New York Times Real Estate app for Apartment Hunting

Apartment hunting in New York City just got easier. The New York Times just launched a free iPhone app called New York Times Real Estate. You can search for listings, view property details and even see photos, floorplans, maps and directions. What about figuring out your prospective mortgage payments? Yes, that too.

Right now it integrates the NYTimes’ real estate news articles and listings with sharing capabilities, and provides listings for “New York City, across the country and throughout the world.”

Business Insider lists the key features:

• Browse fully illustrated listings (complete with photos and floor plans) in New York City, across the country and throughout the world
• Read the most current New York Times Real Estate news and share articles with friends
• Search for properties by keyword location, ZIP code, WebID or use the “Nearby” GPS feature to surface listings and open houses near you
• Refine listings by price reductions, for sale by owner, recently posted and more
• Calculate your potential monthly mortgage payment on the fly
• Research New York City sales activity and view nearby school information
• View property listings on a map and get directions
• Upload private photos and notes to any property listing
• View and manage your saved listings, searches, photos and notes on your iPhone or on the Web
• Sign up for e-mail alerts when new listings are posted and when your favorite listings have new open house times and/or price changes
• E-mail your favorite listings to a friend
• Contact real estate agents quickly and easily via one-touch dialing/e-mailing

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