Homer (formerly KoalaData)

Your companion for the Australian real estate market.

Homer: Your Companion for the Australian Real Estate Market

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.
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Extension stats

Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.91
(75)
Version: 0.13.4 (Last updated: 2024-10-01)
Creation date: 2020-07-03
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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.
  • Very useful for both buyers and sellers in property transactions.
  • Saves time by automating data tracking that would otherwise be done manually.
  • User-friendly and enhances the house hunting experience.
Cons
  • Issues with map view on Domain.com.au, causing unwanted recalibration.
  • Concerns about data privacy and potential misuse of user information.
Most mentioned
  • Fantastic extension with invaluable information for real estate.
  • Super useful and a must-have for house hunting.
  • Could not be happier with the app's functionality.
User reviews
Looks like Domain has anti-system that the previous listed price can not be captured by Homer. I am pretty sure some properties have changed price guide few time but when it is sold, Homer says no price listing in the history.
by Xiji Dai, 2024-11-25

by Bonnie Dillon, 2024-10-30

Nice one!
by Kris, 2024-05-03
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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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