REA Group and Domain lead Apple Watch charge with property apps

Real estate classifieds brands Domain and Realestate.com.au are set to become the first Australian brand to capitalise on the new Apple Watch releasing a new app for the soon to be released product to make home hunting easier.

Apple announced it was to release a much-anticipated watch just over a fortnight ago, with some experts predicting smartwatches, which synch to mobiles, will become the “remote control to the remote control of your life”.

The new apps will both send alerts about homes for sale to the watch, whilst REA Group’s offering will give GPS directions to the property and allow users to record voice memos about the home to it, and synch to their Realestate.com.au account.

The Fairfax property group’s app will allow search and viewing of preoprty information, details of inspection times schedule inspections and organise favourites, as well as linking to the iPhone app.