Realtor.com® Launches New iOS9 "Express" Home Search App

Streamlined features provide easy access to the most comprehensive for-sale listings database in the nation

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Oct 07, 2015, 09:00 ET

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Searching for a home just got simpler. Realtor.com®, a leading online real estate destination operated by News Corp [NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV] subsidiary Move, Inc., today announced the launch of the realtor.com® Express Home Search app for iOS9. The express version of the realtor.com® Real Estate app offers six key features, including school search and 3D maps, as well as a streamlined interface.

"Empowering people by making all things home simple, efficient and enjoyable, means we have to be where our users are, giving them access to the information they want anytime, anywhere in a mobile format that best suits their needs," said Tapan Bhat, chief product officer for realtor.com®. "It's this philosophy that drove the creation of the realtor.com® Express Home Search app. Rather than adding more options we're giving them easier access to the most comprehensive database of for-sale homes in the U.S."

Developed specifically for iOS9, the Express Home Search app offers new flyover and spotlight search features. Buyers can view homes in three dimensions in key markets by selecting "3D" on the map view, tapping an area of interest and using two fingers to adjust the screen. Additionally, users who want to search property listings directly from their home screen without opening the app can type a city of interest directly in the search bar.

This app also empowers consumers to tap into realtor.com®'s most popular features, including:

Search – View the most robust, and accurate collection of for-sale listings in the nation;
Property details – View listing and school data right on the listing;
Open house locator – Find open houses in a specific neighborhood;
Favorites – Sign-in to save searches and listings.

To download the new realtor.com® Express Home Search app today, please visit: www.realtor.com/mobile.

About Move, Inc. and realtor.com®

Move, Inc. operates the realtor.com^® website and mobile experiences, which provide buyers, sellers and renters of homes with the information, tools and professional expertise they need to discover and create their perfect home. News Corp [NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV] acquired Move in November 2014, and realtor.com® quickly established itself as the fastest growing online real estate service provider in the first half of 2015 as measured by comScore.

As the official website of the National Association of REALTORS^®, consumers know they can look to realtor.com® for the most comprehensive and accurate information anytime, anywhere. With relationships with more than 800 multiple listing services (MLS), realtor.com® has more than 3 million for-sale listings, which account for more than 97 percent of all MLS-listed for-sale properties. More than 90 percent of the listings are updated every 15 minutes. Move's network of websites provides consumers a wealth of innovative tools, including Doorsteps^®, Moving.com™, SeniorHousingNet^SM and others. Move supports real estate professionals by providing many services to grow their businesses in an increasing digital, on-demand world, including ListHub™, the nation's leading listing syndicator and centralized intelligence platform for the real estate industry; TigerLead^®; Top Producer® Systems; and FiveStreet^SM and Reesio as well as many free services.

Forward-Looking Statements

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