Category: Mobile

Interactive Floor Plans Going Mobile

Planomatic recently released PhotoPlan Mobile 1.0 Beta – the first mobile interactive floor plan presentation optimized for the iPhone in the virtual media industry. iPhone users now have the ability to interact with real estate listings’ floor plans from any point on earth with internet service.

Planomatic seems to really have hit the nail on the [...]

Google’s Nexus One – Launch Date: January 5th?

Google announced today they have invited the press to an “Android press gathering” on Jan. 5. This date is very strategic on Google’s part – as the Consumer Electronics Show is in Las Vegas later in the week. Google representatives declined to provide any further details about the event, but most likely this will be [...]

Coming to a Smartphone Party Near You – Can the iPhone Sustain in 2010?

I realize I’m a little biased in the world of smartphones. In the interest of full disclosure, I am a proud iPhone user. I love the apps, the ease of use, the large screen and the ‘bells and whistles.’
In real estate, having a smartphone is not just an option but a necessity. Everyone wants a [...]

WellcomeMat App Lets You Post Video on the Go

WellcomeMat, the online real estate video site, has launched a new iPhone available available today in the iTunes App Store.
Using the app you can now shoot off-the-cuff video walkthrus of your listings on your iPhone 3GS and post them immediately to WellcomeMat, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.
From their post on their blog:
Do it yourself video just [...]

Augmented Reality Real Estate Valuations

French company MeilleurAgents.com (”best agents”) has released a mobile Android application that displays the value of every single building in Paris (value is displayed in price per square meter). Here’s a quick video demonstrating it in action:
The application is very similar to Zillow’s iPhone app (see Zillow Takes Zestimates to the Streets); which also displays home [...]

Zillow Takes Zestimates to the Streets

Ever since Zillow evolved into.. well, whatever it is now (some sort of real estate search, AVM, mortgage rate and discussion forum Frankenstein Hydra, as far as I can tell), the controversy over Zestimates seems to have quieted down.
Maybe it’s that the novelty of seeing what your home is worth has worn off as housing prices [...]

Google’s Android and Mobile Real Estate

Google just released the SDK for its new mobile phone platform, Android. Here’s a short video that demonstrates some of the features:
Still looks a little rough around the edges – the UI feels a little unpolished; but this thing definitely looks promising for real estate technology developers. I especially liked the integration with Google [...]

Apple Releases SDK Kit for iPhone

Real estate developers, get ready.
Direct from Steve in Apple – Hot News
Let me just say it: We want native third party applications on the iPhone, and we plan to have an SDK in developers’ hands in February. We are excited about creating a vibrant third party developer community around the iPhone and enabling hundreds of [...]

mRealty Lives!

Who ever said wishes don’t come true (see House Hunting On The Go).
Realtor.com just went mobile on Windows Mobile devices.
Too bad I just switched to an iPhone.
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Mobile Real Estate can Thank the iPhone

With my new iPhone firmly planted in my pocket wherever I go now, I’m fully convinced the long term impact of this product should not be underestimated (and yes, I’m painfully aware of all its shortcomings).
1000watt Blog has this to say:
Mark my words, one day, people will be in their cycle class surfing homes for [...]