HarvRealtor for iPhone
Help, from the person behind the app.
The HarvRealtor app puts East Bay home search, calculators, live market data, and my buyer's and seller's guides in your pocket. There is no support department behind it. There is me, Harv Balu, and I answer my own phone and email.
The questions people actually ask
How does home search work?
The Search tab opens my live MLS connected map search, the same listings agents see, with no price window applied. Saved searches and instant alerts are set up there too, and everything you save carries over between the app and the site.
Do the calculators send my numbers anywhere?
No. The mortgage, affordability, property tax, closing cost, and HELOC calculators all run on your device. Your inputs are remembered on the device only, so the numbers are there when you come back, and they are never transmitted.
Where does the market data come from?
Today's Report, live inventory, and mortgage rates are refreshed daily from the same data feeds that power my market reports. Each screen fetches fresh numbers when you open it. If a number still looks wrong, tell me. I would rather fix a feed than let a bad number stand.
What does the app collect about me?
Only what you type into the two forms, a message to me or a home evaluation request, and both go straight to my email so I can respond. No account, no analytics, no advertising. The full policy is one tap away below.
Something not working?
Tell me what you tapped, and I will fix it.
If a screen looks wrong, a number will not load, or the app misbehaves in any way, send me a note with your iPhone model and what you were doing when it happened. A screenshot helps. Most fixes ship within days, and the app updates itself.
Curious what the app knows about you? The short answer is almost nothing, and the long answer is written in plain language in the app privacy policy.
Who is behind the app
The HarvRealtor app is published by Harv Balu, REALTOR®, CA DRE #02195792, with REALTY EXPERTS®, serving Fremont and the East Bay. It is the same service you get from harvrealtor.net, shaped for a phone.
App updates install automatically. If something ever seems out of date, closing and reopening the app picks up the newest version.