Many Bakersfield College students are wondering if the “Who Owns that Home” app is really a great invention.

“Who Owns that Home” is a free app for your iPhone. With the click of a button, it provides information on who owns the home, how much they paid for it, and when the house was purchased.

The app uses public tax records to get the information.

App creator, Chris Frank, said in an interview with KGET that the idea of iPointer is to change the way people learn about their surroundings.

The easy access to this information is leaving some Bakersfield College students uneasy.

“I think it’s creepy that people can have all that information,” said Katie Long, 27.

“My house no longer feels private because I am worried people will know my information.”

George Gutierrez, 20, believes that the app would best serve its purpose if only used the right way.

“That’s crazy that people would come up with this app,” he said. “I am sure if you use it the right way, it would be great, but you know a crazy person is going to use this to stalk someone.”

Lucas Alindajao, a realtor for Lenox Realty, believes that this app is great for people wanting to get a better idea of a home before they buy.

“It will help consumers gather information about what the prices ranges are in certain neighborhoods,” he said.

As for how it will affect the realty companies, Alindajao says that it really won’t make a difference.

“People will still need to see a realtor because they won’t know how to buy a house. There is a process to buying a house that needs to be followed,” he said. “This app can really help realtors with marketing and listing the houses.”

“I could understand the purpose of this app for realtors. I personally don’t care to know how much my neighbor paid for their house,” said Lukah Castro, 31.

Ashley Johnson, 57, thinks it is an unusual app, but she also believes it makes gathering information too easy for people.

“I cannot understand why you would give everyone access to such private information or why you would even want others information,” she said.

“Before, if you really wanted to find this information, you had to go down to the hall of records. You had to work for that information, not just click a button on your iPhone.”

Sandra Perez, 36, disagrees.

“I really want this app. I think it is great to be able to know everything I can and have it at my fingertips,” she said.

“People just need to be responsible with the information they are given.”