Can you build a Zillow or Realtor.com alternative?

We can build a property search platform with the core features those products offer, including map search, saved listings, and agent connectivity. The honest difference is audience: a custom platform serves a defined market rather than competing for national search traffic.

Do you build for iOS, Android, or both?

Both. Most real estate apps need to be on both stores since buyers and agents use both platforms. We build native iOS and Android or cross-platform using Flutter or React Native, depending on your feature requirements and integration complexity.

Who owns the app after it’s built?

You do. Source code, App Store Connect account, and Google Play Console account are all yours from the start. We remain as collaborators you can remove at any time, with no dependency on us for access to your own product.

Can you add virtual tours to an existing app?

Yes. Virtual tour and 3D walkthrough integration can be added to an existing app through providers like Matterport and Kuula, or built as a native video and media experience depending on your content workflow and how tours are created for your listings.

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Buyers and renters now do most of their research on a phone before they speak to anyone. The platforms they are using set the expectation: fast search, accurate listings, interactive maps, and media that lets them evaluate a property without visiting it first. A brokerage or PropTech company that cannot meet that experience hands those users to someone who can.

Off-the-shelf real estate software is built around the most common workflows, which rarely match the way a specialist brokerage, a luxury market, or a commercial property operation actually runs. A custom app is how you build a product that works the way your business works, integrates with the MLS data you actually use, and carries your brand rather than someone else’s.

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Property Search and Map Experience

Fast, filterable listings with map-based search, saved searches, and real-time alerts when a matching property hits the market.

02

MLS and IDX Data Integration

Pulling live listing data from your MLS through IDX feeds and direct API connections, keeping your inventory current without manual updates or data lags that frustrate users at the worst moment.

03

Virtual Tours and 3D Walkthrough

Embedded 3D tours, video walkthroughs, and interactive floor plans that let buyers evaluate a property before they ever schedule a showing.

Map-based property search with filters
Saved favourites and comparison tools
Virtual tour and photo gallery viewer
Mortgage calculator and affordability tools
In-app messaging with agent or landlord

Lead capture and CRM pipeline
Listing management and media upload
Showing scheduling and calendar sync
Offer management and document collection
Commission tracking and reporting

Tenant portal and lease management
Online rent collection and receipts
Maintenance request submission and tracking
Vacancy listing and applicant screening
Inspection reports and property records

MLS and IDX integration is where most real estate app projects encounter their first serious problem. Every MLS has its own data structure, its own compliance requirements for how listings are displayed, and its own approval process for new integrations. Treating it as a straightforward data feed leads to delays that eat the timeline before a single screen is finished.

We map the specific MLS or MLSs your business operates in during discovery, confirm the data fields and display rules, and build the integration before the rest of the app depends on it. Fair housing compliance in listing display, RESPA rules around transaction coordination, and state licensing requirements for certain app features are all accounted for rather than discovered later.

01Discovery

We map your MLS access, your target users, and your existing tools before a wireframe exists so nothing is assumed about the data.

02Design

We prototype the search and listing experience with real users before development starts so you see the app before the budget is committed.

03Development

We build in sprints with regular check-ins, so your team can review progress and redirect before anything runs too far in the wrong direction.

04Testing

Every build is tested across devices with live MLS data before release, so listing display issues are caught before your users find them.

We build apps across the full range of real estate verticals, from consumer-facing property search to the operational tools that run portfolios and teams: residential brokerage, commercial real estate, property management, luxury and high-end market, new development and pre-sales, real estate investment platforms, vacation and short-term rental, PropTech startups, MLS and association platforms, and real estate auctions.

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MLS and IDX Integration Experience

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Search Performance Prioritised

03

Built For Agents And End Users

04

Support As Your Market Evolves

We’ve worked with RETS and RESO Web API feeds across multiple MLS providers, confirming each MLS’s compliance rules for listing display during discovery before any integration depends on them.

Listing accuracy and search speed are treated as engineering requirements from the start, not something addressed after the app already feels slow.

We build for the three groups a real estate platform actually serves: buyers and renters, agents and brokers, and property managers, not one generic user.

We stay on after launch for MLS rule changes, platform updates, and new features as your market and business grow.

01

MLS and IDX Integration Experience

02

Search Performance Prioritised

03

Built For Agents And End Users

04

Support As Your Market Evolves

Yes. We have worked with RETS and RESO Web API feeds across multiple MLS providers. Each MLS has its own compliance rules for how listings are displayed, and we confirm those requirements during discovery before building any integration that depends on them.

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Why Real Estate Businesses Need A Custom App