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Old 03-18-2022, 10:03 AM
 
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This morning I received an email that said "Homesnap is an award-winning mobile app that provides accurate real estate data for over 90 million homes. Get the Homesnap app to see how much the homes in your neighborhood are worth.

Please accept my invitation to connect on Homesnap. Next time you have a real estate question or need advice, contact me via Homesnap. I'm happy to answer any questions you might have. "

Homesnap's website proudly proclaims "Homesnap is the real estate industry's national search portal, featuring the same accurate, real-time information that agents use." Curiously, Wikipedia has no entry for such an august business.

In the "about" section, it isn't clear who owns it, who funded its creation, etc.

Has anyone heard of this? I'm curious if it is legit.
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Old 03-18-2022, 10:20 AM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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From 2018

https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/13/ho...-intelligence/

From 2020

https://www.homesnap.com/about/pr/201123

Sounds legit to me. Maybe one of our realtor members will tell us if it's worth a damn.
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Old 03-18-2022, 11:24 AM
 
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I've never heard of Homesnap. Since they claim that 75% of real estate agents are using it, I guess that makes me a minority.
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Old 03-18-2022, 12:38 PM
 
Location: Just south of Denver since 1989
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I use it a lot.
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Old 03-18-2022, 12:40 PM
 
Location: Rochester, WA
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We have it here. I don't know exactly how the relationships work but Homesnap is the public-facing interface our MLS uses for advertising on facebook et al.
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Old 03-18-2022, 01:23 PM
 
Location: Cary, NC
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I dumped it. It annoyed me.
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Old 03-18-2022, 02:30 PM
 
Location: Needham, MA
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We have it here. I don't know exactly how the relationships work but Homesnap is the public-facing interface our MLS uses for advertising on facebook et al.
Same. I don't personally use it. They're owned by CoStar which is basically the Zillow of the Commercial Real Estate world.
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Old 03-18-2022, 05:03 PM
 
Location: Columbia, SC
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I started using it last year on my mobile when I needed to look up something quick when I was out. It's easier than logging into MLS on my phone. It's legit.
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Old 03-18-2022, 05:21 PM
 
Location: Salem, OR
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Yes it is an app. Our MLS uses it as a mobile app rather than having our own. I don't particularly like it, but it is what I have.
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Old 03-19-2022, 07:47 AM
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It is used by my MLS in southeast VA.
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