The tech savy developer Aaron Kardell, who lives in Maple Grove, designed a new application that allows home buyers to search homes for sale on the iPhone. The entrepreneur convinced Minneapolis-based TheMLSOnline.com Inc. to bring the real estate business to the mobile world.
Kardell`s blog and he believes in the future of technology and that home searches will be conducted more and more on a mobile phone instead of a computer. His application was featured in the Finance and Commerce report and discusses how real estate agencies will be more competitive.
The application is available from the iTunes Store and available for a free download. You can type mobilerealtyapps.com or just the first two words and receive the screen to download the application. Its listed under MN, which allows searches for Minnesota, Minneapolis, St. Paul and the Twin Cities. The application is also available for Seattle and Western Washington, according to the app store on iPhone.
The application offers the following home searches: Search homes by map, Search homes list, Featured home listings, My Search Account, and Contact a Specialist. The application combines the intuitive interface of phone with the MLSOnline.com information while utilizing the GPS to narrow the search for homes.
The developer has been receiving notice and praise from Minneapolis publications along with the Itunes Store featuring his latest work as the most popular. On february 8th, 2010, Kardell made the news in the Star Tribune with his iGarageSale application. In essence, the application simplifies search based on location and find garage sales in your local area.
Keith Castonguay, president and CEO of TheMLSOnline, was lured by the developer´s app because of its easy integration to the companies website. Castonguay in the Finance and Commerce report said the company will include applications for other popular smart phones like Google Android and Blackberry.
Details were not released on how much were the fees charged by Kardell, but surely enough people will look for more headlines in the near future.
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