QR Code for MLS 226712
QR = Quick Response
QR Codes, or “Quick Response” Codes, are two-dimensional bar codes that can be scanned using a QR code reader on a smartphone. Although the codes have been around since 1994, the “buzz” about them has only recently started reaching an audible level outside the “early adopter” tech crowd.
As more people trade in their older model cell phones and switch to smartphones with mobile connectivity, QR codes are becoming more useful in the real world, including in real estate.
QR Codes and Real Estate
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For Big Island buyers searching for their next home or home site, you will soon be seeing QR codes on real estate signs. Scan the code and get instant access to information about the property. The application I’ve been using, Google Zxing (aka Zebra Crossing) allows me to open a link in a browser, send the link as a text message or email it. So much for out-of-date fliers or, if you are searching for East Hawaii property after a heavy rain, wet fliers!
Property owners, you may be seeing QR codes on postcards or fliers you receive from real estate agents who regularly mail market updates to you.
The codes are also showing up on business cards and in newspapers, magazines and other print publications. Luxury Portfolio announced in September that they had already debuted QR codes in the Wall Street Journal European edition. I recently scanned a Microsoft Tag code in Condé Nast Traveler that allowed me to subscribe to the magazine using my Droid phone.
Smartphone QR Code Scanners
Frequent visitors to the iPhone App Store or the Android Market will probably be able to easily find a barcode scanner. Google Zxing works well for me on my Droid. Optiscan is one option for iPhone users. For Blackberry users, one possibility is ScanLife.
If you haven’t tried scanning a QR code, you can install an application and test it by scanning the code above. To make sharing information as easy as possible for those who’ve gone mobile, we’re making QR codes for Property Detail pages on clarkhawaii.com available to our agents, so keep an eye out for them on Clark Realty signs, postcards and in our local papers. Scan and view. Or scan and share. It’s up to you!
Learn More
Learn more about QR codes on Mashable.com.
