The real estate domain has long occupied a prominent place on the web and in the app stores.
Today, there’s a lot of speculation that real estate websites and mobile apps might one day replace agents and brokers completely.
This may sound a bit disturbing if you’re a real estate agent who hasn’t already gone digital.
On the other hand, real estate mobile app development is something that agents can invest in to keep pace with the times.How Zillow and Trulia managed to revolutionize the housing market  Originally, neither of these companies were in the business of selling homes (instead, they sold advertising to real estate agents).
This enabled them to provide more insight and transparency in the housing market compared to trade associations and housing industry establishments like the NAR.
According to Stefan Swanepoel, a consultant and writer on real estate trends, portals like Zillow and Trulia have created a whole new trend of real estate lifestyle surfing.