There's an app for that! iPhones and Droids

With the growing trend toward mobile units (phone type devices) and away from even the laptop, apps are available to help the consumer even more.  I had my first smartphone in 2004 with fingertip control and the ability to write on the screen.  Just no apps.  Then the iPhone and the droid came along.

Zillow.com, which has a free app, says people are using it to look up 2 million properties a month. In addition to Realtor.com, other popular apps include ones offered by ZipRealty, Coldwell Banker, Better Homes and Gardens, and the Corcoran Group.

The apps provide the same information that Web sites do, but they allow users access without having to lug a computer around. They can make house hunting easier for both practitioners and buyers because the information is so immediately and widely available.

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