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OCHN Property
Search Guide
Learn advanced property
search techniques
HOUSING NEWS
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Methods(of(Property(Search(................................................................................................................................................(3!Browsing(or(Searching(..........................................................................................................................................................(3!Filtering)Unsuitable)Properties)..........................................................................................................................................................)4!Full)Page)Search)Versus)Quick)Search).............................................................................................................................................)4!Map)Search)Versus)Other)Search)Methods)...................................................................................................................................)5!Community)Research)..............................................................................................................................................................................)5!Registered(User(Account(Management(...........................................................................................................................(6!Profile)............................................................................................................................................................................................................)6!Favorite)Listings).......................................................................................................................................................................................)6!Saved)searches)...........................................................................................................................................................................................)7!MLS(Property(Search(Filters(...............................................................................................................................................(7!Search)Box)...................................................................................................................................................................................................)7!Asking)Price)................................................................................................................................................................................................)7!Beds)and)Baths)..........................................................................................................................................................................................)8!Rating).............................................................................................................................................................................................................)8!Valuation)......................................................................................................................................................................................................)8!Income,)Down)Payment,)and)Financing).........................................................................................................................................)9!Cost)of)Ownership).................................................................................................................................................................................)10!More)Filters)..............................................................................................................................................................................................)10!Property)Types).......................................................................................................................................................................................)10!Square)Feet)...............................................................................................................................................................................................)11!Lot)Size).......................................................................................................................................................................................................)11!Parking)and)Garage)...............................................................................................................................................................................)12!Year)Built)...................................................................................................................................................................................................)12!Keyword(s))..............................................................................................................................................................................................)12!Listing)Facts).............................................................................................................................................................................................)12!Investor)Filters).......................................................................................................................................................................................)12!Net)Income)...............................................................................................................................................................................................)13!Cap)Rate).....................................................................................................................................................................................................)13!Cash)Flow)..................................................................................................................................................................................................)13!Cash)Return)..............................................................................................................................................................................................)13!Flip)Margin)...............................................................................................................................................................................................)13!Multi]city)selection)...............................................................................................................................................................................)14!Zip)Code)or)MLS)Number(s)).............................................................................................................................................................)14!Radius)Search)..........................................................................................................................................................................................)15!Polygon)Search).......................................................................................................................................................................................)15!!
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Methods(of(Property(Search(
The!OC!Housing!News!provides!six!methods!for!finding!properties:!
Browse!special!categories!of!new!listings!
Browse!by!city!and!price!range!
Quick!Search!on!top!of!website!
Full!property!search!page!
Custom!map!search!
NonNMLS!foreclosure!search!
Browsing(or(Searching(
Browsing!for!property!is!quick!and!easy,!allowing!house!hunters!to!view!many!properties!in!one!area!or!of!similar!
character,!benefitting!those!who!are!first!exploring!the!area!and!uncertain!about!what!they!want.!Browsers!find!
three!hot!lists!of!properties!at!the!top!of!the!sidebar:!dream!homes,!family!homes,!and!investment!best!buys,!
providing!oneNclick!access!to!detailed!property!profiles.!These!hot!lists!contain!newly!listed!properties!possessing!
superior!financial!qualities!and!high!ratings.!Below!these!hot!lists!are!links!to!community!pages!where!house!
hunters!can!browse!through!lists!of!all!MLS!listings!in!each!city!in!Southern!California!and!narrow!the!results!to!
certain!price!ranges.!Browsing!by!city!quickly!reveals!the!type!and!quality!of!housing!available!at!different!price!
levels,!and!it!offers!opportunity!to!explore!other!city!characteristics.!
Searching!for!properties!allows!house!hunters!to!set!precise!property!filters!to!eliminate!unsuitable!properties!
from!search!results,!saving!review!time!for!experienced!searchers.!The!quick!search!with!its!various!parameters!is!
at!the!top!of!the!website,!and!the!other!property!searches!are!available!from!the!property!search!menu.!Property!
search!works!best!with!site!registration!because!registered!users!can!save!searches!for!later!update.!Property!
search!takes!additional!time!to!set!up,!but!house!hunters!save!time!later!because!they!dont!need!to!review!as!
many!unsuitable!properties!as!they!would!if!they!were!browsing.!!
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FILTERING(UNSUITABLE(PROPERTIES(
Property!filters!rely!on!measurable!or!quantifiable!property!characteristics!such!as!size!of!the!house!or!number!of!
bedrooms.!House!hunters!can!specify!minimum!or!maximum!acceptable!values,!or!both!if!the!searcher!wants!to!
create!a!narrow!range!of!values;!only!properties!that!meet!the!criteria!will!be!displayed!as!search!results.!For!
example,!a!house!hunter!may!want!to!see!properties!between!1,500!and!2,000!square!feet!(a!range),!with!at!least!
3!bedrooms!(a!minimum!value),!with!asking!prices!below!$500,000!(a!maximum!value).!All!search!filters!are!off!by!
default,!and!the!dropNdown!box!generally!displays!whether!the!filter!accepts!a!minimum!or!maximum!value.!If!
both!a!minimum!and!maximum!is!provided,!searchers!can!specify!a!range!of!values!between!the!two.!
FULL(PAGE(SEARCH(VERSUS(QUICK(SEARCH(
The!top!of!the!website!has!a!
quick!search!box!with!most!of!
the!search!functions!found!on!
the!fullNpage!search.!Further,!
the!quick!search!updates!the!
number!of!search!results!as!
each!filter!is!added;!however,!
only!the!fullNpage!search!allows!
house!hunters!to!select!
multiple!areas!at!the!same!
time,!a!significant!advantage.!
Some!users!also!prefer!the!
stepNbyNstep!approach!to!
setting!filters!provide!with!the!fullNpage!search.!
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MAP(SEARCH(VERSUS(OTHER(SEARCH(METHODS(
Map!search!is!preferred!by!visual!thinkers!and!those!who!like!to!plot!their!search!areas!precisely.!The!primary!
advantage!of!map!search!is!the!ability!to!define!custom!search!areas!using!circles!and!multiNsided!polygons.!The!
polygon!search!features!allows!house!hunters!to!very!precisely!map!out!a!search!area!to!include!only!those!homes!
in!the!area!they!want!to!live!in.
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COMMUNITY(RESEARCH(
House!hunters!often!start!their!search!by!browsing!properties!in!certain!cities!to!get!an!overview!of!the!quality!of!
housing!available.!As!people!browse!they!begin!to!wonder!why!houses!cost!what!they!do.!What!makes!one!city!
more!desirable!and!more!expensive!than!another?!Looking!at!houses!doesn't!reveal!information!on!demographics,!
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schools,!weather,!or!crime,!yet!house!hunters!want!this!information!to!learn!more!about!the!communities!they!are!
considering!moving!to.!To!meet!this!need,!the!OC!Housing!News!community!pages!each!have!a!series!of!links!to!
another!site!with!this!important!data.!
The!top!link!leads!to!an!overview!of!the!
community!with!summaries!of!34!
different!types!of!data.!The!five!images!
provide!links!to!the!most!common!data!
summaries!for!demographics,!schools,!weather,!crime,!and!registered!sex!offenders.!
Registered(User(Account(Management(
Registered!users!gain!many!special!benefits!including!access!to!the!exclusive!OC!Housing!News!guides!and!monthly!
housing!market!reports.!In!addition!registered!users!can!establish!a!profile,!save!favorite!listings,!and!save!searches!
to!run!again!at!a!future!date.!
PROFILE(
The!user!profile!contains!the!standard!information!provided!at!sign!up,!plus!house!hunters!can!put!in!their!home!
address,!which!is!useful!for!finding!directions!to!properties.!The!property!details!page!has!a!tab!labeled!
Directions.!If!users!put!in!their!current!home!address,!the!system!will!show!the!best!travel!route!from!their!
current!home!address!to!the!selected!property.!
FAVORITE(LISTINGS(
Users!can!save!favorite!listings!to!review!again!later!or!email!to!others.!If!a!house!hunter!finds!a!good!property!
during!a!search,!saving!it!as!a!favorite!makes!sure!the!property!can!be!found!again.!
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SAVED(SEARCHES(
The!ability!to!save!and!recall!searches!is!one!of!the!most!powerful!features!of!the!site,!and!its!one!of!the!main!
reasons!users!who!are!serious!about!finding!a!home!should!register!with!the!site.!It!takes!time!for!house!hunters!
to!set!up!a!good!search!with!many!filters!to!deliver!a!list!of!the!most!suitable!properties.!Saving!this!search!allows!
users!to!repeat!the!search!again!later!without!needing!to!reprogram!all!the!filters.!
MLS(Property(Search(Filters(
Following!is!a!detailed!discussion!of!every!search!filter!available.!Many!of!these!filters!are!proprietary!based!on!
calculations!only!found!on!the!OC!Housing!News!site.!
SEARCH(BOX(
The!search!box!appears!at!the!top!of!the!website.!Its!the!main!feature!of!the!quick!search!area.!Its!quick!because!
it!allows!users!to!enter!city,!area,!zip!codes,!addresses,!school!districts,!builder!codes,!or!any!other!geographic!tag!
found!in!the!MLS.!House!hunters!see!suggestions!as!they!type,!and!after!just!a!few!letters,!they!can!often!find!
exactly!what!area!they!are!looking!for.!The!total!number!of!listings!in!the!system!is!displayed!by!default,!but!as!
filters!are!added,!this!number!will!change!to!reflect!the!number!of!results!a!house!hunter!will!see!when!they!
pressed!the!show!me!button.!
ASKING(PRICE(
The!asking!price!filter!is!the!most!common!filter!on!property!search!sites.!It!provides!a!min!and!a!max!function!to!
allow!house!hunters!to!specify!a!range.!This!feature!is!most!useful!to!moveNup!buyers!that!know!how!much!equity!
they!can!bring!from!the!sale!of!their!existing!home!to!combine!with!a!loan!based!on!their!income.!For!firstNtime!
homebuyers!and!those!with!limited!savings!or!equity,!the!new!income!and!down!payment!filters!explained!below!
provide!better!tools!for!filtering!properties.!
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BEDS(AND(BATHS(
Beds!and!baths!are!two!common!filters,!with!bedroom!count!being!the!most!common.!Many!sites!provide!these!as!
a!min!and!max!function,!but!most!house!hunters!arent!concerned!about!having!too!many!bedrooms!or!
bathrooms,!they!are!concerned!about!not!having!enough.!The!OC!Housing!News!doesnt!provide!a!maximum!filter!
as!other!filters!tend!to!weed!out!properties!with!high!bedroom!and!bath!counts.!
RATING(
The!OC!Housing!News!provides!a!powerful,!proprietary!rating!system!that!considers!valuation,!rent!growth,!and!
home!price!appreciation.!Highly!rated!properties!tend!to!be!those!with!good!priceNtoNrent!ratios!in!neighborhoods!
showing!strong!rent!and!price!growth.!For!more!information!on!the!rating!system,!download!our!guide!on!
understanding!and!interpreting!OCHN!monthly!housing!market!reports.!
VALUATION(
Valuation!is!the!most!important!component!of!rating,!but!it!stands!alone!as!a!property!filter.!The!basis!of!valuation!
is!the!current!relationship!between!the!cost!of!ownership!and!the!cost!of!rent.!The!current!asking!price!may!be!
above!or!below!rental!parity.!The!system!measures!how!far!above!or!below!the!property!is!priced!and!compares!
that!to!the!historic!valuation!of!properties!in!the!area.!Based!on!the!asking!price,!if!the!cost!of!ownership!relative!
to!rent!is!below!the!historic!norm!for!the!area,!the!property!is!considered!undervalued.!!
The!valuation!filter!allows!house!hunters!to!seek!out!only!those!properties!that!are!properly!valued!relative!to!
historic!norms.!The!filter!starts!at!20%!overvalued!and!ends!at!80%!undervalued.!The!filter!will!only!display!
properties!more!undervalued!than!the!filter!setting.!For!example,!if!a!house!hunter!sets!this!value!at!N20%,!the!
results!will!only!show!properties!20%!or!more!undervalued.!This!is!confusing!to!some!people!because!its!a!
maximum!filter!but!its!filtering!for!negative!values.!
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INCOME,(DOWN(PAYMENT,(AND(FINANCING(
House!hunters!can!filter!properties!based!on!their!income!and!down!payment!savings.!This!is!a!major!
advancement!in!real!estate!search,!an!OC!Housing!News!exclusive.!These!filters!are!designed!to!help!firstNtime!
homebuyers!and!those!taking!their!first!step!up!the!housing!ladder.!For!those!two!groups,!income!and!available!
down!payment!are!the!primary!restrictions!limiting!how!expensive!of!a!home!they!can!obtain.!!
House!hunters!that!use!these!filters!do!not!need!the!asking!price!filter.!One!of!the!biggest!problems!with!using!an!
asking!price!filter!is!that!people!dont!really!know!how!much!they!can!afford.!Also,!even!if!they!have!an!idea!of!
how!much!they!can!finance,!sometimes!a!property!in!their!price!range!is!not!affordable!because!it!has!high!HOA!
dues!or!other!costs!of!ownership!that!would!reduce!how!much!a!lender!would!loan!them!to!purchase!the!
property.!The!OC!Housing!News!filters!for!income,!down!payment!and!financing!type!were!designed!to!replace!the!
asking!price!filter!and!more!accurately!show!house!hunters!what!they!can!really!afford.!
To!set!up!this!filter,!the!house!hunter!must!specify!whether!they!plan!to!use!conventional!or!FHA!financing.!
Typically,!firstNtime!homebuyers!use!FHA!financing,!and!first!moveNup!buyers!use!conventional.!The!default!is!
conventional,!but!those!who!do!not!have!large!down!payment!saved!up!may!not!be!able!to!use!this!kind!of!
financing!as!it!requires!a!20%!down!payment.!In!Coastal!California!even!starter!homes!can!begin!at!$500,000,!
requiring!a!$100,000!down!payment.!Thats!a!lot!of!money!for!the!typical!renter!to!save!to!qualify!for!conventional!
financing.!As!a!result!most!firstNtime!homebuyers!opt!to!use!FHA!financing!that!only!requires!3.5%!down.!
Unfortunately,!this!form!of!financing!is!expensive,!and!it!increases!the!income!requirement!to!qualify!for!the!
mortgage.!
Once!the!type!of!financing!is!specified,!the!house!hunter!can!select!their!income!from!the!income!filter!and!the!
amount!they!have!saved!in!the!down!payment!filter.!The!search!results!will!show!any!property!where!both!the!
income!requirement!is!below!the!borrowers!income!and!the!down!payment!is!lower!than!the!amount!of!available!
savings.!!
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House!hunters!like!to!fantasize!about!what!they!want,!but!these!filters!show!them!the!reality!of!what!they!can!
afford.!
COST(OF(OWNERSHIP(
Another!filter!that!relies!on!the!type!of!financing!is!the!cost!of!ownership!filter.!One!of!the!major!advancements!of!
the!OC!Housing!News!search!is!the!ability!to!find!properties!with!a!cost!of!ownership!homebuyers!feel!comfortable!
with.!Some!homebuyers!dont!want!to!maximize!their!debt,!and!they!want!to!limit!their!monthly!cost!to!a!certain!
maximum!or!range,!often!comparable!with!the!rent!they!are!currently!paying.!This!filter!is!designed!for!just!this!
purpose.!
The!filter!allows!both!a!minimum!and!a!maximum,!but!most!often!only!the!maximum!is!required!because!other!
filters!tend!to!weed!out!minimum!threshold!properties.!Based!on!the!type!of!financing,!because!conventional!and!
FHA!financing!differ!considerably,!the!filter!shows!only!those!properties!meeting!the!specified!criteria.!
It!is!important!to!note!that!the!cost!of!ownership!is!not!the!monthly!outNofNpocket!cost!of!owning!the!property.!
Lenders!evaluate!monthly!cash!outlays!when!determining!how!much!they!will!loan!(monthly!cash!outlays!equals!
lender!PITI).!The!monthly!cash!outlays!are!adjusted!for!a!number!of!items!to!determine!the!actual!cost!of!
ownership:!tax!savings,!principal!amortization,!opportunity!cost,!and!maintenance!and!reserve!expenses.!!
MORE(FILTERS(
The!quick!search!box!has!a!link!for!more!filters.!House!hunters!can!press!this!link!to!drop!down!an!extended!list!of!
filters!outlined!below.!
PROPERTY(TYPES(
The!property!type!filters!have!two!dropNdown!menus!plus!a!number!of!selectable!options.!The!first!dropNdown!
menu!allows!users!to!select!which!database!of!properties!to!search!for,!resales!or!rentals.!The!second!dropNdown!
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allows!users!to!select!between!a!number!of!different!property!types!specified!in!the!MLS.!Unfortunately,!agents!
are!poor!at!properly!classifying!these!properties,!and!these!search!filters!often!produce!erroneous!results.!!
The!selectable!options!include!active,!pending,!closed,!back!up!offer,!and!leased.!Active!is!selected!by!default,!
whether!the!check!box!shows!it!or!not.!If!another!box!is!selected,!active!will!not!be!displayed!unless!it!is!selected!
also.!These!selections!act!cumulatively.!If!a!listing!appears!in!any!of!the!selected!categories,!it!will!be!displayed.!
Another!group!of!selectable!options!appears!below:!REO,!short!sale,!fixer!upper,!recent!listing,!and!recent!price!
reduction.!These!selections!respond!differently!than!the!group!above.!For!a!property!to!be!displayed,!it!must!meet!
all!selected!criteria.!For!example,!selecting!REO!and!fixer!upper!will!only!display!REOs!that!require!extensive!
renovation;!it!will!not!display!all!REOs!and!all!fixer!uppers.!
Like!the!property!type,!agents!often!input!these!options!incorrectly;!so!good!results!are!not!guaranteed.!!
SQUARE(FEET(
Square!feet!is!another!common!but!rarely!used!filter.!House!hunters!have!the!option!of!limiting!the!range!of!
properties!they!see.!This!may!be!useful!for!families!who!want!to!ensure!they!have!enough!space,!or!empty!nesters!
and!investors!who!want!to!ensure!they!dont!have!too!much!space!to!maintain.!
LOT(SIZE(
Lot!size!is!another!filter!that!allows!range!input.!House!hunters!that!want!a!big!lot!find!this!filter!useful;!also!
investors!and!empty!nesters!who!want!less!yard!to!maintain!can!narrow!their!results.!This!option!is!often!entered!
incorrectly!by!agents,!particularly!in!condominium!complexes!where!agents!often!put!in!the!size!of!the!
development!instead!of!the!size!of!the!private!area!of!the!unit.!
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PARKING(AND(GARAGE(
Some!smaller!units!and!condominiums!dont!have!garages!or!assigned!parking.!This!feature!is!supposed!to!help!
people!weed!these!out!of!their!results,!but!agents!often!put!erroneous!information!in!this!field.!Its!common!for!
agents!to!put!in!the!total!number!of!parking!spaces!in!a!complex!when!the!unit!itself!has!none.!This!mistake!
invalidates!the!purpose!of!this!filter!and!produces!bad!results.!
YEAR(BUILT(
The!year!built!is!another!common!but!rarely!used!feature.!It!can!be!helpful!for!people!who!are!unwilling!to!
purchase!an!older!property,!or!people!looking!for!a!property!with!architectural!features!from!a!specific!era.!
KEYWORD(S)(
The!keyword!search!field!searches!the!MLS!descriptions!and!other!fields!for!certain!key!words!used!by!agents.!
Sometimes!this!turns!up!good!results,!but!most!often!it!doesnt.!!
LISTING(FACTS(
Sometimes!house!hunters!find!it!advantageous!to!search!for!certain!facts!about!the!listing!itself.!The!parameters!
included!are!days!on!market,!price!reduction!percentage,!and!open!house!information.!
INVESTOR(FILTERS(
The!OC!Housing!News!provides!a!series!of!filters!designed!specifically!to!help!investors!find!good!deals.!The!
algorithms!used!to!find!and!analyze!deals!come!from!work!with!REONtoNrental!companies!that!needed!to!evaluate!
a!large!number!of!properties!quickly.!Now!the!power!of!this!analysis!and!search!tools!are!available!to!small!
investors.!These!tools!work!best!with!other!filters!to!narrow!down!price!ranges!or!location.!
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NET(INCOME(
Net!income!is!the!rent!left!over!after!all!expenses!are!paid.!This!filter!establishes!a!minimum!threshold!of!monthly!
cashflow!an!investor!will!accept.!This!filter!is!biased!toward!higher!priced!properties!with!high!rents,!so!it!is!best!
used!with!a!maximum!price!filter.!
CAP(RATE(
The!capitalization!rate!is!the!yearly!net!income!divided!by!the!allNcash!investment.!This!measures!the!return!on!
investment!for!allNcash!investors.!The!capitalization!rate!is!directly!comparable!to!rates!of!return!on!other!
investments.!A!capitalization!rate!greater!than!the!mortgage!interest!rate!creates!potential!for!positive!leverage!
and!larger!returns.!
CASH(FLOW(
Cash!flow!is!the!rent!left!over!after!all!expenses!are!paid!(net!income)!including!any!debt!service.!Financed!
investors!generally!seek!properties!with!positive!cashflow!after!all!expenses!are!paid.!Cash!flow!is!a!direct!measure!
of!the!amount!of!positive!cashflow!a!property!generates!after!mortgage!interest!expense.!
CASH(RETURN(
The!cash!return!is!the!rate!of!return!on!investment!for!a!financed!buyer.!The!cash!return!is!the!cash!flow!divided!by!
the!cash!investment.!The!cash!investment!of!a!financed!buyer!is!the!down!payment!plus!renovation!and!other!upN
front!costs.!It!is!similar!to!the!capitalization!rate!in!that!it!measures!the!return!on!investment.!!
FLIP(MARGIN(
The!flip!margin!is!a!filter!designed!to!find!properties!with!the!greatest!potential!for!value!improvement!with!
renovation.!The!calculation!looks!at!neighborhood!resale!comps!and!determines!a!theoretical!maximum!value!
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based!on!the!best!comps,!assuming!renovation!of!the!property!could!achieve!a!value!similar!to!the!best!properties!
in!the!neighborhood.!This!filter!is!not!able!to!identify!serious!and!permanent!property!flaws!(like!backing!on!to!a!
freeway),!so!individual!property!evaluation!is!still!required;!however,!this!filter!produces!a!short!list!for!flippers!to!
evaluate.!
MULTIQCITY(SELECTION(
The!fullNpage!search!has!a!
convenient!stepNbyNstep!
arrangement.!The!second!step!is!
to!choose!the!county,!and!when!
a!house!hunter!makes!this!
choice,!a!list!of!every!city!in!the!
county!appears.!Searchers!can!
select!multiple!cities!at!the!same!
time;!so!if!a!house!hunter!wants!
to!search!for!properties!in!Tustin,!
Irvine,!and!Lake!Forest,!they!can!
do!this!with!a!single!search!rather!than!having!to!search!each!city!individually.!
ZIP(CODE(OR(MLS(NUMBER(
The!fullNpage!search!system!also!allows!house!hunters!to!put!in!specific!zip!codes,!MLS!numbers.!It!will!only!take!
one!zip!code!or!MLS!number!at!a!time.!This!is!useful!for!searchers!who!want!to!narrow!their!geography!to!a!
specific!zip!code,!or!if!they!already!know!the!MLS!number.!!
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RADIUS(SEARCH(
The!map!search!is!the!most!customizable!search!method.!The!left!side!of!the!screen!has!the!standard!search!filters!
described!above,!the!bottom!displays!results!in!a!table!format,!and!the!right!side!displays!pictures!and!some!
property!details.!The!radius!search!provides!a!quick!and!easy!method!of!seeing!all!properties!in!a!given!area.!
Simply!click!the!center!of!a!circle,!and!drag!the!boundary!to!the!outer!edge!of!the!search!are!and!click!again.!The!
center!point!and!radius!can!easily!be!edited!if!the!selection!is!slightly!off.
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POLYGON(SEARCH(
The!most!powerful!search!feature!is!the!polygon!search,!allowing!house!hunters!to!create!complex!geographic!
boundaries!to!include!specific!neighborhoods!they!want!and!exclude!those!neighborhoods!they!would!rather!
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avoid.!This!provides!the!maximum!flexibility!and!power!to!define!a!custom!search!area.
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