Realtor.com Real Estate & Rent

Realtor.com App Review: 15-Minute MLS Feeds, Shaky 2026 Redesign

800+ MLS feeds, 15-minute updates and Zillow Preview listings

Realtor.com tells advertisers it holds direct connections to more than 800 multiple listing services and refreshes property data every 15 minutes. Since September 17, 2026, search also includes Zillow Preview listings: homes marketed before they reach the MLS, labeled as Preview. Zillow says more than 400 brokerages are enrolled and that Preview homes draw 18% more views in their first 14 days. App Store reviewers in August 2026, though, describe saved homes shown as active until opened, then revealed as sold, and the developer told Play users it was fixing the Hide Pending/Contingent filter in Saved Listings.

Contact agent: Connections Plus, Concierge and a 4-second callback

The privacy notice names Contact Agent and Request Tour among the forms whose details Move collects, and Move's terms explain where they go: agents buy lead generation products by subscription, while referral services bill agents when a deal closes. Connections Plus, the subscription product, delivers leads from shoppers acting on listings in an agent's market and answers them with automatic email and SMS. ReadyConnect Concierge, the referral service, has Realtor.com reps call shoppers, on average within 4 seconds of an inquiry, ask about budget, timeframe and pre-approval, then live-transfer the call to the first agent who claims it. Neither route promises you the listing agent; only on Preview listings does the buyer pick between the listing agent and a buyer's agent.

Rental Beast's $36 to $49 application and My Home's RealValue tools

Searching, alerts and calculators cost nothing, and Google Play lists no in-app purchases. Renters meet the first real price: for MLS rentals, Apply Now hands you to Rental Beast's site, where each applicant pays a non-refundable processing fee of $36 to $49, shown before submitting; fees may change. It covers credit, eviction and criminal checks with a soft credit pull, and one application can be reused for 30 days. Owners get the My Home dashboard, whose RealValue tools track an estimated home value, project sale proceeds, compare similar homes and estimate Airbnb income. Listings also show an estimated monthly payment beside Get pre-approved, yet Move's terms say it takes no loan applications; lenders pay to reach shoppers who inquire.

Credit score, NAR and News Corp in the privacy disclosures

Google Play's Data safety form lists name, email, phone number, address, approximate location and device IDs as shared partly for advertising or marketing, plus an optional credit score shared for app functionality and advertising. Apple's label says location, search history, identifiers and usage data may be used to track you across other companies' apps. The privacy notice, last modified July 30, 2026, adds three points: Move may share data with the National Association of REALTORS, which may contact you; News Corp affiliates may use it for their own marketing; and Amplitude records clicks and mouse movement. Move also obtains demographic data such as household income range from outside sources. Data is encrypted in transit, deletion can be requested, and precise location, optional in the Play form, is listed for app functionality only.