The best property apps… redux
By Sheena Chua
It's no surprise that technology moves at an incredible pace. Since we've created our top three property apps list just last December, app developers have been continuously flooding the market with property-related apps. It might only be six month later, but apps have moved on at such a rate that we have decided to check up again on some of our favourite apps.
Houzz Interior Design Ideas
If you have the keys to the perfect house now, but are stumped for ideas on how to make your studio apartment look more spacious or how to create the perfect playroom for your little one, check out Houzz.
Its 'ideabook' is a much more convenient substitute to flipping through scores of magazines, cutting and pasting the images into a traditional scrapbook. In comparison, it lets you view over 150,000 photos (for free!) so you can create very own ideabook and dream home. Get additional inspiration by viewing ideabooks created by other users.
Get the Houzz Interior Design Ideas app, here.
IKEA Catalogue
So you've renovated your home. But you're still staring at four empty — albeit well-designed walls — and you have no idea where to start furniture hunting. Well, perhaps this app can point you in the right direction. The IKEA Catalogue by the Swedish furniture giant now comes digitised and free of charge, letting you browse and search through some 4,000 images of about 2,000 IKEA products.
If something catches your eye, you can click the handy '+' sign for more details, zoom in (and out), and bookmark the page for reference. Then make your way down to the nearest IKEA store using the store locator and get what you need!
Get the IKEA Catalogue, here.
Singapore Maps
Have you taken the plunge and set up home in a neighbourhood you're hardly familiar with? The Singapore Maps app may prove to be useful in helping you find your way around.
No worries about getting lost in a sea of HDB flats; this free app by Street Directory not only shows you maps of the island, but suggests directions for both public and private transport users. It even lets you provide and receive tips from other users, so you'll know where the best neighbourhood chicken rice stall is hiding!
Get Singapore Maps, here.
iProperty.com Singapore
Okay, so we may be rolling out the red carpet for ourselves here, but the iProperty.com Singapore app is very good — and now it's on Android. Singapore has one of the highest take-up of Apple products in the world, but Android users tend to get a bit of a raw deal, which is why this extensive, free-of-charge Android property listings app was created for you.
You can access iProperty's database of property listings, which includes prices, photos, maps and more. The advantage of the iProperty app is that if you find a property to your liking you can email, call or even text the agent with just a click!
The iProperty.com Group is Asia's largest property portal, and there's a vast array of agent, developer, condominium and HDB directories, as well as property-related news, views and reviews to keep you up to date on your Android (1.6 and up).
Get the iProperty.com Singapore Android App, here.
If you're an iPhone user, get the iProperty.com Singapore iPhone App, here.
Or, get the iProperty.com Singapore iPad App, here.
For the most authoritative and comprehensive listing of properties for sale or rent, go to www.iProperty.com.sg For more property news, real estate reports and celebrity home features, head to www.iproperty.com.sg/resources.
