House hunting? This app shows how your future neighbors voted

With home sales on the rise, there’s a new app for home hunters who want to know how their future neighbors lean politically before they make an offer.

Tech startup Oyssey has developed a platform that allows buyers to search for homes and view consumer and political data piece by piece for the neighborhood they are considering. Axios reports. The app launched in New York and South Florida and uses data from election results, political donations and affiliations.

Oyssey can also tell homebuyers how many dogs are in the neighborhood, average household income and how many homeowners versus renters live there. The information is free to homebuyers whose real estate agents pay a subscription to the app and invite them to join.

Owaisi believes buyers are influenced more by social data such as age, education and income demographics than the physical condition of the home, Axios reports.

Home sales rose in November to the fastest pace since March as buyers found a wider selection of properties on the market. The Associated Press reports.

Sales jumped 4.8% last month compared to October – a 6.1% increase compared to November 2023 and the largest year-on-year increase since June 2021.

Despite the increase, sales are still below last year’s pace, when they fell to their lowest level in nearly 30 years, according to the Associated Press.