***UPDATE***
With the release of the latest iPhone update, users can now place websites as icons on their iPhones home screen (essentially a shortcut). Here at HouseFront we have added an icon to our shortcut, so placing the HouseFront iPhone widget on your desktop will display our HouseFront logo. Seen here: 
Give it a try add HouseFront to your phones home screen.
It has been a few months now since the launch of the much-hyped iPhone, and since then there has been a fury of iPhone widgets hitting the net. Using the Safari browser is the only way to get third party applications to the phone (as of right now). The iPhone’s web browser (Safari) is capable of viewing the complete web, no mobile version required, but what users are learning is that with only a 3.5-inch diagonal screen not all websites fit satisfactory and are clumsy to navigate. This has led many websites to create “iPhone friendly” sites, mini portals that fit within the screens boundaries and allow quicker access to information.
Continuing our support for all things Apple, the HouseFront team has just released the very first real estate search widget for the iPhone. Pointing your iPhone Safari browser to http://www.HouseFront.com/widgets/iPhone will bring up an easy to use search portal. Enter in any address and within seconds you’re provided information on the home, such as estimated value, bedrooms, bathrooms, square footage and more. The search also reveals the location of the home through an aerial photo provided by Google maps.
The widget also features send to cell, allowing you to send the property information to any friend that isn’t as lucky as you are to have an iPhone, through text messaging. If you’re interested in the property you may also click on the more details link sending your phone to the full HouseFront website where you can gather more information about the property.
With HouseFront’s text messaging feature (Text any address to ‘HOUSE’ or 46873) and now the iPhone widget, users and professionals alike have multiple ways to access valuable home information quickly and on the go.
Any iPhone users out there give the widget a try and let us know what you think, and if you don’t have an iPhone try our text messaging feature and let us know what you think too.
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