27 Feb, 2007 in
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The comparison between Blackberry and iPhone have been popular for quite some time now, but the choosing the right phone for you might be a tough decision and especially, if it's based on a professional use.
Before the iPhone, the Blackberry was the most popular choice among real estate agents. Sure, there was the Palm with[...]
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Being mobile=2007 year, being mobile=the opportunities are endless.
House hunting seems to me to be an inherently mobile activity but as yet all of the house hunting options we have require you to root yourself in front of the computer and therefore being less productive. This strikes me as a pretty large disconnect, especially as the mapping technology already exists and it has matured over the time. Just to mention two of the most popular ones: Google Maps and Microsoft’s Live Search
Some companies are already trying to enter this unexplored territory. Smarter Agent can already show you apartments for rent and recently sold homes and they promise to have homes for sale available this Spring.
It would also make sense for our local MLS to provide this, of course free of charge, or a small price that could be incorporated in the annual dues. It may even be a way to allow them to reclaim some of the ground they’ve lost to websites like Trulia, Housemap, or Yahoo Real Estate.
So is mobile house hunting even viable? What are your opinions on this?