Whether you’re buying, selling, or maintaining a home each comes with a different set of tasks, processes, and challenges. With the help of today’s technology, you can have all the knowledge and guidance you need right at your fingertips!
We’ve rounded up 10 of our favorite apps for home buyers, sellers, and owners to help make life simple during any step of the process.
BUYERS
MLS-Client
Why We Love It:
Stay Connected to Your Realtor
• Unlike other home search apps, this one connects you to your realtor by using their unique code to log in. Their contact information and active listings are available at your fingertips.Easy and Seamless Features
• Search for properties with filters, add private notes, and save to three different lists—favorites, possibilities, and discarded—to keep all the homes organized. See neighborhoods using the 3D view in your search, including neighbor’s homes, nearby businesses, and major streets. The easy-to-use payment calculator is also available to use in each listing.Listings are Updated in Real-Time
• The MLS-Client app is updated as the MLS listing are updated so information and details will always be current and up-to-date, including price changes and pending sales.To download MLS-Client for Team Tony, click HERE and enter code: 5E04E641.
Homesnap
Why We Love It:
It Makes Home Search Effortless…
• This top-rated real estate app uses the same, accurate, real-time data that agents use. It allows users to snap a photo of any home to reveal home value estimates, interior photos, beds, baths, taxes, lot boundaries, school ratings and zones, satellite imagery, and even commute.…and Seamless
• The in-app messaging lets you share homes with friends, family and agents, even if they aren’t on Homesnap. Their reply will go right back to the app so you can find and discuss homes all in one place.
Nerd Wallet
Why We Love It:
Real-Time Mortgage Rates
• Each month, Nerdwallet’s research team assesses the best mortgage lenders out there and updates each company’s information, including interest rates, requirements, strengths and weaknesses, and more.Keep Track of Credit Ratings and Shop in the App
• Users have a clear picture of their credit rating, including cash flow and net worth, right at their finger tips. Receive purchase quotes based on your credit rating with the option to Explore Quote and Get Started. Need to work on your credit rating to receive a better rate? Use the Credit Simulator to see what factors could help (or hurt) your rating.Bonus!
• The website includes pre-approval and refinance options, plus a First-Time Home Buyer Guide with a bevy of resources to get you started.
SELLERS:
letgo
Why We Love It:
Moving Means It’s Time to Declutter!
• This app is essentially a virtual garage sale, only without the
extravagant outdoor set up. List items in seconds, as effortlessly as taking a photo. letgo is the only app with advanced technology that automatically titles and categorizes your listing, whether you’re selling a lamp or a bookshelf. Buyers who live nearby can then message you through the app, allowing you to safely coordinate the exchange of items. Homes with less clutter make for better open houses and will
mean less to pack and move to the new house!
Houzz
Why We Love It:
Home Renovation Inspiration Made Easy
• With access to more than 20 million+ interior & exterior design photos, Houzz makes home renovations and redesign easy. The bi-weekly Houzz Newsletter which features engaging and informative articles about home tours, full kitchen and bathroom remodeling guides, industry news, decorating tricks, organizing guides, designing for pets,
gardening advice, humor and everything in between.Then Put It To Work!
• Use Visual Match, the visual recognition technology, to discover and buy over 10 million products and materials directly from the photos, see how those items fit with “My Room 3D”, hire one of 2.5 million renovation professionals in the app’s network, and connect with users to share ideas and get advice.
iScape
Why We Love It:
Curb Appeal
• Wish you could see how your home would look with professional landscaping? With iScape, you can create a digital model of your home’s yard. Overlay digital flower beds, tress, and shrubs on photos of your home so you can visualize the end product before you begin. All products are inventoried in the app to make purchasing easy. Collaborate on projects with a landscape professional to make your Augmented Reality vision an actual reality. What’s more, you can learn about plants and get professional advice on plating and maintenance once your project is complete.
HOMEOWNERS:
Centriq
Why We Love It:
Get Product Info in a Snap
• Gone are the days of holding onto all the owner manuals for your new home appliances. Now, all you have to do is take a picture of a product label and from that photo, Centriq identifies the product and fetches the user manual, troubleshooting guides, parts and consumables, How-To videos and anything else that will help you get the most out of the things you own. It also shares information about
replacement parts, and streams videos for fixing and cleaning the appliance.But That’s Not All!
• Centriq checks every product you add against the national database every day and alerts you about product recalls in real time.
• Get recommendations for local professionals who can help you with maintenance and repair.
• Manage receipts, warranties, attachment, and other important documents that you know you’ll need someday.
Color Capture by Benjamin Moore
Why We Love It:
Augmented Color Reality
• Simply take a photo of the room to paint and “try on” colors from the Benjamin Moore Collection or use the video visualizer to color surfaces in real-time. Other handy features, like the ability to create color combinations, make Color Capture the perfect app for a painting project.Precision Color Matching
• With the purchase of a ColorReader device, you can match the hue of any object in real life to the colors in the Benjamin Moore Library.
HomeZada
Why We Love It:
It’s a Personal Assistant for Your Home
• Need a constant reminder to change your air filter? Got it! Want to keep track of maintenance and repairs for the future? Check! Looking for a spending summary on that work? HomeZada has got you covered!
• Track finances related to homeownership, including the mortgage property taxes, home value, and project records for resale purposes.
• Plan and manage all projects with HomeZada’s budgeting feature that tracks your spending and compares costs.
• Looking to see? Create a home profile that catalogues photos, completed projects, and maintenance and inspection reports. Setting your property apart from others o the market.
Nextdoor
Why We Love It:
It’s is an online community of your local community
• You can communicate with your neighbors, get recommendations on local businesses, and keep up with community events, like cookouts, art festivals, and garage sales. Hire a local babysitter or dog walker in your area. Search Nextdoor Finds to buy and sell great stuff, join groups to connect with neighbors who have similar interests. The best part, if you’re planning on moving to a neighborhood soon, it’s a good way to get a feel for who you’ll be living near before you actually go.