Homer (formerly KoalaData)

Your companion for the Australian real estate market.

What is Homer (formerly KoalaData)?

Homer (formerly KoalaData) is an interactive Chrome extension working on domain.com.au, providing rich insights like property price history, past auctions, creation dates, search price ranges, median rent, and gross rental yield. Users can also post auction results and extract prices from the Statement of Information. The extension aims to offer transparency, enabling Australian buyers to make more informed decisions by providing clean and accurate data regarding their biggest purchases.

Download

Stats

By: https://koaladata.com.au

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.93 (72)

Version: 0.13.4 (Last updated: 2024-02-08)

Creation date: 2020-07-03

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

activeTab
storage

Host permissions:

https://*.koaladata.com.au/
https://koaladata.appspot.com/

Size: 178.18K

Email: su*****@koaladata.com.au

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Stats date:

Chrome-Stats Rank

# 7956 ▼ 39

Other rankings

#73 in Shopping

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

Want to check extension ranking and stats more quickly for other Chrome extensions? Install Chrome-Stats extension to view Chrome-Stats data as you browse the Chrome Web Store.

Summary

Analyze keywords

What is Homer (formerly KoalaData)?

An app working on domain.com.au:

Displays the price history, past auctions, creation date and search price range for listings, including rentals.
Median rent and gross rental yield.
Let user post auction results.
Extract the price from the Statement of Information (no more "Price on application"/"Contact agent").

Is it working in my state/territory?

Yes, Homer works for properties in all Australian states and territories (NSW, VIC, NT, QLD, WA, TAS, SA, ACT).

Why Homer?

As buyers, we grew frustrated not being able to get more transparent information about real estate listings in Australia.

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Provides valuable information on property listings and market trends.
User-friendly and time-saving compared to manual tracking.
Helps in negotiation and making informed decisions.

Cons

May have data privacy issues as it's alleged to be storing user's data.
Might be causing issues with map view on Domain.com.au by automatically recalibrating the view.
Some users have expressed the need for it to support other platforms like REA.

Most mentioned

Helpful for property buyers and investors.
Needs to support other real estate platforms.
User's concern over data privacy.

Recent reviews

This an amazing piece of software putting the power back into the renter or buyer's hands. Don't house hunt without it!

Y K, 2020-11-27

Excellent to view changing prices.

Phuc, 2020-10-07

The best extension for anyone looking into the Australian real estate market.

Simon G, 2020-09-13

View all user reviews

Safety

Risk impact

Homer (formerly KoalaData) may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.