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Find Foreclosed Homes With These Mobile Apps For Smartphones




The housing crisis of the last several years left millions of homes in foreclosure. Today, you may be able to buy a house or other property at a bargain price because of this. Many developers are creating foreclosure applications to help you search for foreclosed properties on your smartphone.

Many websites offer databases of foreclosed properties and provide that information through mobile apps for your iPhone or Android. With mobile apps, you can now search for properties while standing in line at the post office. These apps are easy to use and are compatible with iPhones and/or Android phones. While many apps are free, some cost a few dollars. Here are some of the apps you can use to find foreclosed homes.

Complete Foreclosures for the iPhone and Android: This app was created by the mobile applications company Visionary Apps for Apple iPhones and iPads. An app for Android phones is also planned. The app provides foreclosure data from RealtyTrac.com. Complete Foreclosure lists the most recent foreclosures first, so you can easily find the newest listing for your city or state. You can download the basic app for 99 cents.

Foreclosures Search by USHUD: Foreclosures Search lists foreclosed homes that are owned by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), although it is not affiliated with HUD. The app also lists foreclosed properties owned by the major banks. It is compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

Foreclosures Real Estate: This app provides information on short sales, auction properties, HUD properties and land including photos for all properties listed. This app also offers Google Maps and directions to each property. It has daily updates. It is compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

Homes in Foreclosure: If you're looking for foreclosed townhouses, condominiums or apartment buildings, this foreclosure apps lists these types of properties and single-family homes. The free app is for Android phones only.

Foreclosure Genie: This app lists properties in foreclosure and allows you to save up to 30 of your favorite properties at a time. The app is best for real estate investors who buy and sell rental properties. With Foreclosure Genie, you can also calculate the return on your investment (ROI). The app is only for the iPhone. It costs $2.

Foreclosure Organizer: A good app for real estate investors and professionals, this app provides many features such as tracking saved properties, sending property details via email, searching for tax-lien properties and finding properties by trustee. This app is for iPhone users. It costs about $6.

Foreclosures Canada: This app helps you find foreclosed properties in Canada. It is ideal for investors and real estate agents. The app is for Android phones and free of charge.

ForeclosureRadar: You can get information on foreclosures in your area and daily auction schedules from the ForeclosureRadar mobile app. This app is for the iPhone, iPad and iPod. It has a free trial period, but then is $49.95 a month.

Trulia, Realtor.com, Zillow and Refin all offer mobile apps with details of homes for sale for both Android phones and iPhone and other Apple products. These apps are not specifically for finding foreclosed homes, but all four companies have information about foreclosures on their websites, which is also available on the mobile applications.
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Larque Goodson is a real estate writer at Reply! with over 15 years of experience in journalism and marketing. For more tips about buying homes in foreclosure, see her article on how to find and buy foreclosed homes.

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