Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Canada (BHGREC) recently launched Community Scout, a new specialty search app offered through iPhone and iPad. The free application – launched in conjunction with its web-based companion Lifestyle Search – offers consumers a more thorough look into communities across Canada, the company says.

“We understand what lifestyle means to Canadians and how important community is when deciding where to purchase a home,” says Rob Vanden Broek, president, BHGREC. “We recognized the gap in the market for a consumer-focused tool that would serve that purpose and developed Community Scout, as well as the web-based Lifestyle Search in response to the demand. With informative infographics and in-depth neighbourhood insight, it allows consumers to dig deeper to find their desired neighbourhood in a simple and effective way – through a mobile device or our website.”

The app and website provide users with access to data on over 2,000 communities and 465,000 points of interest across Canada. Users can search by neighbourhood or amenities to get a more detailed look at community assets such as banks, restaurants, schools, parks and grocery stores, as well as other details such as population and employment rates. The app and website also allow consumers to compare neighbourhoods by home prices, levels of home ownership and most popular age groups in a convenient side-by-side format.

BHGREC’s Community Scout is now available for download on iTunes or through the BHGREC website at https://bhgcanada.ca/mobile. Lifestyle Search is available at www.bhgcanada.ca.