Name: Flexmls For Homebuyers
Rating: 2.56325 (419 reviews)

User Reviews for Flexmls For Homebuyers

2.56 out of 5

419 Ratings

1 year ago, RetirementSearch

Very Useful App

This app is very helpful in finding homes for sale. It’s also easy to use. Im able to search for homes within my criteria and it will send me notifications, well it used to send notifications. Up until a few weeks ago, I would receive sound and badge notifications when a new listing was found in my search criteria or if one of my saved homes status changed. I’m no longer getting these notifications and I have not changed any of my settings on my phone. If I was still getting notifications, I would give this app a five star review.

6 years ago, DbeesApp

Great information BUT .......

I only use this app when I have an actual address to plug in because the app actually gives detailed information that Zillow does not give such as the real taxes (Zillow’s is a guesstimate), HOA fees (Zillow doesn’t give this information), etc. And I can read any legal documents about each property on FLEXMLS. BUT.......it is horrible for searching for properties. I get 277 properties in one search (with a sorting of high to low prices) but it only lets me see 100 of them. If I then do a sorting of low to high prices I will get 100 of the 277 from the opposite. However there is no way to see the 77 properties in the middle price range. Grrrr So, like I said, it has great detailed information but I keep it only for that. I do all of my searching on Zillow. Then use this app to get more info if I can plug in an actual address.

3 years ago, RenaissanceMan13

Improvement Suggestions

The app works pretty well; we have been able to view properties that match our needs and even rate them for ourselves using a 3-star system. There is one feature we think would improve the app tremendously: a notes section for saved properties. We would love the ability to not only save and rate the properties, but also make a few quick notes about our favorite features all right there in the app. A street view where you could explore the area would also be a nice touch.

4 years ago, Staromicron

Ok app, but needs work

My main issue at the beginning was looking at a property, then opening up another app to look up something- like the street view- which is also not an option, then going back to this app that remained open and it refreshes and puts back at the home screen! Very frustrating! Now I no longer get app notifications like I used to even though my settings did not change and are set for badge icon and preview. Nothing. Tried reinstalling- still no notifications (aside from an email). In this market, gotta jump on things, doesn’t help when it looks like nothing new comes in.

4 years ago, Photana80

Keeps crashing

Using on iPhone11 iOS ver13.4.1, did phone update a few days ago but all of a sudden today it tries to open for a moment, then quits and crashes. This app and its website is kind of clumsy and it never notifies me in a useful way. I use Redfin for notifications, street views and easier saving - then switch over to this app for better details. It would be really nice if after minimizing the app, then going back into it, it kept your place. So it’s easier to get back to the listing when using the driving directions.

3 weeks ago, AnnOYEdRacER1234

Filters don’t work.

As everyone else said the filters are broken. Sort of defeats the purpose. This is why monopolies don’t work. No competition, no reason for MLS to fix it in their eyes. Honestly I am going to back to Zillow because their filters actually work. I’m seriously considering telling my realtor not to list on MLS and just list on Zillow because this app is awful. I don’t think anyone is going to see my house because this app is garbage. Why have an app that doesn’t work? Realtors have to pay a stupid amount of money for being part of your app, the least you could do is give us a product that actually works.

5 years ago, phornung

Not bad but could be more user friendly

I like the app, but you can’t remove saved homes without scrolling through your feed, find the home and remove the star. Should be able to remove saved homes from the saved feed. That gets annoying when the home may be sold. Sold homes seem to never leave the feed. Would be nice to be able to remove homes from your feed and homes from your saved feed.

6 years ago, crsouser

This app and the website are horrible but worse they are not in sync.

I waste so much time in this app and honestly debating about switching to a different agent / broker over its limitations and lack of features. The website search shows more information by far but when it is not erroring out the status of properties is NOT in sync with this app, in particular the mobile app doesnt show the difference between Active & Active (W) which though its not defined in either place makes a huge difference in availability. You also have no ability in this app or on the website to save your own custom searches or even see the criteria of the search the realtor has setup for you. You have to click multiple times to find your saved properties and its not on the screen and you have completely different views / sorts in the different views and its hard sometimes hust getting he list you want.. like why isnt there a filter on your saved properties. So aggrevating..

4 months ago, AE282828

Expired houses always show

The app was initially helpful, but in the past few months I’ve experienced numerous glitches. For example, every time I search, the map is filled with grey circles (expired properties). I’ve tried resetting search, logging out, deleting the app… nothing has worked. It makes it very confusing to search. Additionally, if I change from searching for ‘homes’ to ‘land’, homes still show up, even when I reset the search. These issues make the app frustrating to use. Zillow is easier.

3 years ago, Mas_Chris

App and site are both frustrating

The app not the site allow me to save my own searches so I have to hope it saves or re-enter my search parameters even if I just want to check something a bit different than what was set up by my realtor. The app, the desktop site and the mobile site are all a bit different and not consistent. The desktop site is the worst of them all and I find using the mobile website the best option. Need better search and save functionality.

1 year ago, nf207

Fairly useless

This was my second time downloading this app. First time was 3 years ago when it was equally bad and I spent an enormous amount of time cataloguing the issues. This time, I’ve given it a few days and will delete before torturing myself any further. Newsfeed useless without a saved search yet there’s no way to save a search. Search results are incomplete. Homes show up more than once in result set. No town listed in the list view. Filter options are too restrictive. The only upside is access to disclosures and other attachments.

2 years ago, Shirliana

Frustrating beyond belief!

It was working fine, until I tried to do a search for a specific address. Now I can’t remove the address from the search! And as if that wasn’t enough, when I do a search with no filters, I can only see the first 100 results that come up. If I select any of the filters, It tells me I have a certain number of results but as soon as I try to see them I get the sorry no results for your criteria. Please tell me how to fix this! I’ve uninstalled the app and reinstalled, but it still does the same things.

4 years ago, Ash books

Won’t open

My family are in the market for a home in the near future, and the app won’t fully open. The app will allow me to click on it, then close immediately after. I just want to stay in touch with my agent through this process and see more available homes as they come about. We would like to stay in the know by just clicking on the app, and seeing what is available in our price range, without having to call or text my agent for info every second. And I am a mother of three, so I usually look on the app in the wee hours when they sleeping.

5 years ago, Athena79

Search Is Missing

Not a bad app, but... - It specifically mentions a search button in the menu and that option is shown in the preview for the app, but even after updating the app it’s not there. - There should be an option to un-hide listings, once you hide something it’s just totally gone. - I’d like the option to search through listings not curated by my Realtor (maybe this is supposed to be the search function?)

4 years ago, abbakamabra

No Advanced search settings?

I’m looking for a property that has enough acreage for my needs, but this isn’t included in the advanced settings or filters, so I use other apps and jump from app to app to be able to see all pictures and details of properties I’m interested in and it’s incredibly frustrating. Can this feature be added? I also agree with another reviewer that when you jump from another app back to Flexmls it jumps back to the Home Screen. If my realtor didn’t use this app I would delete it and never use it at all.

4 years ago, cdmercier

Great app but missing features

It would be nice to see an option where we can request a disclosure, which then sends a notification to the realtor who can either approve or deny, and then it automatically sends us a copy of the disclosure to the property. This would save a lot of back-and-forth with the realtor having to wait to see a disclosure when they may be busy working with another client.

1 year ago, Cadence_

No longer getting notifications for listings - developers, please update your app!!

This app is in need of an update. I have not been getting notifications for new/updated listings for several weeks now. It’s frustrating to have to manually check several times a day for new listings. Please- update your application! I’ve toggled my notification preferences on/off to try to remedy- but am still experiencing the same issue. Would give this app a 5, but not with this glitch.

4 years ago, rosswings

Resets to beginning each time you switch apps

It is a glaring fault to me that this app resets to home each time you switch apps. As I am looking at homes, I frequently bounce between apps since no one app has all the features that SHOULD be present in a housing search app. The fact that this app resets means that I will not use it much. Add to that the limited mapping features and it's only value is that your agent can send you notice of specific properties. I give it 2 stars just for effort.

2 years ago, Ssjkidkwik

Fixed crashing

This used to crash the first time you open it but second time worked that is fixed. Now they just need some improvements to provide more info. I hate that I can go to Trulia or Zillow to see things like past sale history.

5 years ago, Thehazels

Not excited about recent update

Recent update has glitches where the screen does not easily respond to close pictures. Biggest issue is address font was made larger and now the only way to know the city a property is located in is by opening the link to the listing, which is very time consuming. In general, it would be nice to have more filters to fine tune searches.

4 years ago, thekruser/4sqGuru

Needs A LOT of work

The app works ok to see listings, but lacks what I feel are basic functions: -no collaboration with anyone except agent (e.g., co-owner, spouse, etc.) -you can filter by number of bathrooms, but not number of bedrooms -there is a link at the bottom to get to your saved homes, but it leads to a page that you have to click “saved” again on -there is a place for saved searches, but no way to save searches (or if there is, I can’t find it) -no matter what you’re doing in the app, if you switch apps while using (say...if you’re writing a review on it in the App Store), once you return to the app it goes back to the Home Screen which I largely useless. Mine shows my agent’s contact info and a single listing (not one I saved or even want to see).

1 year ago, Vehicroid

Could use some improvements

The app is mostly really nice! Some helpful features would be a way for us to make notes regarding each house so we can highlight features or flaws.

6 years ago, Gunnar70

Does what it’s supposed to do

This app is a great companion when working with an agent. It keeps an updated list of all the available properties that come up with all of the requirements we discussed with our realtor. Not perfect, takes a little time to get familiar with but it definitely makes the home searching process much easier!

4 years ago, D3V1LZWAYZ

In need of serious updating.

I have been using this app based on my realtors suggestion and it has been a pain. It has far too few filters for important things like garage, and covered patios. I have had to uninstall and reinstall this app at least twice a week every week I have used it. It has little to no developer support that I have seen and it’s in serious need of an update.

3 years ago, grxhhu yrrx

Terrible

This app is terrible. It refreshes every time you exit it. So if you are coordinating with someone via text or phone you can’t just flip back to the app and continue where you left off. All of the criteria for looking at houses are set by the real estate agent so you can’t filter your own results. I can’t see for the life of me why anyone would use this over any of the other real estate apps out there.

6 years ago, mintyfresh7

Terrible app

This app needs a lot of work. It constantly says there are notifications but doesn’t specify what listings have been updated. The only way to find out is to scroll through the news feed or lists and try to remember what prices and statuses were before. It also doesn’t show what the price was before any price changes that happen like Zillow so nicely does. Terrible. Leaves A LOT to be desired.

5 years ago, WndrW

EXTREMELY HORRIBLE

This app is so dumb and horrible can’t even log into it. Also the web version is so HORRIBLE!!! It used to work and now it is such a mess . Deletes my info and will select info i didn’t chose . FIX IT !!!!!!! You get paid to know this stuff do your job !!!! Extremely frustrating I now can’t use anything unless I’m on an actual desktop computer !!! You will not be able to access it thru phone. So FRUSTRATING !!

3 years ago, rbkh007

Archaic

I won’t use this anymore for the same reason so many have complained - if you leave it, to say, go look at a map or Google earth, it immediately refreshes and then you to have to click your way back to the search function which doesn’t even maintain a history. So you have to type in the address again. Deleted and going back to their www page.🙄

2 years ago, S homebuyer

Annoying defaults back to home screen

Any time you switch to another app, even if you don’t close this one, it goes back to the home screen when you come back to it. SO ANNOYING especially if you were looking at a house you searched for but didn’t save yet.

4 years ago, Xwordyoda

Poor user experience

The app always returns to the home screen if you switch to another app. It’s really annoying, especially when researching between websites and other apps. The info contained often is more detailed or accurate than other sites like Zillow or Realtor, but the inability for the app to remain where you left it is ridiculously annoying. Fix it!

1 year ago, MizzCC89

Many glitches

There were already glitches before this last update… however this new update DOES NOT SAVE MY SEARCHES!!!!! It’s a nuseance to have to enter allllllll my search requirements every single time. I check this 100 times a day Since the housing market is hot and you have To practically be the first there and to put in an offer to get accepted……. I hate this app

3 years ago, bradtwotrees

Must be improved since last version

It’s not optimized for the iPad. You can get nearly full screen pics by messing with the two controls at the bottom.

12 months ago, Matt_Tee22

Doesn’t save settings

The program used to save my search settings, but it updated and no longer does. Now anytime I want to do a custom search, I have to re-enter all my parameters each time.

4 years ago, innerdude

App is clunky and slow

App is clunky and not designed for phones with Face ID. The edges of the screen are cut off and buttons don’t work sometimes. Also, if you switch apps away then come back, you lose where you were at every time and have to start all over. Annoying! Cmon fix this!

12 months ago, brhehehhgyuthrjdjejownf

Needs updating

Its so hard finding what you’re looking for on here. I feel we should be able to filter land ownership (leasehold vs fee simple, etc) and community types (55+ communities are all my app shows!). Its also hard to unsave your favorites, etc. make it easier to use!!

4 years ago, adorkable03

Crashing

I been trying to get into the app but it opens up for like 2 seconds all I see is the log in page then kicks me out I have the iPhone 11 . I will change the 3 stars to 5 when they fix that .

2 years ago, UserFriendly60

Not for iPad?

On iPad it looks like a tiny phone screen. Did I miss something? Besides that, when you open a property then go back to the search results, it puts you at the top of the list instead of where you left off. Frustrating.

6 years ago, Emmerald.Irvin

Limited

The app and even the online portal are incredibly limited. This platform is not user friendly and doesn’t provide the information you want when you’re seriously house searching. It does not provide the property disclosures, which is something you should have access to and can get on better platforms.

4 years ago, BBpage60

Basics work really well!

Basic user interface is very acclimate friendly. Reading ratings by more sophisticated users which jury is still out on. I’ll update my rating when I dig a little deeper.

4 years ago, Joe - xyz123

No account, no ability to use the app

Downloaded the app, opened it and am presented with a login and password form. No option to create an account. (A simple Sign-in with Apple would be great). I not going to bother finding the website and creating an account there. I can’t imagine the app is worth using if they can’t even add an option to create an login.

4 years ago, Dreams2gems

Can’t sign in

I downloaded this app for my search in Tennessee. I don’t remember my password n now it doesn’t give me the option of recovery .. it’s my realtors go to so now I’m at a disadvantage for finding my dream home.. after over 50 attempts to sign in .. not one prompt to recover or change pass word.. even after deleting the app and reinstalling several times..

4 years ago, Jaime98119

iPad Layout Really???

Been using the app for a week, and would likely use more instead of Redfin if was enabled for the iPad. Who wants to start making home buying decisions on a 6-inch screen?

1 year ago, no nicknames55

Worst real estate app

My wife and I have to use this app because our realtor sends us listings on it, etc. We normally copy the address and enter it into a different app to get more information and for the street view option. It’s a real pain. It seems geared more toward selling than helping the buyer be informed.

3 years ago, Ryanm9187

Can’t create an account from app

I don’t understand how an app doesn’t have a “create an account” option from the app. I was referred to the app from the website. Now I need to return to the website before returning to the app? Please just scrap this app and stick with the website if that’s the case.

4 years ago, 23367543

Could be better for shoppers

Can’t sort price low to high. Can’t just search for new listings or active listings without (C) offers. But, I have found that the other apps like Redfin, Truelia, and Zillow have a tendency to promote agent contacts and properties that are gone from the market. So I am staying with this app.

2 years ago, Truthsmith

Clunky and buggy

Functions like a half-a$$ed port from a Windows app. Freezes up, randomly won’t let you go back after you’ve viewed pictures of houses. Really poor design. If your realtor uses this, it’s an embarrassment.

2 years ago, momdomoe

Need to add stuff to the app

How to get into my account kind a remember my password and my user name there is no way of me to even try and re-sign it with an email need to add that if people forget their information

4 years ago, Jjordanfleming

Crashes

App hasn’t worked for last couple of weeks as it crashes before it even opens. Before the crashes, it was good to use but can’t save searches as you need your realtor to do that for you and you can’t use all the filters like you can with the website.

4 years ago, Nick29b

Navigation needs adjustment...

Everything in this app resets when you go back to it (even straight from leaving another app) and doesn’t give you a ‘back’ option to go back to the previous location. The website is definitely way friendlier

6 years ago, sokrgirl

Search function MIA

The app was working great and then I lost the search function! I have deleted the app, restarted the phone and downloaded again to no avail. My husband so has the search function on his devices. Also, I clicked on app support for help and it went to a now empty website.

Description

** This app is for homebuyers and requires an invitation from your Realtor. Ask your Realtor if they use Flexmls and if they can send you an invitation today** The Flexmls app connects you to your REALTOR® with the same accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date listing information that they rely on every day. You’ve already made a great decision to work with a licensed REALTOR®. Realtors use their local knowledge and expertise to help guide you through your home search journey, and we designed the Flexmls app with this relationship in mind. Search for homes, view beautiful photos, select your favorites, hide homes you don’t like, and even directly message your Realtor - anytime and anywhere. Search, collaborate and find your dream home with the Flexmls app. ****** Flexmls App Features: ****** The Most Trusted Information Source • Accurate, reliable property information • Real-time data that provides the most up-to-date pricing and home details • Directly from the source (the MLS) Endless Search Options • Search homes by city, address, zip code or even MLS # • Filter your search by property type, bedrooms, bathrooms, square footage, list price and year built • Use the map to view homes for sale in that location or neighborhood • Search for homes in your desired school districts • View open house information or attend a live virtual open house (where available) • Sort your search results by price, new or recently changed, status, city, bedrooms or bathrooms Hot Market? Customize Your Notifications • Subscribe to get notifications of the types of homes you want to see; with push notifications directly to your mobile device • Manage the types of push notifications you want to receive, including new recommendations from your Realtor and market updates: when homes hit the market, are pending sale, have price changes, sell, or go back on the market • No digging through emails: View your personalized news feed to review all the property updates you have received Easy To Use • Swipe through photos, videos, virtual tours, immersive 3D home tours (where offered) and documents • Save and rank your favorite homes and hide the ones you don’t want to see • Beautiful, modern interface that's consistent with the home search you’ll use on your computer • Touch ID for easy login Collaborate With Your Realtor • Quick and easy access to the home searches your Realtor created for you • Direct in-app messaging allows you to contact your Realtor to ask for more information, request a showing, and more Involve Your Family & Friends • Quickly share listings you’re excited about with your loved ones via iMessages, airdrop, email, and other sharing options that are available on your mobile device • Never get lost with quick access to turn-by-turn driving directions on every listing Your Flexmls app gives you what you need to find the home of your dreams! Please contact your Realtor if you have problems accessing or using this app.