Comments on: Estately True Areas: Search Beyond the Box http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/25/estately-true-areas-search-beyond-the-box/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:47:42 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Doug http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/25/estately-true-areas-search-beyond-the-box/#comment-164455 Doug Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:32:27 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/25/estately-true-areas-search-beyond-the-box/#comment-164455 Hey Anon, Well, that's a little embarrassing, but thank you for pointing that out to us. It's fixed now - happy house hunting! Hey Anon,
Well, that’s a little embarrassing, but thank you for pointing that out to us. It’s fixed now – happy house hunting!

]]> By: Anon http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/25/estately-true-areas-search-beyond-the-box/#comment-164220 Anon Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:02:03 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/25/estately-true-areas-search-beyond-the-box/#comment-164220 Galen, I tried to reproduce the problem on IE 6, IE 7, and Firefox 2. Both versions of IE exhibit the bug: 1) enter "seattle, wa" as location. 2) qualify with "within location" 3) add "days on market" option 4) choose all listings on the market "- to 1 month" Works correctly in Firefox, but shows listings outside of the selected location on IE 6 and 7. It might help if you start with cookies cleared, but I could also reproduce it by first deleting the DoM option and then re-adding it.... Galen, I tried to reproduce the problem on IE 6, IE 7, and Firefox 2.

Both versions of IE exhibit the bug:

1) enter “seattle, wa” as location.
2) qualify with “within location”
3) add “days on market” option
4) choose all listings on the market “- to 1 month”

Works correctly in Firefox, but shows listings outside of the selected location on IE 6 and 7. It might help if you start with cookies cleared, but I could also reproduce it by first deleting the DoM option and then re-adding it….

]]> By: David Young, LO #510-LO-34429 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/25/estately-true-areas-search-beyond-the-box/#comment-164204 David Young, LO #510-LO-34429 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 23:06:40 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/25/estately-true-areas-search-beyond-the-box/#comment-164204 Galen, Has Estately decided on making recommendations to particular mortgage originators? I noticed that Estately will have agent recommendations, after a thoughtful and succinct interviewing process. Is there any chance competitive originators can also be recommended by accomplishing a commensurate interview process? Obviously, as an originator, I'd love the opportunity! My shameless self plug. Galen,

Has Estately decided on making recommendations to particular mortgage originators? I noticed that Estately will have agent recommendations, after a thoughtful and succinct interviewing process. Is there any chance competitive originators can also be recommended by accomplishing a commensurate interview process?

Obviously, as an originator, I’d love the opportunity!

My shameless self plug.

]]> By: Galen http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/25/estately-true-areas-search-beyond-the-box/#comment-164098 Galen Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:20:09 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/25/estately-true-areas-search-beyond-the-box/#comment-164098 Thanks Ed and Anon! Anon, I'm having trouble replicating your bug - if you ever come back, could you tell me what browser you're using and the steps you took in creating that problem? Deborah - Neighborhood boundaries will indeed shift over time as properties comes on and off the market and neighborhood boundaries change. We are prepared ready or frelard to become a reality. That also means that this feature will be instantly available when we move into new markets... Thanks Ed and Anon! Anon, I’m having trouble replicating your bug – if you ever come back, could you tell me what browser you’re using and the steps you took in creating that problem?

Deborah – Neighborhood boundaries will indeed shift over time as properties comes on and off the market and neighborhood boundaries change. We are prepared ready or frelard to become a reality.

That also means that this feature will be instantly available when we move into new markets…

]]> By: Deborah Burns http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/25/estately-true-areas-search-beyond-the-box/#comment-163963 Deborah Burns Thu, 26 Jul 2007 06:34:00 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/25/estately-true-areas-search-beyond-the-box/#comment-163963 "Frelard"? Thanks for the intorduction to the area...I was thinking that maybe Ballard was trying to escape Seattle! I like that you can see the boundry of the neighborhood. Does it shift over time as property comes on and off the market and agents enter the correct (or not) community, or are the boundries more static? “Frelard”? Thanks for the intorduction to the area…I was thinking that maybe Ballard was trying to escape Seattle!

I like that you can see the boundry of the neighborhood. Does it shift over time as property comes on and off the market and agents enter the correct (or not) community, or are the boundries more static?

]]> By: Anon http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/25/estately-true-areas-search-beyond-the-box/#comment-163954 Anon Thu, 26 Jul 2007 06:09:14 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/25/estately-true-areas-search-beyond-the-box/#comment-163954 Nicely done. The "within location" feature makes your search much more useful for me. Minor bug: if you further qualify by another search option (I tried "days on market"), then you lose the "within location" qualifier and it shows the entire map again. Nicely done. The “within location” feature makes your search much more useful for me.

Minor bug: if you further qualify by another search option (I tried “days on market”), then you lose the “within location” qualifier and it shows the entire map again.

]]> By: Ed Kohler http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/25/estately-true-areas-search-beyond-the-box/#comment-163934 Ed Kohler Thu, 26 Jul 2007 03:41:54 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/25/estately-true-areas-search-beyond-the-box/#comment-163934 Great work, Galen. Real estate search has a long way to go before it's solved. Both from an interface and data perspective. Exciting times. Great work, Galen. Real estate search has a long way to go before it’s solved. Both from an interface and data perspective. Exciting times.

]]> By: Galen http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/25/estately-true-areas-search-beyond-the-box/#comment-163903 Galen Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:27:59 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/25/estately-true-areas-search-beyond-the-box/#comment-163903 Thanks Robbie! We aren't really considering arbitrary polygon search right now. We considered it, but we just don't think people are comfortable enough with maps to make it useful to them. Between radii, boxes, neighborhoods, and cities, I think we're offering a lot of choice without the clutter and sophistication needed to draw boundaries on maps. Thanks Robbie! We aren’t really considering arbitrary polygon search right now. We considered it, but we just don’t think people are comfortable enough with maps to make it useful to them. Between radii, boxes, neighborhoods, and cities, I think we’re offering a lot of choice without the clutter and sophistication needed to draw boundaries on maps.

]]> By: Robbie http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/25/estately-true-areas-search-beyond-the-box/#comment-163868 Robbie Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:46:28 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/25/estately-true-areas-search-beyond-the-box/#comment-163868 I agree with you that real estate search isn't done. As long as MS & Google keep improving on the platforms on which we build web based mapping applications, they'll be plenty of opportunity for improvement and innovation. And even if they don't, there's still a long list of things that JLS, Redfin, Trulia, and others will do to continue to push the envelope of what's possible. Nice addition. I assume arbitrary polygon search is in Estately's future (similar to JLS)? I agree with you that real estate search isn’t done. As long as MS & Google keep improving on the platforms on which we build web based mapping applications, they’ll be plenty of opportunity for improvement and innovation. And even if they don’t, there’s still a long list of things that JLS, Redfin, Trulia, and others will do to continue to push the envelope of what’s possible.

Nice addition. I assume arbitrary polygon search is in Estately’s future (similar to JLS)?

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