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Screen shots of the Complete Homes app
A new suite of iPhone apps could change the way REALTORS® do business.
The Complete Realty Suite from Visionary Apps launched in late February and was already ranked the 17th most downloaded app over thousands in the Apple Store.
Visionary Apps were designed to work on Apple’s iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad and designers are working on upgrading the design for the bigger iPad screen. Visionary Apps CEO Dan Burrus said versions for Blackberry and Droid will launch in a few months.
“We’ve seen a fundamental shift in how people gather information,” Burrus said. “Smart phones and pads are going to completely change how people buy and sell real estate and I want to lead that change.”
The suite contains three free apps: Complete Homes, Complete Foreclosures and Complete Rentals. Complete Homes provides listings on homes for sale nationally. Complete Foreclosures are bank-owned homes, foreclosures, homes for auction and pre-foreclosure homes that have been served a notice of default on their mortgage. Complete Rentals includes rental homes and apartments.
The app asks the user to allow it to identify the user’s current location in order to find homes/rentals in the area. REALTORS® can purchase exclusive rights to “own” the zip code for every listing.
“REALTORS® have complete control over these profiles,” Burrus explained. “We will soon begin holding monthly webinars with our current REALTOR® subscribers to share best practices and ideas. From a marketing standpoint, we’re spending money in PR to make sure the public is using these apps to look for homes and foreclosures which will then benefit the REALTOR®.”
Visionary Apps were designed to work on Apple’s iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad and designers are working on upgrading the design for the bigger iPad screen. Burrus also said versions for Blackberry and Droid will launch in a few months.
Burrus believes the 3G version of the iPad is going to be THE tool for real estate agents. “When a REALTOR® is out driving around with a client, he can let the buyer search local listings with the iPad and its bigger screen. My advice is why wait to buy one? If you love your BlackBerry, keep it but also get the iPad as your main real estate tool.”
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Meghan Tinkham is the Community Manager at the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors®. Follow her on Twitter @PAR_Meg. |
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nothing new here. there are already apps that do simalar things. I would like to see a cms for realtors ihone. a good one not the crap thats out there now.