ShackPrices.com has added keyword searching to its map-based real estate searching tool. In addition to searching by location, amenities or price, home shoppers can search for any text that might appear in the MLS listing made available to ShackPrices.com: Subdivision or neighborhood names, types of architecture, roofing materials or anything that appears in the remarks section of the listing.
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- Any words in the agent description
- Project name (Emerald Court Townhomes, Madrona Annex, etc.)
- Status (subject to inspection, active, etc.)
- Waterfront (lake, ocean, creek, etc.)
- Parking (carport, garage, etc.)
- Architecture (colonial, craftsman, etc.)
- Site features (hot tub, cabana, disabled access, Fenced fully, etc.)
- Terms (variable price, lease/purchase, owner financing, etc.)
- View (sound, golf course, mountain, etc.)
- Exterior (brick, stucco, wood, etc.)
- Interior (2nd kitchen, sauna, high tech cabling, etc.)
- Style (split entry, townhouse, etc.)
- Pool (above ground, indoor, etc.)
- Flooring (slate, carpet, etc.)
- Roof (cedar shake, composition, metal, etc.)
- Appliances (double oven, dishwasher, etc.)
- Energy Source (electric, natural gas, etc.)
- Heating/Cooling: (heat pump, radiator, forced air, etc.)
So far, there are two logical operators in the text search function, AND and NOT. So “waterfront, shake roof” (omitting the quotes) would find listings which had the word waterfront AND the phrase shake roof in the listing. But “waterfront, -shake roof” would find listing that had waterfront but did NOT have shake roof in the text of the listings. (I believe I am misrepresenting this; your mileage may vary.) I have already started the wheedling campaign for an OR operator, because many true MLS searches are highly OR-dependent.
Here’s my take: ShackPrices.com started good and is getting better at a nice clip. I want them in Phoenix…
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