Mobile Apps Put Home Listings at Your Fingertips

As if homebuyers didn't have enough advantages already in today's housing market, new apps for their mobile phones are making it easier and less time-consuming to search for a place. With a few finger taps, a smartphone's GPS can bring up the exact locations of available properties, then enable the buyer to get a virtual tour, instantly call a seller's agent, and download the dates of open houses to a phone's calendar. And an added benefit, as this CBS MoneyWatch video reports, is that most of the apps are free:



These AOL Real Estateguides can help, no matter whether you choose to buy or sell:

• First-Time Homebuyer's Guide
  
• How to Shop for Your First Home
• How to Price a Home to Sell Fast
• How to Get a Low Mortgage Rate
• Terms Every Seller Should Know

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