Field Guide to Using GPS Navigation Systems in Real Estate

(Updated August 2011)

Real Estate professionals are embracing global positioning system (GPS) solutions as a time-saving investment. GPS technology is beneficial for REALTORS® because it can provide turn-by-turn spoken directions, access to MLS data, the ability to queue up numerous properties at once, detailed neighborhood maps, and more. This field guide contains general information about GPS, its usage in real estate, and future trends that will keep REALTORS® in the know, especially in these economic times, we need technology that can boost business and satisfy customers.  (M. Glick, Senior Information Specialist)

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Real Estate Search iPhone App by Realtor.com, (YouTube Video, Jan. 5, 2010).

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GPS and Real Estate   

GPS for REALTORS®: Time is Money, (CeleraNetworks.com, Aug. 2011).

GPS Real Estate in Rural Markets, (About.com, 2010).

GPS technology lets buyers search real estate listing from any cell phone, (AzBiz, Feb. 2010).

MobileCrossing new GPS for Real Estate Agents, (Mobilewhack.com, N.D.).

Don't Make Your GPS a Theft Magnet, (REALTOR® Magazine Online, May 2008).

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GPS Trends   

GPS Gets Personal: Japanese Engineers Build GPS into Glasses, (PCWorld, Aug. 2010).

CRT Tech Guide Part 1, (Center for REALTOR® Technology, Mar. 16, 2010).

Social Networking by Cellphone; More Companies Roll Out GPS Services That Locate Your Friends -- Or Your Kids, (Wall Street Journal, Jan. 16, 2007). Q

A Phone App for Real Estate Fanatics, (smarteragent.com, Jan. 22, 2007).

Pharos announces GPS phone -- no, really, that's the name, (Engadget.com, Jan. 2007).

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Websites

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eBooks & Other Resources

eBooks.realtor.org

The following ebooks and digital audiobooks are available to NAR members:

Aerial Mapping Websites (Overdrive Audiobook)

GPS for Dummies (Adobe eReader)

Field Guides & More

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