The property search feature on an agent’s or broker’s website is hands down one of the most important features in any real estate website. The search function needs to be very flexible and extremely user friendly.
Home buyers are not looking for a simple search feature like days gone by. They want an advanced, fast and highly tailored search function. In addition, they only want the properties that they search for and don’t want to be distracted by irrelevant properties outside their search parameters. Sadly, some real estate websites still have outdated property search function.
Potential buyers and sellers are doing research and are looking for instantaneous results with fast updates without always having to refresh the page. Users also love to zoom in and pan and have the properties update accordingly. They can also use the draw feature to draw specific areas that suit their needs. Who doesn’t want their time used wisely, right?
As an agent, you want to be sure you are keeping your potential client on your website longer but in a good, fully engaged way. These types of advanced features engage the user longer and keeps them happier as they can easily filter the results using specific details and save time with these advances in research. Users can save their searches and you can capture their information. More lead captures increases your client conversion rate.
The Advanced Portal Search add on for WPL Pro offers many features that engages users and takes your website to the next level.
In WPL Pro, we have a very flexible and useful map search feature that includes all the important features that make your visitors love your website and more inclined to reach out to you. Included in the Advanced Portal Search are the following amazing features:
- Ajax-based search, (similar to the likes of Zillow and Trulia) which provides instantaneous update of the search results without refreshing the page
- Zooming/Panning – the map will update the search results instantaneously
- Only displays the list of visible properties on the map
- Drawing Circle/Polygon – available on the map to enable visitors to define the location of the search
- Saved Search function – clients can save one or more of their searches, and refer back to those search results with one click at any time.
- Email Notifications – When the saved search results are updated, and a new listing matches the saved search, the client will receive an email notification for the new listing
To learn more about the Advanced Portal Search feature and to see it in action, watch the video above or please visit Realtyna.com.
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