A 2013 National Association of Realtors (NAR)
and Google survey found that 68% of people looking to buy a home found
themselves using one or another of today’s popular mobile apps at some time
during their odyssey. 2013 was ancient history in terms of the ascendance of
mobile devices, so you’d have to guess that today’s percentage must be well
north of that. It’s not surprising, since Google Maps (or one of the navigation
programs built into many new autos) is becoming so indispensable for locating unfamiliar
addresses.
Most of the time, I accompany clients on
tours of the listed homes in Metairie they’re interested in checking out; but there
are other occasions when they do some investigating on their own. With the sheer
number of apps designed to aid in such endeavors, it's good to know which apps
actually help (those that won't just take up space on your smart phone).
Need to know more specifics about the
Metairie neighborhoods you’re considering? Although it’s primarily thought of
as a traveler’s aid, the AroundMe app can be a handy house hunter’s timesaver.
You can canvass the immediate area to see how close you are to banks, gas
stations, restaurants, hospitals, movie theaters, bistros, and much more. This
is a great app to use when you're trying to narrow down your choices between
multiple locations. AroundMe is free and available for iPad, iPhone, Android,
and Windows devices.
You want to comprehensively check out the
Metairie listed homes that fall within your search parameters—but as the number
of possibilities expands, that can become a mind-numbing exercise. Unless you
have encyclopedic recall, after visiting many listed homes it becomes more and
more likely that you will forget what it was that you liked or disliked about
each one, or even to mix up the details of one with another’s. Enter House Hunter,
an app that lets you keep score of each home as you view it. The app comes with
a standard list of features that you can customize. As you view each home,
check off and rate each feature—you’ll wind up with an overall score for comparison.
House Hunter costs $3.99 for iOS devices.
Even before any serious house hunting begins,
it's a good idea to get pre-approved for a mortgage. Once you know the loan amount
you will qualify for, the Mortgage Calculator app from Quicken Loans helps you approximate—on the spot—the
monthly payments for listed homes. Simply enter the insurance payment and
property tax information along with the interest rate to give you a good
approximation of the monthly amount different homes will cost. The Mortgage
Calculator is free for both iOS and Android devices.
Between your real estate agent and your
smartphone, today’s house hunters can capture and digest more information about
the listed homes in Metairie than was common just a few short years ago. More
apps seem to be appearing almost every week, so if you decide to give me a call
to begin investigating today’s market, I’ll let you know if any of the newest
ones are getting rave reviews!
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Terez B. Harris
Terez Harris NOLA Realtor Group
Terez Harris NOLA Realtor Group
(504)297-2619
www.TerezHarris.com
TerezHarris@kw.com
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