Tech-savvy Aussies are turning to mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and other Internet-enabled devices to help make their next property choice, new research shows.

According to a new Future of Property Hunting report commissioned by realestate.com.au, Gen Y is leading the trend with 39 per cent using their smartphone to search for property before, with one in four Gen X’ers (25 per cent) and 13 per cent of Baby Boomers making the most of the latest property searching technology.

Although Gen Y might be the most active property-seeking demographic (30 per cent are monitoring the market or considering buying compared to 25 per cent of Gen X’ers and 14 per cent of Baby Boomers) and most likely to use a smartphone, age does not influence where people want to see property-hunting technology in the future.

The report found that one-third of Gen Y’s (33 per cent), Gen X (33 per cent) and Baby Boomers (34 per cent) would like to access a property app that offers virtual tours and 3D walkthroughs. A further 20 per cent - evenly spread across each generation - would like the option of scanning the property billboard outside a house and taking an instant 3D tour in the future, with 19 per cent wanting to read comments left by other users on different suburbs.