Phone makers have long told us that the lowly mobile handset would one day replace the mighty PC at the center of our digital lives. The day is getting closer, and with the continued flood of new services and software it’s obvious that consumers are the winners in this rapid conversion.
Nobody is suggesting that the PC is going away, but in the residential real estate market (for both realtors and consumers), there is plenty of evidence that phones are poised to displace PCs for many of our day-to-day needs.
If you’re a real estate professional it’s already possible to search the MLS from most smartphones, calculating loan payments is a breeze, and interacting with clients and other agents via email, social media and even twitter is child’s play. New location-aware technology is even allowing agents to search for properties near their current location – enabling a “let’s see what’s around here” approach to working with buyers.
Next up? Generating and signing contracts seems like the next logical step.
For consumers the options are almost better, because the relevant data is not nearly as complex. Take search for instance, using products like RockcliffMobile technology, consumers in the San Francisco Bay area can work from any mobile phone to search for homes by address, city, or based on their current location (location-aware from GPS or cell-phone triangulation). The results will include pictures, property details, pricing, and in some cases links to virtual tours to provide a complete property overview. See something you like? RockcliffMobile offers a one-click way to reach out to a real estate agent for more information or to set an appointment to see the inside of the house. Best of all – even those afraid of technology will find these tools easy to use.
So the phone handset may not replace the PC for everyone, but for home buyers, sellers, and professionals there are tools to help make the switch possible today.
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