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App-tly Put
With one click, these apps can help agents
and brokers ensure they're prepared to
handle whatever comes their way, whether
in-office, on the road, or onsite at a property.
INDUSTRY INSIGHT
Open Home Pro: acts as a guest registry for open
houses, allowing customized questions to be entered
and photos to be attached;
sends automated followup "pings" to prospective
buyers.
Intuos Creative Stylus
The standard issue stylus just isn't enough for today's tech savvy real
estate professional. Cutting-edge agents need a tool that will help
elevate their game. The Intuos Creative stylus has 2,048 levels of
pressure sensitivity so that the iPad experience feels more like writing
on paper than on an LCD touch screen. It also features palm rejection,
which allows you to rest your palm on the iPad without making a mark.
TECH
Homesnap: utilizes GPS and image matching to
display local MLS info, up-to-date pricing, square
footage, amenities, and interior
photos; built-in algorithms
help determine comparable
properties.
MARKET PULSE
SharpScan: free iOS app that makes
document scanning virtually effortless;
snap a pic of the document with your
phone or choose an image saved in
your camera roll.
MagicPlan: from pictures
of a room in your phone's
photo library, can determine
dimensions and create a mock
floor plan.
DocuSign Ink: allows buyers and sellers
to immediately sign official, legal and
binding documents via the Internet;
securely manage and send documents
from anywhere.
POINT— COUNTERPOINT
Polar: free social polling app that lets
people both vote and comment on the
question posed and chat about the
results; build a following and follow
others on this social network.
Square
While most deals require
mounds of paperwork, some
transactions can be accomplished
with a simple swipe of the card.
That's where Square comes
in—a point-of-sale tool that adds
credit card functionality to your
smartphone. The Square card
reader is secure, setup is easy, and
you can choose per-swipe pricing
or a flat monthly fee.
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