Zillow has up to date its iOS 15 iPhone and iPad apps with SharePlay assist, letting you browse houses with different individuals on Facetime, the corporate announced. iOS customers can begin a bunch FaceTime name after which allow SharePlay to flick through Zillow’s photograph galleries so everybody on the decision can see the property. 

“Americans love to Zillow surf — most of them alongside someone else — and now they have a new way to do it,” in response to Zillow. “Using the Zillow app on an iPhone or iPad, home shoppers are now able to search and browse for-sale home and rental listings in a seamless, synchronous experience together with family, friends or a real estate agent.”

Zillow mentioned that 86 p.c of customers browse houses with a companion, partner or housemate, so the brand new function is smart if you cannot be collectively in particular person. It’s additionally a “great new way for real estate agents to connect with customers,” mentioned Zillow CTO David Beitel. 

To use the function, every participant will want Zillow working on an iPhone or iPad with iOS/iPadOS 15.1 or later. Users can seek for totally different places on Zillow and flick through obtainable listings with content material synced up. A rival actual property app, Redfin, launched an analogous function again in October.