RISMEDIA— In today’s fact-paced real estate market, having information at your fingertips has become more important than ever before. As real estate professionals and prospective buyers alike continue to turn to technology to make the home-buying and -selling process a little easier for everyone involved, applications (apps) have become the next big thing.
Applications can do everything from helping one accurately price a home, to improving its appearance to even controlling the home’s environment and energy usage from a distance.
Here are 10 popular apps available today:
Control4 My Home: This app turns your iPad into the ultimate touchscreen home control and automation system and enables homeowners to control audio, video, Web cameras, security systems, lights, thermostats, and other functions. In addition, this free application can manage your commands in Czech, Hebrew, Portuguese, Turkish and other languages.
Zillow: This free app allows prospective buyers to find homes in any neighborhood based on factors such as number of bedrooms, bathrooms and price. It’s also a helpful tool for sellers as it provides estimates of what your home and those in your area might be worth.
Gardening ToolKit: For $1.99, this application offers great gardening advice that will turn your thumb green. It will tell you the perfect flowers, shrubs, fruits and veggies that will thrive in your area using the built-in “automatic zipcode hardiness zone finder.” It also includes a watering guide, month-by-month gardening advice, colorful plant photos and information on what to sow and when, depending upon where you live.
ID Wood: Want to know what kind of wood your floors or dining chairs are made of? With this app, you’ll be provided a reference guide that can help you ID any kind of wood so that you can easily choose a color and grain that you love for future projects.
Lutron Radio RA2: For $14.99, this application lets you remotely control your home using an iPad. Not only can you control the lights, temperature, appliances, window shade positioning and energy usage, it’s perfect for turning on the air conditioning before summer home showings and it helps make a house look “lived in” when you’re away from home.
LoopNet: A real estate search tool, this application is perfect for the homeowner looking to upgrade, downsize or just make room for an expanding family.
Trulia: Trulia has thousands of home listings, making it easy to find real estate in your desired area and check out pictures online.
Home Value Pro: Another free application—for the iPhone and iPod Touch—that gives home sellers and buyers accurate and reliable market data on over 140 million residential properties in the U.S. It includes up-to-date property values, foreclosure information, 12-month median home price trends and analysis of housing statistics at the county and zipcode level.
Mortgage Calculator Pro: A quick and easy-to-use calculator for brokers, REALTORS®, and home buyers, where within seconds, you will be able to calculate the monthly payment for a mortgage, car payment, credit card, or other types of fixed rate loans. The calculator lets you add different adjustments such as insurance, property tax, and monthly fees such as an HOA to see how they would affect the monthly payment.
Dream Home HD: For $4.99, this application will enable you to integrate the latest interior design trends into your home by providing thousands of decor solutions from professional designers. You’ll also receive inspirational ideas, tips, real-life photos and an extensive menu of colors and styles for a variety of room types.
For more information on popular real estate apps, contact our office today.
