Boston.com Launches a Free Real Estate App for the iPhone

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Boston.com's comprehensive listing of homes for sale in the Greater Boston market and beyond is now available to browse in a new, free app for the iPhone.

“It also extends the effectiveness of listings on Boston.com for local realtors.”

The new Boston.com Real Estate app provides on-the-go access for buyers to view property details and photos, share favorite homes with family and friends, and more. Users can:

• Browse complete listings from across Massachusetts and New England, including photos and floor plans.
• Search for properties by city or town, or use the built-in GPS feature to find homes for sale, rentals, and open houses nearby.
• View those listings on a map or in a list format. Save listings, and create email alerts for their favorite searches.
• Upload and store their photos and notes about any property they visit.
• Refine their search by property type, square footage, price, newly listed and more.
• Browse homes within the neighborhoods of Boston and Cambridge.
• Contact the agent quickly and easily by e-mail or phone to schedule an appointment.
• Get local real estate market news from The Boston Globe and Boston.com.

“Providing home buyers and renters with the ability to search our thousands of real estate listings via their iPhones makes the process of finding a new home even more convenient,” said Lisa DeSisto, general manager of Boston.com and chief advertising officer for The Boston Globe. “It also extends the effectiveness of listings on Boston.com for local realtors.”

The free Boston.com Real Estate iPhone app is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, requires iOS 4.0 or later and may be downloaded at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/boston-com-real-estate/id386155726?mt=8 . To learn more about this app and all of Boston.com mobile products, visit Boston.com/mobile.

About Boston.com:

Boston.com is one of the most visited regional portals in the U.S. and is wholly owned by The New York Times Company, a leading media company with 2009 revenues of $2.4 billion, which includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers and more than 50 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The Company’s core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.