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May 15, 2009

High-tech house hunting

Colleague Lorraine Mirabella is looking to interview homebuyers who use mobile phones to house hunt -- or, more specifically, mobile-phone apps that let you get listing information on the go. For instance, Trulia's, Zillow's, Smarter Agent -- I'm sure there are more out there, but you get the idea.

Are you in this early-adopter group? Shoot her an email at lorraine.mirabella@baltsun.com. She'd love to hear from you.

And I'd be curious to hear in the comments if you've found any of these apps useful.

Posted by Jamie Smith Hopkins at 11:05 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)

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I decided to use Smarter Agent because although I am a homeowner, I am looking to purchase another one. I work full time so Smarter Agent was a very convenient mechanism to do my house hunting. It was great!!!

Posted by: Jennifer Garcia | May 22, 2009 3:35 PM

Smarter Agent is a great design, but the data included is very limited. Zillow and Trulia have the same problem, but not to the same degree. I personally like using Trulia's the most, largely due to shorter load times. Zillow's load time is too long because it includes the hybrid maps by default.

Posted by: Jonathan Benya | May 22, 2009 5:02 PM

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About Jamie Smith Hopkins

Jamie Smith Hopkins, a Baltimore Sun reporter since 1999, writes about the regional economy. Her reporting on the housing market has won national and local awards. Hopkins is a Columbia native and has lived in Maryland all her life, save for 10 months spent covering schools in Ames, Iowa.
She trained to become a wonk by spending large chunks of time as a geek and an insufferable know-it-all.
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