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.

Extension stats

Users: 10,000+
Version: 0.13.4 (Last updated: 2024-10-01)
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

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Extension summary

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.

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User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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 for property and rental searches
  • Extremely useful for gaining confidence in negotiations with real estate agents
  • Saves time compared to manually tracking prices
  • Highly recommended by users
Cons
  • Issues with map view recalibrating and zooming out on Domain.com.au, making it difficult to view specific areas
  • Concerns about data privacy and potential data theft
Most mentioned
  • Useful extension for house hunting
  • Great tool for comparing property prices
  • Invaluable for dealing with real estate agents
Recent reviews
by Bonnie Dillon, 2024-10-30

Nice one!
by Kris, 2024-05-03

App has been invaluable while looking for properties and rentals, arms you with a lot more information when approaching real estate agencies.
by Peter Day, 2023-11-20
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Homer (formerly KoalaData) requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Homer (formerly KoalaData) has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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