings near by and
browse photos
. See Zestimates of any home in the U.S.
. FREE access to foreclosure
information available

6. Realtor
. 90% of property listings updated
every 15 minutes
. Search for homes by school district
. Property details include property
taxes, sales history, and school
information
. Get updated information including
foreclosures, listings just taken off
the market, and price reductions
. Draw a custom search region on
the app

7. homes.com
. Research neighborhood market
conditions through home value
estimates
. Interactive maps to zoom and
navigate GPS located listings
. Share favorite listings with others
via text message, email, and
Facebook straight from the app
. Mortgage calculator to estimate
payments
. Over 400,000 foreclosure listings