App Aims to Satisfy Real-Estate LustA photo of any house reveals treasure troves of app-generated info.
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HomeSnap, a freeiPhone appcreated by Washington, D.C.-based online broker Sawbuck Realty, is aiming to satisfy your real-estate lust. With the app, users can snap a photo of nearly any home in the U.S. and instantly view details such as property history, lot size, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, estimated price and nearby schools. All available info is culled from tax records, the Multiple Listing Service, Census demographics and other public data. According to Guy Wolcott, co-founder and CEO of Sawbuck, the patent-pending process is 90 percent accurate.
Wolcott saysHomeSnapwas inspired by the music-identifying app Shazam. "It gave you this emotional reward when you used it that was above and beyond its utility," he says. "I wrote in my notebook: Shazam for homes--take a picture of any home to find out all about it."
