Lofts is a web service that helps you find property in and around the Boston area. You can simply visit the site’s homepage and search for property based on its location. You can also specify the price range and the number of bedrooms the place has. From the top option you can specify whether you are looking for a place to buy or rent.

Each listing has a unique ID that you can enter to be quickly taken to it. Apart from these searching options, the homepage lists featured loft sales.

On a loft’s page you will find completely detailed information including a description, square footage, and the sales price. The lofts you like can be added to your list of favorites after you create an account on the site.

In the bottom right of every lofts page you can view the agent who is to be contacted regarding the loft.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Helps you find lofts to rent.
• Helps you find lofts to purchase.
• Currently covers Boston and surrounding areas.
• Lets you search for lofts by location and price.
• Includes agent contact details for each loft.

Check out Lofts @ www.lofts.com (By Umar from AllthatIsApple)

VyooIT is a free to use web service that lets you create mobile-friendly real estate listings. After creating an account on the website you can enter the details of your property available for sale or rent to create a ‘Vyoo’.  Alternatively you can use the URL of an existing online property listing like that on Postlets.

The site generates a short URL and QR code for your listing. The short URL makes sharing the property over social networks easy and the QR codes helps smartphone users to quickly reach your property listing page through their phones.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Lets you create mobile-friendly real estate listings.
• Accepts new listing information or a URL of existing online listing.
• Provides shortened URL and QR code for listing.
• Offers direct sharing buttons for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and email.
• Similar tools:MyRental, Zilok, UnitConnect, PadMapper, RentBits and ASimpleMeasure.

Check out VyooIT @ www.vyoo.it (by MOin from ThumbPress)

Before using Photo Measures, calibrate the app by taking a picture, draw a line that spans the wall then give the exact length. Photo Measures will use that measurement as a base to measure everything else. You can also take photos and draw measurements one-by-one or magnify for better accuracy. You can also adjust your current measurements if you are not happy with your configuration. Photos with measurements can be organized by favorites, recent, important, and types of room and objects.

Photo Measures is available for only for iOS devices, and will work beautifully with the new iPad with camera. This app is especially useful for contractors, engineers, and real estate agents.

Features:

• Free iOS app.
• Photo-magically measures wall lengths, floor spaces, and more.
• Organize photos.
• Take photos and measure instantly.
• Nice UI for presenting to clients.
• Similar tools: Jordan’s Furniture Room Planner, ASimpleMeasure and SnapShop Showroom.

Check out Photo Measure @ http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photo-measures-lite/id417222688?mt=8#

ShareYourOffice is a simple and useful website that lets people list and find available office space from around the world. You can easily find spaces listed on the site by specifying various parameters such as location, type of space, maximum budget, and work type. For each space, you can find detailed information such as availability duration, rates, attached facilities, and its location on a map.

PDF versions of listings can be downloaded and viewed. When you find a space you like, you can contact the listing person directly; his/her information is presented right there on the website.

This straightforward approach of ShareYourOffice and its support for all countries is what will make it a highly useful service for people listing or looking for available office space.

Features:

• A user friendly web service.
• Helps you list available office space.
• Lets you find available office space all around the world.
• Provides detailed information about each space.
• Lets you directly contact the person who lists the space.
• Similar tools: LooseCubes.

Check out ShareYourOffice @ www.shareyouroffice.com (By Umar from TechCityInc)

The service also allows you to create a HTML brochure which can be quickly put on classified sites like Craigslist. So, no more creating separate advert listings and going through the same process over and over again.

Features

• Create a site to advertise your rental property.
• Embed photos, videos, maps, calendar.
• Create HTML brochures with photos and content.
• Similar sites:  Zilok, UnitConnect, PadMapper, RentBits and ASimpleMeasure.
• Also read related articles:
  20+ Real Estate Search and Information Tools
  Find Free and Cheap Real Estate on the Web

Check out My Rental @ www.myrental.info (By Abhijeet from GT Mobiles)

LooseCubes is a wonderful web service that lets you find office spaces. Spaces are marked by red cubes placed on a map. You can browse the map and click on a cube to display its name and starting rate in a floating window. Click the space’s name in the window to be taken to its page. You can also browse spaces by specifying your stay duration and workspace type. On a space’s page you will find other details such as size, accommodation, minimum rent duration, etc.

If some of your questions are left unanswered you can contact the host using the site’s interface.

With all the searching complete, you can use an external source to look up the phone number of the space you like and contact the host directly for booking.

Key Features:

• A user friendly website
• Helps you find short term office spaces
• Lists spaces worldwide
• Spaces can be found via map searching or workspace type
• Detailed information about each space is given

Check out LooseCubes @ www.loosecubes.com (By Umar from TechCityInc)

UnitConnect is a wonderful web service that lets real estate managers and property managers organize an online account of their paperwork. Basically the web service helps you manage your property without any paperwork.

You keep a record of properties, vendors, bills, and reports in your online account. Through a few simple clicks you are able to get any desired information about your property as well as quickly calculate the payments you need to collect or make. Because of the site’s security measures, your information is kept private and is accessible only by you. The free account on UnitConnect lets you manage up to 5 units whereas more units can be managed by opting for the site’s paid services.

Features:

• A user friendly website.
• Ideal online for real estate managers and property managers.
• Lets you keep updated records of your property, bills, and reports.
• Provides a secure interface.
• Similar tools: PadMapper, RentBits and ASimpleMeasure.
• Also read related articles:
  20+ Real Estate Search and Information Tools
  Find Free and Cheap Real Estate on the Web.

Check out UnitConnect @ www.unitconnect.com (by MOin from ThumbPress)

The neighborhoods are ranked based on a number of criteria and clicking on any neighborhood will give you detailed information on various topics including quality of life, safety, public transportation, people, schools, nightlife and more. The neighborhood is ranked on each of these factors to give you a comparative analysis. You can also contribute by rating each neighborhood and/or writing detailed reviews.

Features:

• Find a neighborhood like your own.
• See maps, current and historical images.
• Currently works for NYC, San Francisco, Boston and Seattle.
• See information about schools and statistics.
• See neighborhood ranking on tens of factors.
• Rate and review a neighborhood.
• No registration required.
• Similar tools: CityMelt and Homethinking

Visit NabeWise @ www.nabewise.com

Moreover, it lets you search by additional criteria such as commute time, price per square feet and provides important relevant information like public school information, market data, neighborhood photos and other to help you make an informed choice. Sign up to save your searches and favorite listings.

Features:

• Search apartments sales and rentals in New York and surrounding areas (Hamptons, North Jersey)
• Search and filter results by price, apartment type, # of bedrooms and region.
• Use additional search criteria such as commute time, price per square feet, local public school information, neighborhood pictures and other relevant information.
• Browse popular searches – “Most expensive”, “Least expensive”, “Most recent apartments for sale” etc.
• Check out site’s New Development Directory for NYC’s most complete information on new building projects.
• Sign up to save your searches and favorite listings for reference.
• Similar websites: RentBits, MyApartmentMap, PadMapper and some others.

Check out StreetEasy @ www.streeteasy.com

You can bookmark the properties you come across on the web, organize them with tags and share them with family and friends which includes the ability to post to Facebook and Twitter. You can also track price changes and valuations using some of the cool tools it provides.

Features:

• Social bookmarking for homes and properties.
• Organize bookmarks with tags.
• Share properties easily with friends and on Facebook and twitter.
• Track price, photo and off-market changes with cool tools feature.

Check out Dwellicious @ www.dwellicious.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)