When purchasing a property, would you like to know the price of utilities, commuting, nearby gym memberships and other costs associated with owning it before you buy? There's now an app for that, and it was among the big ideas pitched to a global real estate audience at the Inman Real Estate Connect conference in New York City this week.

The conference, which ends today, brought together real estate industry leaders and innovators from around the world to tell their personal stories of how they built their property companies or industry-changing tech start-up. These included TLCengine, the app which can help property purchasers look at more than 20 attributes that contribute to what the firm calls a home’s "True Lifestyle Cost."

Other ideas include Keep, which helps agents stay connected with past clients by sending branded home-related information like home value estimates and mortgage analysis to them on an automated basis. When past clients’ activities show they may be ready to transact again, Keep alerts the agent. Another start-up, called FancyHands, offers real estate professionals access to U.S.-based virtual assistants who can help update listings and perform tasks like securing gifts for clients.