Today it’s easy for home buyers to find a wealth of useful information for their home search right from their mobile devices. Here’s a sampling of some handy real estate applications available for the iPhone, Droid, BlackBerry, and iPad.
For all mobile devices
Search on the Run allows you to learn the entire inventory of homes for sale in the MLS by town, zip code, or address. You can also find the homes for sale closest to your current location via GPS.
Google Maps for Mobile provides voice-guided driving directions, nearby places, 3D maps, a built-in compass, and more.
iPhone and iPad applications
Around me allows you to search their surroundings for businesses in the vicinity, including places such as local coffee shops, banks, and more.
iCrimeAware shows crime statistics based on location.
iLiving allows you to take a picture of a room and then rearrange and add new furniture.
iMortgage Calculator estimates your debt-to-income ratio and monthly loan payments, including homeowner’s insurance, property taxes, and private mortgage insurance.
Real Estate Hunter stores information and photos for properties of interest so you can refer back to them as you continue to house hunt.
Droid applications
Evernote allows you to create text notes, snap photos, record audio, and attach files to help keep track of properties you see.
Neighborhood Envoy Mobile provides local information, including schools, demographics, employment, housing, climate, local points of interest, for any neighborhood.
Offender – identifies registered sex offenders in an area.
Qualify: Real Estate provides a custom rating system to help you rate and compare properties of interest based on criteria such as distance from work, schools, etc.
Sherpa identifies restaurants, stores, and attractions based on your current location.
BlackBerry applications
Mortgage Calculator Pro provides a full amortization schedule, interest calculator, mortgage refinancing data, mortgage comparison calculator, affordability calculator, tax, insurance, and more.
Photos nearby allows you to find photos of landmarks, scenic places, and more to get to know a community of interest.
Qype provides recommendations for nearby bars, restaurants, hotels, entertainment, shops, sports activities, services, and more.
Real estate calculator helps investors determine cash flow and other factors for investment properties.
Sitewise creates a demographic report, including data such as population by age, educational attainment, household income, number of children in households, employment, and more.