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Map Search

Click “SEARCHES” in the “Menu Bar.” Click “Map.”

The “Map” Search lets you search for listings based on

their proximity to a particular address or location on a map.

To search based on a radius: Be sure the Radius button is

selected at the top of the map. Click a center point on the map, and click and drag your mouse to create a circular radius area.

Repeat the process until you have zoomed in on the specific

area you need.

Alternatively you can use the Radius/Map Target Criteria

section. (below the map) Enter the MLS# of an existing MLS listing or enter the complete

property address that will define the center of the search. (You must enter the Number, Street

Name and Zip code of the sub-ject property. Hint: Do not use

any punctuation. Enter any valid address; the address does not have to be an MLS listing’s

address.) Then specify the radius distance (for example,

1/4 mile, 1/2 mile, 1 mile, 2 miles, etc.). After you have

entered all your desired criteria, click “Recenter Map,” then

click “Search” in the “Tool Bar” to go directly to your search

results. See “Radius Search” below.

To search a rectangular area: Be sure the Area button is se-

lected at the top of the map. The “Area” search lets you

search for listings based on a “rubber banded“ area.

To search a Polygon area:

Be sure the Polygon button is selected at the top of the map. The “Polygon” search lets you draw an irregular area with up

to 10 line segments (sides).

Road, Aerial and Hybrid Views:

The Map Search offers three different visual options. You

can now switch between view-ing the standard street map, an

aerial view, or a hybrid of the street map and aerial view. Just click the desired option right on

the map to change views.

Radius Search

Click “SEARCHES” in the “Menu Bar.” Click “Radius.”

The “Radius” Search lets you search for listings based on

their proximity to a particular address or location on a map.

Search enables you to perform a classic, text based radius

search, without the map inter-face. See “Alternatively” above.

Note! When a listing is entered, the system verifies its address against a national postal database to obtain the "geo-codes" (longitude and latitude) for the property. The Map & Radius Search utilizes these geo-codes. Any address that was not recognized by the national postal database during listing input will NOT be able to appear in Map or Radius Search results.

Note! Use the map drawing skills above to define your “Map Search Default” in your in your ‘Your Preferences.” Click “ADMIN” in the “Menu Bar.” Click “Your Preferences.” Scroll down, define your “Map Search Default.” Make your modifications. Click “Save” in the “Tool Bar.”

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Note! Impressive quick zoom in on a listing! Click anywhere on a list-

ing’s row in the results list below the map. The map will zoom out then in

on the subject listing! Very cool.

Adding Map Measurements You can measure any distance on the map in feet or miles. You can

even take measurements on multi-ple segments, and the software

automatically displays the total of all segments. Click the

“Measurement” tab to begin.

Adding Map Layers You can layer a variety of items on

the map. Click the “Map Layers” tab to begin.

Note! Some options are not en-abled until the map is zoomed in

enough to display the information legibly.

Adding Map Route Directions (not shown) You can route directions to Listings, Markers, or any location

on the map—including your office or home address.

Add a listing to the route – Click a listing “ICON” to display more information about the listing in a pop-up window.

(including thumbnail photo and Listing Detail Link) Then, click the "Add to Route.”

Add a marker to the route – Click a Marker “ICON.” Then,

click the "Add to Route" link that displays in the pop-up.

Add an address to the route – Click the “Directions/Routing” tab to begin. Use the field at the bottom to enter a

specific address that you want included in the route. Note! You must enter the street number, street name and ZIP Code (or city and state). Click the arrow to the right of the text field

to select your home or office address. You can also select any addresses that you previously entered. To clear all previ-

ously entered addresses from the drop-down list, click "Refresh."

View the route – Click the “Directions/Routing” tab to be-

gin. Click the “Display Routing Map” check box to view the recommended driving route in a small window. To expand the

window, click the “double-arrow ICON” in the bottom left corner of the inset routing map.

Reorder stops – Click the “Directions/Routing” tab to be-gin. Simply drag and drop stops in the to change the order.

Remove stops – Click the “Directions/Routing” tab to be-gin. Click the "X" next to a stop to remove it from the route.

Map with Multi Properties

(250 Listing Limit)

Note! Several listings can be mapped by selecting listings

and clicking on the “Tool Bar” “Map” button from the “Listing Results” page. (See previous

pages.)

Hint! Click on the “Tool Bar” “Map” button from the search

criteria page to map all the re-sults. (See previous pages.)

Note! Listings can be removed form the “Map Listings” display. Simply uncheck the box next to

a listing to remove it from the map.

Click “Aerial Photo” to

view an aerial photo of the neighborhood.

Click “Hybrid” to view a combination aerial and street map. Click “Bird’s Eye View” to

zoom to near-street level multi-directional views. (not available in all Counties) Click “Map Report” to print

the map page. (what you see, is what you print!)

Adding Map MARKERS

You can add Markers (ICON Flags) to the map to point out

any landmark to your client. Add a Marker – Right-click

anywhere on the map and click “Add Marker.” Select a color for the Marker, and type the text you want to display (for

example, “Library”). The Marker displays directly on the map;

the label displays on the map when you hover the mouse

pointer over the Marker and prints on the “Map Report.”

Remove a Marker – Click the “Markers” tab to begin. Click

the “X” button ICON to the right of the Marker in the “Markers” tab. To remove all Markers on the map, click the "Clear All"

button.

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Realist Map

Realist® street maps can be pro-duced from the Property Details page (except through Neighbors) for most properties with a complete address.

Click the “Realist Map” button and a new window opens with the map. The

subject street address appears cen-tered on the map, and its location is

denoted by the red ICON of a home.

Clicking the Realist® printer “ICON” at the top of the page will print the

current map image.

Clicking the Realist® e-mail “ICON” at the top of the page will email the cur-

rent map image.

You can zoom in and out by using the minus ( - ) and plus ( + ) tools, using the mouse “scroll” wheel or simply double-clicking on a map location.

Panning is accomplished by pointing

at the map with the “hand” tool and holding the “left” mouse button down and moving the map or by using the

“pan” tool.

Road: Click on “Road” to see a sim-ple street map view.

Aerial: Click on “Aerial” to see an aerial overlaying a street map.

Birds Eye: Click on “Bird’s eye” to see an oblique aerial view. Other fea-

tures will be disabled while in the “Bird’s eye” view.

Map Tools Measure Tool: Use the “Measure” tool found in the “Tool Bar” to measure the approximate distance from point to point map locations. Measure enables you to trace any shape by click-ing on the beginning and ending points of each side. Watch as measure collects data in the lower right corner of the map. As you click on each point, measure reports the length of the line, the total length of all lines, and ultimately the interior area of the shape. This tool is ex-cellent for measuring irregular lots or calculating undeveloped land areas. Label Tool: “Labels” should not be confused with mailing labels. Rather, these labels are data overlays that you can elect to display on a Realist Map. In the example above, each building’s area is displayed on the map. The available labels are uniform throughout Realist. However, some data may not be available for select counties or properties. Some labels only apply to a limited number of properties, such as a label for properties that sold in the past 3 months. In such cases, zoom out to view more surrounding properties. Identify Tool: Check the “Identify” box to enable this feature. It enables you to click any property on the map to overlay thumbnail property information on the map – and then link to the detailed property report. Parcel: Check the “Parcel” box to overlay the parcel lot lines on the map

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Realist Map Search

The Map Search is a visual search tool enabling you to retrieve prop-erties within geographic bounda-

ries you define. It is a popular method to define an area in which

to export mailing labels or a list.

To use the Map Search:

1) Navigate to -- or Find -- the general area of the map in which you wish to search.

The top of each map enables you to enter an address or, if you wish, simply a zip code. Entering a zip code provides a quick alternative to navigating the map and setting your center point. To quickly move to a spe-cific zip code, simply enter the Zip and click “Find on Map.” To set a specific address as a center point, enter:

House Number Pre-Directional Street Name City State Zip Code

Note: If you enter the Zip, it is not necessary to enter the City and State. Conversely, if you enter the City and State, the Zip is not necessary.

2) Once you have zoomed to the

general area in which you wish to search, draw the polygon, radius or rectangle in which you wish to search. Once the area is drawn as you wish, you can click “Find Properties” to con-duct the search.

3) Click “Add Search Filters” to

add filters to narrow down the properties retrieved from the define map area. The sequen-tial steps to filter the search results are:

Left box – Click the field to

filter in your search Center box – Enter or select

the search criteria Right box – Review the se-

lected search criteria To delete one or more se-

lected criteria, click on each corresponding red “X” in the right hand box.

4) Click “Find Properties”

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Market Condition Summary Report

Fannie Mae Form 1004MC

A Market Condition Summary Report is available: You can now retrieve the calculations

needed to complete the Fannie Mae Market Conditions

Addendum Form 1004MC.

Use Standard or Map Search to enter the criteria you need to

find comparables for the subject property.

Note! The following Hints:

Check-off ALL statues. (to make sure that all Active listings are counted for the historical periods of the report)

It is recommended that you enter a start date 1 year back from the current date for each off-market status. (to make sure that all Active listings are counted for the historical periods of the report)

Non-essential listings will be discarded.

Remove the “check mark” to “Include Auctions”

After running a search & selecting listings from the Search Results page, click the "Reports" button in the tool bar.

From the "Options Pane" click the "HTML" radio button.

Scroll down and check-off the "Market Condition Summary Report."

Click "Run Reports" in the tool bar.

Also check-off the "One Line" report to print all selected listings if needed.

Note! Click "How is this report calculated?" near the top of the

report page for documentation regarding how the calculations