House Hound - Relevant Info for house buyers app for iPhone and iPad

Buying a house but not sure if you are doing the right thing? House Hound provides you with information to help you make a more informed choice. The following information is provided in House Hound at present:

• Average house price rise covering the last 6 years’ worth of actual sales data. It is a more accurate representation to take a longer term view than just a year on year increase as a property is a longer term investment.

• House price volatility. This can be an important factor when looking at purchasing a home. If the sales house prices vary a lot in an area, it may be that you are close to homes in a different price class. If not, then make sure you are buying a home at a price close to the bottom of the range of prices so you may gain some benefit fairly quickly.

• Facilities close by. This information is readily available, but handy to see this information with the rest of what House Hound provides.

• Busiest roads near by. This list provides the top 5 busiest roads that may affect travels around your area. In some cases, certain junctions are indicated – best make sure that there is not a very busy junction between your work and the house you are looking to buy.

• Crime Statistics. This includes Number of crimes reported, whether there has been in increase or decrease, and how well an area rates against others.