These days just about 92 percent of buyers start their search online and studies have shown that potential buyers will continue to search for three weeks prior to even making contact with an agent. Current research also shows that younger buyers will more than likely browse the internet for homes to buy, rather than attending the traditional ‘Open Home’ or taking a trip to Real Estate Agencies to search for their purchase.

The device used to search through properties the most is the handy mobile phone. In fact 89 percent of web searches are conducted through mobile phones, even at home mobile phones used for looking up real estate is still a high of 77 percent! So even when people are able to search from their computer, they would rather grab their phone.

Since the mobile phone is definitely one of the preferred methods of searching for your dream home, some clever mobile apps for smart phones have been created to make the search that little bit easier and convenient.

1)      Domain Real Estate & Property Search

This app is definitely one of the best, catering for not only home buyers but also people looking to rent or find share accommodation. What is your preferred area to live in? What is your price range? How many bedrooms are you looking for? Place your criteria into the app and get notified as soon as something new comes up and fits into your criteria – How good is that!?

This enables you to be one of the first notified of a new listing once it is uploaded onto Domain. Be the first to get your foot in the door, literally!

When you type in a particular address, Domain Real Estate & Property Search App compares that house to surrounding houses in that area. You are able to find out the property’s history, sales recorded for that property and advertising history.

2)      Realestate.com.au App

Looking for a property search app that focuses on inspections, then this is the app for you. Realestate.com.au app find a number of different inspections that have been booked in your area. Find your way to these inspections with the apps specialised GPS Instructor and look at fantastic maps, giving you a good indication of where your property of interest lies.

Seen a few properties that you absolutely love? realestate.com.au lets you save your favourite properties, so you can refer back to them when you want to show friends and family.

A Vendor wanting to sell? Realestate.com.au allows you to look up agent profiles in your preferred area.

3)      realestateVIEW.com.au App

One really great feature on this property app are ‘Heat Maps’ where you are able to view and compare median prices, weekly rent and monthly loan repayments by street address or suburb.

This app also suggests properties that you may be interested in based on your search history. It also features ‘Real time –data’ which gages the property’s value by recent sales price results.

There are so many other mobile apps that are available out there to aid in you in finding your dream property. Go out there and give it a go, it is hard to miss out with these apps, notifying you when new properties have come up for sale and rent. Get your foot in the door quicker, literally!