Home Shopping

Rocket Homes has a new plan for encouraging homeownership: showing Americans homes for sale as they’re driving. Rocket Homes, the real estate service arm of Rocket Companies, made its iOS app available in cars, trucks, and SUVs through Apple CarPlay in order to turn the “everyday commute into an exciting and natural part of the homebuying journey,” company leaders said in a press release. Users click the “Nearby” tab of the app on CarPlay to pull up homes listed for sale in the area. Drivers can then get directions to the home, call an agent, or save the listing for later viewing on their iPhone. “The Rocket Homes app is making house hunting more convenient for busy homebuyers on-the-go,” said…