The Internet may not be a “series of tubes,” but real estate search from a desktop is feeling increasingly mechanical, like I’m manipulating a digital marionette with three strings – my mouse, my keyboard and my monitor. So when Joel wrote about an iPhone search app Yahoo! launched five months ago that allows users to [...]
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Finding Customers in the Palm of your Hand
I got a sneak peak into the stats for Realtor.com’s new iPhone app this week. Something jumped out at me from a laundry list of impressive statistics (e.g., over 100,000 downloads in the last 18 days, consumers use the app on average about twice a day; the average session time is 16.4 minutes). iPhone users generate [...]
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Realtor.com fulfills its promise with new iPhone app
There are literally dozens of real estate iPhone apps out there right now. Our own list attests to that fact. And when I heard that Realtor.com was launching a native iPhone application, I have to say I was initially a little skeptical. Over the last few years, the 800lb gorilla in online real estate has [...]
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Winds on the Horizon: Why Mobile Will Matter
Over the holidays, I hit the road to visit my family in Canada. A 5 hour drive up the Olympic Peninsula and a bumpy ferry crossing later and we were sailing into beautiful Victoria Harbor. As we disembarked the ship, a brilliant crimson maple leaf flag snapped on its pole in the brisk sea air. [...]
The Canonical List of Real Estate Apps
I’ve had mobile on the mind for quite some time now. Maybe it’s because I can’t stop playing with my iPhone. But I don’t think alone. Like many others I suspect, my phone has become the focal point for many of my online activities.
ZipRealty (almost) creates a handheld lead machine with iPhone app
ZipRealty never bought into the Web 2.0 free-for-all. By taking the VOW route, the company has steadfastly required registration to view properties and (gasp!) assigns those who register to a ZipRealty agent. This rather businesslike approach to search has been extended to the handset with the release of the ZipRealty iPhone app (warning: iTunes link). [...]
Things you may have missed while contemplating the RPR
God, I love that acronym. “Reaper.” There’s so much fun to be had there. Anyway, a few non-RPR items popped up in the past six days that are worth noting. Here’s what caught my eye: Redfin raises another $10 million
Better Homes and Gardens takes real estate iPhone Apps beyond listings
Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate [Disclosure: They are a 1000watt Consulting client] released an iPhone app yesterday. The brand, which is just over a year old, has a strong lifestyle vibe. From their perspective, real estate is more about living a life in a great place than simply buying or selling a house. This app [...]
Further to my post about real estate needing to take its time with mobile …
Stumbled across this in the App Store this afternoon. Only thing missing is the dog!
Brokers: Take your time with mobile
Yesterday, a big brokerage company had us take a look at their iPhone app. Our feedback: “This is really bad – how could you release this?” The answer: “We just wanted to get something out there on the iPhone.”
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