Homes.com Real Estate & Rentv18.4.0

Released July 15, 2026Major

Android

The latest major update triggered a sharp decline in user sentiment, evidenced by a 1.22 star drop in average ratings on Android. While the app maintained a category rank of 2, technical regressions in image rendering and authentication currently outweigh the utility of new dashboard features. The release is classified as strongly negative due to the disruption of core property search functionality.

What changed

UXNew Dashboard for Saved Search, Notes, Notification, and Messaging
New featureNew Claim Your Home feature with Home Reports in the Dashboard
New featureNew functionality to hide listings
UXEnhancements to search for points of interest
New featureAdded search by school district
UXHomes Ai enhancements for map layers
ContentProperty site maps for renters

Reception

28/ 100 impact scoreStrongly Negative

What worked

New feature
Users continue to find targeted search features and community data useful despite the broader technical instability.

What didn't

UX
backfired
The new dashboard and navigation changes correlate with image loading failures and login errors that prevent core property viewing tasks.

How it played out

Retrospective analysisAugust 12, 2026

The average rating declined by 1.22 stars following the latest update, driven primarily by technical regressions including image loading failures and persistent login errors. While the app achieved a category rank of 2, the user sentiment shift indicates that new dashboard and feature additions are currently overshadowed by these stability issues. Momentum is weakening as users report difficulty navigating the app and performing core tasks like viewing property photos.

-1.22 ★

Sentiment shift

New praises (1)

Targeted search features and community data remain user-friendlylowversion-tied

New complaints (3)

Image loading failures prevent viewing property photos after the updatemediumversion-tied

Shared folder functionality is buggy and prevents effective collaborationlowversion-tied

Marlvel takeaways

Prioritize a hotfix for image loading assets to restore the primary property browsing workflow.
Investigate authentication handshake failures occurring on high-end mobile hardware to resolve persistent login errors.
Address instability in the shared folder module to prevent further degradation of collaborative user workflows.

Original release notes

This update includes new features and enhancements to our app. For feedback, contact [email protected].
New Dashboard for Saved Search, Notes, Notification, and Messaging
New Claim Your Home feature, with Home Reports available in the new Dashboard
New functionality to Hide Listings
Enhancements to Search for Points of Interest
Add Search by School District
Homes Ai enhancements for Map Layers
Property Site Maps for Renters