![]() The user can map each property (no street view), but there are road, aerial, and bird's eye views. The user is alerted the day the propertie's status changes also. The user can save the properties as favorites, possibilities, or delete them entirely. This is an interactive format, where the user can make notes about the properties, I can correspond (make notes) with the buyer so that they can see my notes. I set all my clients (buyers and sellers) up on a listing search that sends them listings that match their criteria, the day the listings hit the MLS. On Redfin you get thumbnails of all of the photos (up to the first 15) on the main listing screen, and can scroll. Make it easier to look at all the photos in a listing. In Listingbook, I have to scroll all the time, and there's a ton of wasted space. In the map view, it resizes to use the entire browser window without scrolling, no matter how big the window is. In most views, Redfin fits the most important information on the screen without scrolling. Having to re-login every time I want to use it is a hassle. It's MLS data that's available online without logging in via numerous sources. ![]() This isn't super secure banking information. The map shows the outlines of the parcels, so you can see (roughly, at least) what is included in the property.īeyond the mapping stuff there are lots of other things that I think could be improved. Typing in the name of a city, county or neighborhood at the top of the screen instantly takes you to that area with the area outlined. There's no need to go to another screen or refresh to change the criteria.ĭragging or zooming the map instantly updates the results to search that area. ![]() It shows you quickly on the map which you have looked at and haven't, which are your favorites or excluded ("x-outs"), etc.Ĭhanging the search criteria on the map is trivial with a drop down at the top of the screen, updating instantly. I can scroll through 100 search results in a couple of minutes, very quickly seeing properties that can be ruled out, and others that are worth a further look. I can mark a property as a favorite by pressing the "F" key. I can scroll through the photos of the property in the preview area by pushing the left and right arrows. I can scroll through the searched properties by pushing the up and down arrows. The map takes up most of the screen, with a scrollable list of properties below it, and a brief detail of the given property on the right. The map is the central part of the experience (by default, it doesn't have to be) and in my opinion that's a very natural way to look for properties. Just go to Redfin and compare their map experience with the one on Listingbook. The biggest discrepancy in my opinion is the map view. There are a couple of features that Listingbook has that Redfin doesn't, like showing the Builder's Tract name, but they pale in comparison to the inefficiency. The bottom line is that it takes me 2-3 times as long to do what I want to do on Listingbook as it does on Redfin. While there are a number of reasons for that, I think there is some pretty low hanging fruit that would make things a lot better. As I said, I find it MUCH easier to use Redfin, especially when I want to quickly skim through a large number of properties. Scott, since you're here and paying attention, some feedback.
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