The use of smartphone apps to find real estate information is booming with home buyers.

Realtors and brokerages are using free apps to help their current and potential customers find listings and data about homes on the market or just sold, as well as geo-mapping information, as GPS is used more and more on mobile platforms.

Zillow's free app has been downloaded 970,000 times, with users looking up two million homes a month. With so much useage, it's no wonder why more and more companies are building apps for home buyers.

Read more in the Wall Street Journal online.

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Posted in Technology And You, Buyer Resources, Seller Resources

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