Buyers can now search on their iPhone for Portland homes
Ever wanted to use your mobile phone to search for homes, but the interface was just too clumsy? Fear not, there’s a solution. It turns out that Portland real estate agent David Somerville has released a new iPhone app to do just that.
The application, which you can download in iTunes or directly onto your iPhone to sync later, is completely free: just enter the code 2370 to activate it.
Research has shown that about half of all mobile phone website browsing is performed on the ubiquitous iPhone. This is likely due to its desktop-like similarities in the browser experience. On the iPhone, the web browser is almost identical to the Safari browser you’ll find on all Apples. However, this tool takes the users experience one step further by offering the Portland real estate search functionality as an application rather than simply via Safari.
Overall, it’s a great little tool to search for Portland homes, and is sure to be a hit with younger buyers and business professionals in Portland who make up the bulk of iPhone users. Somerville will be offering more applications for other phone operating systems in the near future, including Android and Blackberry.
Elsewhere on the web: Check out this page featuring Somerville’s iPhone Portland homes search app in a discussion of mobile real estate search tips for real estate agents.
