How to search House to buy on your Phone at Home

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According to the National Association for Realtors, 90% of home buyers are now searching online as part of the home buying process.

With that, there an increasing number of apps available today that allow buyers one of the most convenient ways to search and find the home they’re looking for.

How to find a good fit house to buy near you using the best home search apps

But what are the best apps to help you find that new home?

  • Redfin

If you were only going to download one app, it should be Redfin.

One of the best apps of its kind on the market, you can search nearby condos, homes, townhouses, and open houses, view photos, and top-down maps.

It also includes features like short sales alters, a foreclosure notifier, and updates on homes that are for sale by owner.

It has some useful built-in sharing tools as well, so you can share your favorite properties with your partner, spouse, or friends easily via social media, email, or text message.

This free app gives basically gives you the same information used by agents on-the-go, including that realtor in Dallas, or pretty much any other city in the country.

 

  • HomeSnap

This app isn’t your typical home-search app. Extremely useful, just snap a pic of any home and it will reveal details like interior photos, home value estimates, schools in the area and school ratings, taxes, lot boundaries, and more.

It has sharing and messaging features when you want to get someone else’s opinion, and you can even chat with realtors after taking a photo.

 

  • Dwellr

Dwellr has remained under-the-radar, but it’s a great one to download as it’s the information hub for neighborhood and city stats and more.

Run by the US Census, it matches data with your location preferences to reveal a list of potential relocation towns that best fit your needs and lifestyle.

It considers how you get to work, home values, schools, and more after you answer a series of questions.

Afterward, it displays a list of the top 25 cities that meet your specific criteria.

 

  • Xome

This integrated real estate platform will allow you to streamline your home-to-buy search using applications like Zoom.

With this app, just as the name implies, you can “zoom in” on any of the million houses in its property list.

The list is refreshed every 15 minutes so that any building that has been purchased would be excluded within few minutes.

If you’re searching for that rare home in a highly-desirable neighborhood, it’s a great way to learn when it comes available before just about anyone else.

You can use the filter to search by price range, square footage, property type, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and many other criteria.

One of its highlights is the “Xome Concierge” which will connect you with an agent who can answer questions or schedule a showing.